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2023 -- S 0068
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                         S TATE           OF          RHODE               IS L A N D
                                         IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
                                       JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023
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                                                A N     A CT
                              RELATING TO EDUCATION -- FEDERAL AID
                   Introduced By: Senators Cano, Quezada, Murray, Lawson, Kallman, Acosta, Pearson,
                                   Euer, DiMario, and Burke
                   Date Introduced: February 01, 2023
                   Referred To: Senate Education
     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
1            SECTION 1. Section 16-8-10 of the General Laws in Chapter 16-8 entitled "Federal Aid
2    [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]" is hereby amended to read
3    as follows:
4            16-8-10. Mandatory school lunch programs.
5            All public elementary and secondary schools shall be required to make type A lunches
6    available to students attending those schools in accordance with rules and regulations adopted from
7    time to time by the department of elementary and secondary education. To the extent that federal,
8    state, and other funds are available, free and reduced price type A lunches shall be provided to all
9    students from families that meet the current specific criteria established by federal and state
10   regulations. The requirement that type A lunches be provided shall apply to locally managed school
11   lunch programs, and school lunch programs administered directly by the department of elementary
12   and secondary education or by any other public agency whether using school facilities or a
13   commercial catering service. The department of elementary and secondary education is further
14   authorized to expand the school lunch program to the extent that federal, state, and/or local funds
15   are available by the utilization of one or more food preparation centers for delivery to participating
16   schools for the purpose of providing meals to students on a more economical basis than could be
17   provided by a community acting individually.
1        SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
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                                             EXPLANATION
                                  BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
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                                              A N     A CT
                           RELATING TO EDUCATION -- FEDERAL AID
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1           This act would require free lunches to be provided for all elementary and secondary
2   students attending public schools, to the extent state and federal funds are available.
3           This act would take effect upon passage.
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Statutes affected: 
68: 16-8-10