Senate Bill S7371

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Requires schools to adopt a school meal policy regarding unpaid school meal fees

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-S7371 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8203
Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §908, amd §305, Ed L

2017-S7371 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires schools to adopt a school meal policy regarding unpaid school meal fees and prohibits schools from shaming or treating students differently when students have unpaid school lunch fees.

2017-S7371 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S7371 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7371
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 10, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MARCELLINO  -- read twice and ordered printed, and
   when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring  schools  to
   adopt a school meal policy regarding unpaid school meal fees
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 908 to
 read as follows:
   § 908. SCHOOL MEAL POLICY. 1. A. THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OR  THE  BOARD
 OF  TRUSTEES  OF  EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT, BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL
 SERVICES, CHARTER SCHOOL, AND  NON-PUBLIC  SCHOOL  IN  THIS  STATE  THAT
 PROVIDES A MEAL TO STUDENTS DURING THE SCHOOL DAY SHALL ADOPT AND IMPLE-
 MENT  A  POLICY  TO  ENSURE  THAT:  (I) A STUDENT WHO IS ENROLLED IN THE
 NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM, SCHOOL BREAKFAST PROGRAM OR SPECIAL  MILK
 PROGRAM  IS  NOT SHAMED OR TREATED DIFFERENTLY THAN A STUDENT WHO IS NOT
 ENROLLED IN SUCH PROGRAMS; AND (II) A STUDENT WHOSE PARENT  OR  GUARDIAN
 HAS  UNPAID SCHOOL MEAL FEES IS NOT SHAMED OR TREATED DIFFERENTLY THAN A
 STUDENT WHOSE PARENT OR GUARDIAN DOES NOT HAVE UNPAID SCHOOL MEAL  FEES.
 FOR  THE  PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, DIFFERENT TREATMENT OR SHAMING SHALL
 INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, PUBLICLY NAMING OR LABELING  A  STUDENT,
 DENYING  OR  DELAYING  A MEAL TO A STUDENT, OR REQUIRING A STUDENT TO DO
 CHORES FOR A MEAL.
   B. SUCH POLICY SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:  (I)  METHODS  BY
 WHICH  A STUDENT'S PARENT OR GUARDIAN MAY PAY FOR SCHOOL MEAL FEES, SUCH
 AS PREPAYMENT AND AUTOMATIC PAYMENTS FOR SCHOOL MEALS, AS  WELL  AS  THE
 USE  OF  TECHNOLOGY TO IMPROVE TIMELY PAYMENTS OF SCHOOL MEAL FEES; (II)
 ACTIONS THAT THE SCHOOL WILL TAKE TO COLLECT A STUDENT'S  UNPAID  SCHOOL
 MEAL  FEES FROM PARENTS OR GUARDIANS; (III) HOW SCHOOL PERSONNEL WILL BE
 TRAINED TO ENSURE THAT THE POLICY IS IMPLEMENTED; (IV)  THE  DESIGNATION
 OF  A SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR OR ADMINISTRATORS RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPLEMENTA-
 TION OF THE POLICY; AND  (V)  PROCEDURES  TO  ADDRESS  SITUATIONS  WHERE
 SCHOOL PERSONNEL VIOLATE OF THE POLICY.
   C.  THE  POLICY  ADOPTED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE ADOPTED
 WITH INPUT FROM SCHOOL PERSONNEL, PARENTS, STUDENTS AND ANY OTHER INTER-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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