Requires school districts take certain actions to increase participation in free or reduced priced meal programs; prohibits shaming students with school meal bills in arrears; prohibits certain district actions in collecting unpaid school meal fees.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2019
Committee Review
Nov 2019
General Assembly Passage
Jan 2020
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Nov 14, 2019
Last action Jan 13, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the General Assembly. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
2
Committee
1
Jan 13, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (75-0-0)
lower
Nov 18, 2019
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
lower
Nov 14, 2019
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Education Committee
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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