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MI HB6010

Bill

Status

Introduced

5/16/2018

Primary Sponsor

Robert Kosowski

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Origin

House of Representatives

99th Legislature

AI Summary

  • Amends Michigan's school code to establish nutritional standards for all school meal programs based on U.S. Department of Agriculture requirements under the National School Lunch Act.

  • Prohibits schools from publicly identifying, stigmatizing, or discriminating against students unable to pay for meals or with meal debt through wristbands, alternative meals, or other means.

  • Bars schools from requiring students to perform chores or work to pay for meals, disposing of meals after service, or taking disciplinary actions that delay or deny nutritionally adequate meals to students.

  • Requires schools to notify parents or legal guardians within 10 days when a student's meal account reaches a negative balance and prohibits charging fees exceeding actual amounts owed for meals previously served.

  • Establishes minimum allowance of 2 fund-raising activities per week during school hours that may involve sale of non-nutritional food or beverage items, with implementation effective 90 days after enactment.

Legislative Description

Education; meals; hunger-free students' bill of rights act; create. Amends sec. 1272b of 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1272b).

Education: students

Last Action

Bill Electronically Reproduced 05/16/2018

5/17/2018

Committee Referrals

Education Reform5/16/2018

Full Bill Text

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