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Short title. This Act may be cited as the Hunger-Free Students' Bill of Rights Act. (Source: P.A. 100-1092, eff. 8-26-18.)
Illinois · statute · 105 ILCS 123 · 5 active provisions
Short title. This Act may be cited as the Hunger-Free Students' Bill of Rights Act. (Source: P.A. 100-1092, eff. 8-26-18.)
Definition. In this Act, "school" means any public or private elementary or secondary school that participates in a United States Department of Agriculture child nutrition program. (Source: P.A. 100-1092, eff. 8-26-18.)
Reimbursable meal or snack. (a) Every school in this State shall provide a federally reimbursable meal or snack to a student of that school who requests the meal or snack, regardless of whether the student has the ability to pay for the meal or snack or owes money for earlier meals or snacks. The school may not provide…
Anti-stigmatization practices. A school may not publicly identify or stigmatize a student who cannot pay for a meal or snack or who owes money for a meal or snack in a manner that includes, but is not limited to: (1) requiring the student to wear a wristband; (2) giving the student a hand stamp; (3) requiring the stude…
Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 100-1092, eff. 8-26-18.)