HB 202 - AS INTRODUCED
2021 SESSION
21-0379
06/08
HOUSE BILL 202
AN ACT relative to school lunch payment policies.
SPONSORS: Rep. Horrigan, Straf. 6; Rep. Mullen, Hills. 7; Rep. Shaw, Hills. 16; Rep. Myler, Merr. 10; Rep. Luneau, Merr. 10
COMMITTEE: Education
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ANALYSIS
This bill requires school boards that provide free or reduced cost meals to refrain from certain actions that could stigmatize a child who requests such a meal.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
21-0379
06/08
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty One
AN ACT relative to school lunch payment policies.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraphs; Free and Reduced Cost Meals; Anti-Stigmatization Practices. Amend RSA 189:11-a by inserting after paragraph VIII the following new paragraphs:
IX. Each school board that makes meals available at no cost or at a reduced cost shall:
(a) Prohibit public identification or stigmatization of a student who cannot pay for a meal or who owes a meal debt.
(b) Prohibit a child who cannot pay for a meal or who owes a meal debt from doing chores or other work to pay for meals, unless chores or other work are required of all students.
(c) Require a school to direct communications about a child's meal debt to a parent or guardian and not the student. Nothing in this section shall prohibit a school from sending a student home with a letter addressed to a parent or guardian, provided that the letter shall not be distributed to the child in a manner that stigmatizes the child.
X. Any school that participates in the National School Breakfast Program or the National School Lunch Program shall not provide to any child who qualifies for a free or reduced price breakfast or lunch an alternate meal that is not provided to students generally.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| March 2, 2021 | House | Hearing |
| House | Floor Vote |
April 7, 2021: Reconsider (Rep. Osborne): MF VV 04/07/2021 HJ 5 P. 50
April 7, 2021: Reconsider (Rep. Osborne): MF VV 04/07/2021 HJ 5 P. 50
April 7, 2021: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 04/07/2021 HJ 5 P. 9
April 7, 2021: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 04/07/2021 HJ 5 P. 9
: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate (Vote 20-0; CC) HC 18 P. 7
March 26, 2021: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate (Vote 20-0; CC) HC 18 P. 7
March 2, 2021: Public Hearing: 03/02/2021 09:00 am Members of the public may attend using the following link: To join the webinar: https://www.zoom.us/j/97910276071 / Executive session on pending legislation may be held throughout the day (time permitting) from the time the committee is initially convened.
Jan. 6, 2020: To Be Introduced 01/06/2020 and referred to Education
Jan. 6, 2021: Introduced (in recess of) 01/06/2021 and referred to Education HJ 2 P. 39
Jan. 4, 2021: Introduced (in recess of) 01/06/2021 and referred to Education HJ 2 P. 39