SB-0139, As Passed Senate, May 19, 2015

HOUSE SUBSTITUTE FOR

SENATE BILL NO. 139

     A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled

"The revised school code,"

by amending section 1272b (MCL 380.1272b).

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

     Sec. 1272b. (1) In all school meal programs established and

operated pursuant to under section 1272a, all of the following

apply:

     (a) Nutritional Subject to subsection (2), nutritional

standards prescribed by the United States department Department of

agriculture Agriculture pursuant to section 9 of the national

school lunch act, 42 U.S.C. USC 1758, shall be met and maintained.

     (b) The board of a school district or board of directors of a

public school academy may charge a fee for meals or milk, but the

fee shall not exceed the actual average daily cost, including

necessary supervision, of the meal or milk and accessories, less

the amount of food and financial assistance received by the board

or board of directors for the meal or milk.

     (c) The board of a school district or board of directors of a

public school academy shall provide free and reduced price meals

and free milk to all pupils eligible under the maximum standards

prescribed by the United States department Department of

agriculture Agriculture pursuant to section 9 of the national

school lunch act, 42 U.S.C. USC 1758; shall ensure the

confidentiality of all information contained in applications for

eligibility; and shall further ensure that eligible pupils are not

discriminated against or overtly identified in any manner.

     (d) The board of a school district or board of directors of a

public school academy shall provide for parent and pupil

participation in the planning and evaluation of school meals and

other foods sold or dispensed on school premises.

     (2) In all school meal programs established and operated under

section 1272a, the department shall take all steps necessary to

ensure maximum state and local control over the implementation of

the programs, including, but not limited to, establishing an upper

limit on the number and frequency of fund-raising activities that

may take place in a public school during school hours that allow

the sale of food or beverage items that do not meet the nutritional

standards. The department shall ensure that this upper limit is not

less than 2 fund-raising activities per week. For the purposes of

this upper limit, an ongoing fund-raising activity that is

scheduled to take place at more than 1 time during a school day or

throughout the school day shall be considered to be a single fund-

raising activity.

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days

after the date it is enacted into law.