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1    AN ACT concerning education.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section
52-3.182 as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/2-3.182 new)
7    Sec. 2-3.182. School Unused Food Program. The State Board
8of Education shall develop and implement a School Unused Food
9Program that allows public schools in this State to provide
10food that is unused by the school to needy children who are
11students of that school. Unused food under the Program shall
12be provided at no cost to the student. A school participating
13in the Program may contract with third parties to provide
14services under the Program. The State Board shall adopt rules
15necessary to implement and administer the Program established
16under this Section. For the purposes of this Section, "needy
17children" means children who qualify for the free breakfast
18program, free lunch program, school breakfast program, or
19school lunch program as provided under the School Breakfast
20and Lunch Program Act.
 
21    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
22becoming law.