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Pritzker Signs Bill For School Lunch Program
https://www.advantagenews.com/news/local/granite-city-news/pritzker-signs-bill-for-school-lunch-program/article_ec63486a-0041-11ec-b5e4-031d9883ecf2.html?fbclid=IwAR2OebN5jO99BCnPQyEPTjTNq-2k--8R2zkP75TRIBCQkLc5H4PtL7bDBTIGov. J.B. Pritzker has signed Senate Bill 805 to implement a program to distribute unused school lunches to needy students, but questions remain about just how the program will be implemented by school districts across the state.
State Rep. LaToya Greenwood, a co-sponsor of the legislation, said the program will make sure unused food at the state's more than 850 school districts goes to those who need it most.
The unused food program will be implemented by local school districts, which are now required to come up with a plan to distribute food to families of students who may not get enough to eat at home.
The program will be a “joint effort between school districts and their local health departments,” Greenwood said.
“The food sharing program will be focused around needy students and be jointly supported by the school district's local health departments,” she said.
State Rep. LaToya Greenwood, a co-sponsor of the legislation, said the program will make sure unused food at the state's more than 850 school districts goes to those who need it most.
The unused food program will be implemented by local school districts, which are now required to come up with a plan to distribute food to families of students who may not get enough to eat at home.
The program will be a “joint effort between school districts and their local health departments,” Greenwood said.
“The food sharing program will be focused around needy students and be jointly supported by the school district's local health departments,” she said.
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