Sec. 4. Reducing stigma associated with unpaid school meal fees
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Section 9(b) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1758(b) ) is amended by striking paragraph
(10)and inserting the following: In this paragraph: The term covered child means a child who— is enrolled in a school that participates in the school lunch program under this Act or the school breakfast program under section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 ( 42 U.S.C. 1773 ); and is a member of a household that owes unpaid school meal fees. The term unpaid school meal fees means outstanding fees owed by a household to a local educational agency for lunch provided under this Act or breakfast provided under section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 ( 42 U.S.C. 1773 ). A local educational agency or school food authority may not, based on the status of a covered child as a covered child— physically segregate the covered child; overtly identify the covered child— through the use of special tokens or tickets; or by an announcement or a published list of names; or identify or stigmatize the covered child by any other means. For any covered child who is a member of a household that has unpaid school meal fees for 1 consecutive week of meals or more, a local educational agency shall— attempt to directly certify the covered child for free meals under paragraph
(4)or (5); or in a case where the local educational agency is not able to directly certify the covered child under paragraph
(4)or (5), provide to the household of the covered child— a household application for free or reduced price lunch under this Act and free breakfast under section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 ( 42 U.S.C. 1773 ) and applicable descriptive material; and written and oral communication to encourage submission of the application described in subclause (I). In attempting to collect unpaid school meal fees from a household, a local educational agency or school food authority may not— except as described in subparagraph (E), direct any communication regarding unpaid school meal fees to a covered child who is a member of the household; withhold educational opportunities from, or otherwise stigmatize, a covered child due to the status of the covered child as a covered child; or use a debt collector (as defined in section 803 of the Consumer Credit Protection Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1692a )). Subject to clause (ii), a school food authority may request a covered child to deliver a letter addressed to a parent or guardian of the covered child that contains a communication relating to unpaid school meal fees. In carrying out clause (i), a school food authority shall not provide the letter to the covered child in a manner that stigmatizes the covered child. In providing a meal to a covered child, a local educational agency or school food authority may not, based on the status of the covered child as a covered child, dispose of or take away from the covered child any food that has already been served to the covered child. .
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