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H-1  \nBenefit Issuance .................................................................................................................... H-2  \nDenying, Delaying, or Changing Meals as Discipline ........................................................... H-3  \nReplacement of Benefit Issuance Documentation ............................................................. H-4  \nSchool District Policy on Outstanding School Food Service Balances ................................ H-5  \nMeal Counting and Claiming ................................................................................................ H-6  \nDoes Your School Have an Acceptable Point-of-Service Meal Counting System? ............ H-8  \nOvert Identification and How to Prevent It ......................................................................... H-9  \n􀀛 Additional Resources  \n􀂃  USDA Memo SP 46-2016 Unpaid Meal Charges: Local Meal Charge Policies  \n**Update**  \nThe governor approved Senate Bill 2428, also known as the Hunger-Free Students’ Bill of Rights Act, on Aug. 26. This Act takes effect immediately. Read the full text of the HungerFree Students’ Bill of Rights Act online. ISBE is currently developing updated guidance to portions of the handbook impacted by the new law.  \nNote Regarding Senate Bill 2428  \nIllinois lawmakers, in both the Senate and House, passed Senate Bill 2428 as of 5/30/2018 and sent it to the Governor on 6/28/2018 . At the time of printing of this Administrative Handbook, the bill is still pending action by the Governor. The Governor has 60 calendar days from the date sent to sign it, or to return it with his veto. If the Governor does nothing, the bill will automatically become a law after the 60-day period. If the Governor vetoes a bill that has been sent to him, the bill can still become law if the General Assembly overrides the veto by passing the bill again by a 3/5 vote in both houses.  \nIf it becomes law, SB 2428 will create the Hunger-Free Students’ Bill of Rights Act, which will affect portions of the guidance within this section. If this happens, ISBE Nutrition Division will revise this section of the Administrative Handbook and provide further guidance to sponsors at a later date.  \nWe have highlighted portions of this section that will be impacted by this Act if SB 2428 becomes law.  \nSENATE BILL 2428 SYNOPSIS:  \n“Provides that every school in this State shall provide a federally reimbursable lunch to a student of that school who requests the lunch, regardless of whether the student has the ability to pay for the lunch or owes money for earlier lunches. Provides that if a student owes money for 5 or more lunches, a school shall reach out to the parent or guardian of the student to attempt collection of the owed money and to request that the parent or guardian enroll the student in a free or reduced-price lunch program. Provides that a school may not publicly identify or stigmatize a student who cannot pay for a lunch or who owes money for lunches. Effective immediately.” Read the full text here.  \nBenefit Issuance  \nThe benefit issuance process documents or determines how students are claimed on a daily basis. The benefit issuance document communicates the approved category (FREE, REDUCEDPRICE, or PAID) for each student based on an approved Household Eligibility Application, Direct Certification list, homeless and/or migrant liaison list, Head Start list, Even Start list, residential students in residential child care institutions (RCCIs) list, non-applicants approved by local officials, or another approved method. Listed below are some examples of benefit issuance documents:  \n• Rosters  \n• Tickets  \n• Tokens  \n• Bar code cards  \n• Student identification cards  \n• Verbal identifiers  \n• Biometrics  \nBenefit ","cbCaihanbsoYNm4l","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaihanbsoYNm4l","pdf",193765,12,"English","# Note Regarding Senate Bill 2428\n## Benefit Issuance\n## Denying, Delaying, or Changing Meals as Discipline\n## Replacement of Benefit Issuance Documentation\n## School District Policy on Outstanding School Food Service Balances\n## Meal Counting and Claiming\n## Does Your School Have an Acceptable Point-of-Service Meal Counting System?\n## Overt Identification and How to Prevent It","[{\"question\":\"What key requirements does Senate Bill 2428 introduce regarding students who owe money for meals?\",\"answer\":\"Schools must provide a federally reimbursable lunch to requesting students regardless of ability to pay, must reach out to parents/guardians when a student owes money for 5 or more lunches to attempt collection and request enrollment in free or reduced-price programs, and may not publicly identify or stigmatize students who cannot pay or owe money.\"}]","Benefit Issuance, Meal Counting and Claiming | PDF",1791601977]