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Committee approves SB531 as amended to require aggregate reporting of student meal debt; cosmetology task‑force draws mixed reaction
Summary
The committee voted to advance SB531 with amendments requiring school districts to submit aggregate annual records of student meal debt (federal meal program debt distinguished from a la carte charges). A separate cosmetology task‑force section drew debate over whether community colleges should set programming without legislative direction; a minority report was offered to delete that section.
CONCORD — The House Education Funding Committee voted to advance Senate Bill 531 as amended, including a provision that would require school districts and charter public schools to submit aggregate annual records of student meal debt to the Department of Education to help the state understand the scope of unpaid school‑meal balances.
Representative Rick Lad, sponsor of the non‑germane amendment 1569H, told the committee some districts are carrying large unpaid balances; he cited one district reporting more than $100,000 in meal debt. The amendment inserts a statutory definition: student meal debt "means debt arising solely from meals provided to…
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