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§ 7-605. Administration and application of school feeding programs

West's Annotated Code of MarylandEducationEffective: July 1, 2018

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Education (Refs & Annos)
Division II. Elementary and Secondary Education [Titles 2-9.5] (Refs & Annos)
Title 7. Public Schools (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 6. Subsidized and Free Feeding Programs (Refs & Annos)
Effective: July 1, 2018
MD Code, Education, § 7-605
§ 7-605. Administration and application of school feeding programs
Currentness
Policies desirable in school feeding programs
(a) The General Assembly finds the following policies desirable in the administration and application of the school feeding program:
(1) Private organizations and corporations should be encouraged to participate in the program;
(2) The identity of children who participate in the free feeding program should remain anonymous and positive procedures should be adopted to accomplish this; and
(3) Applications for participants in the program should be brief and simple, based on a statement of present income and family size or of participation in a social services or welfare program.
Discrimination prohibited
(b) There may not be discrimination in this program for elementary, junior high, and high school students.

Credits

Added as Education § 7-505 by Acts 1978, c. 22, § 2, eff. July 1, 1978. Renumbered as Education § 7-605 by Acts 1996, c. 10, § 16, eff. April 9, 1996. Amended by Acts 2018, c. 560, § 1, eff. July 1, 2018.
Formerly Art. 77, § 126.
MD Code, Education, § 7-605, MD EDUC § 7-605
Current through legislation effective through May 9, 2024, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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