Plain English Breakdown
The official summary confirms the bill targets the lowest-performing 25 percent of schools but does not define how that ranking is calculated or who performs it.
Free School Meals for Students in Low-Performing Schools
This bill requires public schools to provide free lunch and breakfast programs at no cost to students attending the lowest-performing 25 percent of schools in Georgia.
What This Bill Does
- Amends state education laws regarding school meal programs.
- Requires that meals be offered for free to students in specific schools.
- Targets public schools ranked in the bottom 25 percent by performance.
- Includes provisions under the Quality Basic Education Act for breakfast programs.
Who It Names or Affects
- Public school students attending low-performing schools
- Schools identified as being in the lowest performing 25 percent of the state
Terms To Know
- Quality Basic Education Act
- A Georgia law mentioned in this bill that relates to school breakfast programs.
- Lowest performing schools
- Schools ranked in the bottom 25 percent based on state performance measures.
Limits and Unknowns
- The bill text does not specify how school performance is measured or who decides which schools qualify.
- It does not list specific funding amounts for these meal programs.
- An effective date has not been set in the provided information.