Plain English Breakdown
The bill text confirms passage by both chambers and final enrollment, but lacks an explicit effective date or governor's signature in the provided metadata.
Nourish to Flourish Act
This bill requires public schools in Georgia to schedule a lunch period with at least 30 consecutive minutes of seated time and directs education boards to create related rules.
What This Bill Does
- Requires public schools to schedule a lunch period for each class that includes not less than 30 consecutive minutes of seated time.
- Defines the start of this time as when a majority of the class has been seated after receiving their meals.
- Requires local boards of education or other public school governing bodies to establish certain policies regarding these periods.
- Requires the State Board of Education to create rules and regulations about this requirement.
- Authorizes the State Board of Education to provide grants related to this act.
Who It Names or Affects
- Public schools in Georgia
- Local boards of education or other public school governing bodies
- The State Board of Education
Terms To Know
- Seated time
- Time when students are sitting down to eat, starting after a majority of the class is seated with their meals.
- State Board of Education
- The state agency responsible for creating rules and regulations for schools in Georgia under this act.
Limits and Unknowns
- The official text does not specify the exact date this law will take effect.
- The specific details of the policies local boards must create are described only as 'certain' without further definition in the summary.
- The amount or type of grants available is authorized but not detailed.