Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 18A:33-23

  • Department: means the State Department of Education. See New Jersey Statutes 18A:1-1
  • District: means a school district. See New Jersey Statutes 18A:1-1
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Local school district: means any school district comprising within its territorial boundaries the territory comprised in one or more municipalities, except a regional school district. See New Jersey Statutes 18A:1-1
  • State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
  • Student: means a child 18 years of age or younger who is enrolled at a school in the State. See New Jersey Statutes 18A:33-3.2
  • Summer meals program: means the Summer Food Service Program, the Seamless Summer Option authorized by 42 U. See New Jersey Statutes 18A:33-3.2
1. a. Each school district in the State shall notify each student enrolled in the school district and the student’s parent or guardian of the availability of, and criteria of eligibility for, the summer meals program and the locations in the school district where the summer meals are available. The school district shall provide this notification by distributing flyers provided by the Department of Agriculture pursuant to subsection c. of this section. The school district may also provide electronic notice of the information through the usual means by which the school district communicates with parents and students electronically.

b. Each nonpublic school in the State shall notify each student enrolled in the school and the student’s parent or guardian of the availability of, and criteria of eligibility for, the summer meals program and the locations in the local school district in which the nonpublic school is located or the nonpublic school student resides where the summer meals are available. Each nonpublic school shall provide this notification by distributing flyers provided by the Department of Agriculture pursuant to subsection c. of this section. The school may also provide electronic notice of the information through the usual means by which the school communicates with parents and students electronically.

c. The Department of Agriculture shall develop and distribute flyers , no later than June 1 of the school year, to each school district and nonpublic school in the State to implement the requirements of subsections a. and b. of this section.

L.2017, c.387, s.1.

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