ENROLLEDHCAHB218 224 2277 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS Regular Session HOUSEAmendments BILLproposed NO.by House Committee on Education to Original House Bill No.

218 BYby REPRESENTATIVESRepresentative LAFLEUR,LaFleur BOYD,AMENDMENT BRASS,NO. CARPENTER, CARVER, CHASSION, ECHOLS, EDMONSTON, FISHER, FREEMAN, FREIBERG, GREEN, DANA HENRY, JACKSON, MIKE JOHNSON, JORDAN, KNOX, TERRY LANDRY, LARVADAIN, LYONS, MARCELLE, MARTINEZ, MURRAY, TAYLOR, WALTERS, AND YOUNG AN ACT ToenactR.S.17:2113and3996(B)(24),relativetostudentquestionnaires;toprovideforthe inclusion of questions pertaining to food insecurityon a residencyquestionnaire;

to1 providefortheadministrationofthequestionnaire;toprovidefortheconfidentialityOn page 1, line 2, after "student" delete the reminder of responses;the line and delete lines 3 through 6 and insert the following:

to"questionnaires; provide for information on resources and services;

to provide for applicability;the inclusion of questions pertaining to food insecurity on a residency questionnaire;

to provide for the administration of the questionnaire;

to provide fortheconfidentialityofresponses;to provideforinformation on resourcesand services;to provide for applicability;

and to provide for related matters.matters" AMENDMENT NO.

Be2 itOn enactedpage by1, at the Legislatureend of Louisiana:line 9, delete "screening programs" and delete lines 10 through 20 and on page 2, delete lines 1 through 3 and insert the following:

Section"A.(1) 1.The state Department of Education, in consultation with the Louisiana Department of Health, shall include questions pertaining to food insecurity on the residency questionnaire administered for purposes of the federal McKinney-Vento Homeless Children and Youth Assistance Act.

R.S.(2) Each public school shall distribute the questionnaire to each student in grades kindergarten through twelve upon enrollment, change of address, and reasonable suspicion of food insecurity by school personnel or school-based health clinics.

17:2113(3) andEach 3996(B)(24)school arethat herebyenacteddoes not provide a free school lunch program or participate in the federal Community Eligibility Provision universal lunch program, the school shall also provide the questionnaire each school year to readeach student who is classified as follows:economically disadvantaged as defined by the State Board of Elementaryand SecondaryEducation for purposes of the minimum foundation program.

§2113.B.(1) If the questionnaire responses indicate that a student is at risk for food insecurity, the school shall provide the parents or legal guardian information on federal, state, community, and school resources and services that may be available, including but not limited to public assistance applications, social services, community food banks and food pantries, and school meal programs and food pantries.

FoodFor insecurityany A.(1)emancipated ThestateDepartmentofEducation,inconsultationwiththeLouisianaminor Departmentor ofstudent Health,who shallhas includereached questionsthe pertainingage toof foodmajority, insecurity on the residencyschool questionnaireshall administeredprovide for purposes of the federalinformation McKinney-Ventodirectly Homelessto Childrenthe andstudent. Youth Assistance Act.

(2) EachThe publicinformationonfederal,state, schooland shallcommunityresourcesshall annuallybecompiledbytheLouisianaDepartmentofHealth,whichshall distributeprovidethe theinformation questionnaire to each studentschool inat gradesno kindergartencost throughto twelvethe upon enrollment, change of address, and reasonable suspicion of food insecurity by school personnel or school-basedits healthschool clinics.board.

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218 ENROLLED federal, state, community, and school resources and services that may be available, including but not limited to public assistance applications, social services, community food banks and food pantries, and school meal programs and food pantries.

Foranyemancipatedminororstudentwhohasreachedtheageofmajority, the school shall provide the information directly to the student.

(2) The information on federal, state, and community resources shall be compiled by the Louisiana Department of Health, which shall provide the information to each school at no cost to the school or its school board.

Responses to the questionnaire shall remain confidential except for disclosure toto" aAMENDMENT student'sNO. parent or legal guardian or to the student if he has reached the age of majority or is an emancipated minor and to authorized school personnel responsible for the provision of information as provided in Subsection B of this Section.

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"fortheprovisionofinformationasprovidedinSubsectionBofthisSection.

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Noschoolboardoremployeethereofshallbeliablefordamagesinacivil actionforinjury,death,orloss to personorpropertythatallegedlyarisesfromanact or omission associatedwith the provisions ofthis Sectionunlesstheact or omission constitutes willful or wanton misconduct.

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Charter schools;

exemptions;

requirements * * * B.

Notwithstanding any state law, rule, or regulation to the contrary and except as may be otherwise specifically provided for in an approved charter, a charter school established and operated in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter and its approved charter and the school's officers and employees shall be exempt from all statutory mandates or other statutory requirements that are applicable to public schools and to public school officers and employees except for the following laws otherwise applicable to public schools with the same grades:

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218No ENROLLEDschool (24)board Foodor insecurityemployee questionsthereof onshall residencybe questionnaire,liable R.S.for damages in a civil action for injury, death, or loss to person or propertythat allegedly arises from an act or omission associated with the provisions of this Section unless the act or omission constitutes willful or wanton misconduct." AMENDMENT NO.

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* * * SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA APPROVED:

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