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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)
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3 SENATE BILL 1895 By: Reinhardt
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to schools; defining term; requiring
7 public school districts to provide notification
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8 eligibility provision; requiring notification to
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9 providing an effective date; and declaring an
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13 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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14 SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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15 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 3-119.2 of Title 70, unless
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16 there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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17 A. As used in this section, "community eligibility provision"
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18 means the federal provision created pursuant to 42 U.S.C., Section
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19 1759a that allows school districts to choose to receive federal
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20 special assistance payments for school meals in exchange for
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21 providing free school meals to all students enrolled in all or
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22 selected school sites within the school district.
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23 B. By September 1, 2027, and by September 1 each year
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1 eligible for the United States Department of Agriculture's Community
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2 Eligibility Provision and chooses not to participate shall notify
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3 the State Department of Education. The notification shall include
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5 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2026.
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6 SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
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7 of the public peace, health, or safety, an emergency is hereby
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8 declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
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9 be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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