STATE OF NEW JERSEY
222nd LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Assemblyman CRAIG J. COUGHLIN
District 19 (Middlesex)
Assemblywoman ANNETTE QUIJANO
District 20 (Union)
SYNOPSIS
Requires public schools to post link to subsidized school meals application in prominent place on Internet website.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel.
An Act concerning free and reduced-priced meal applications and supplementing P.L.2022, c.104 (C.18A:33-3.2 et al.).
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. In addition to the requirements of section 16 of P.L.2022, c.104 (C.18A:33-21b1), a participating school, which is a public school, shall post a link to the subsidized school meals application in a prominent location on the school’s Internet website.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill requires public schools to post a link to the subsidized school meals application in a prominent location on the school’s Internet website.
The subsidized school meals application is established in State law to determine eligibility for the National School Lunch Program and the federal School Breakfast Program, as well as State supplements to those programs. In order to receive benefits under the federal programs and State supplements, a parent or guardian is required to complete and submit a subsidized school meals application each school year. This bill would require public schools to post a link to the application on their websites.