A. A school shall not:
(1) publicly identify or stigmatize a student who cannot pay for a meal or who owes a meal debt by, for example, requiring that a student wear a wristband or hand stamp; or
(2) require a student who cannot pay for a meal or who owes a meal debt to do chores or other work to pay for meals; provided that chores or work required of all students regardless of a meal debt is permitted.
B. A school shall direct communications about a student's meal debt to a parent or guardian and not the student. Nothing in this subsection prohibits a school from sending a student home with a letter addressed to a parent or guardian.
History: Laws 2017, ch. 117, § 5.
Effective dates. — Laws 2017, ch. 117 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 16, 2017, 90 days after the adjournment of the legislature.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Article 13C - Hunger-Free Students' Bill of Rights
Section 22-13C-1 - Short title.
Section 22-13C-2 - Definitions.
Section 22-13C-3 - Meal application availability and clarity.
Section 22-13C-4 - Requirement to provide meals and ensure that eligible students are enrolled.
Section 22-13C-5 - Anti-stigmatization and antidiscrimination practices.
Section 22-13C-6 - Debt collection practices; uncollectable debt.
Section 22-13C-7 - Applicability.
Section 22-13C-8 - School meals; reduced-price copayments eliminated.