School meals
HRS §302A-404
in effect302A-404. School meals
(a) School meals shall be made available under the school meals program in every school where the students are required to eat meals at school.
(b) No student shall be denied a meal solely
for failure to pay:
(1) Within the first twenty-one days of the first
semester of a school year while the student's application for free or reduced
lunch is being processed; or
(2) Within seven days after a student's meal fund
account reaches a zero or negative balance.
(c) The department may adopt rules or policies
governing the collection of funds for student meal accounts with a negative
fund balance; provided that no rule or policy shall prohibit feeding a student
as required pursuant to subsection (b).
[L 1996, c 89, pt of §2; am L 2009, c
26, §3; am L 2017, c 194, §1]
Source: Hawaii State Legislature (capitol.hawaii.gov), via Internet Archive capturesURL: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol05_Ch0261-0319/HRS0302A/HRS_0302A-0404.htmFetched: 11/10/2026