Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Schools Preventing Hunger in At-Risk Kids Act” or the “SPARK Act”.
Schools Preventing Hunger in At-Risk Kids Act
A BILL
To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to provide categorical eligibility for free lunch and breakfast for certain children in kinship care, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 School meals for foster children in kinship care
Section 9 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758)—
in subsection (b)—
paragraph (5)(E)—
in clause (i), by striking “or” at the end;
in clause (ii), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; or”; and
by adding at the end the following:
“(iii) a child whose placement with a relative or family friend was carried out with the involvement of an agency that administers a State plan under part B or E of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 621 et seq.), regardless of whether such agency is responsible for the care and placement of such child.”
in paragraph (12)(A)(vii)—
in subclause (I), by striking “or” at the end;
in subclause (II), by striking the period and inserting “; or”; and
by adding at the end the following:
“(III) a child whose placement with a relative or family friend was carried out with the involvement of an agency that administers a State plan under part B or E of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 621 et seq.), regardless of whether such agency is responsible for the care and placement of such child.”
in subsection (d)(2)(F)—
in clause (i), by striking “or” at the end; and
by adding at the end the following:
“(iii) documentation has been provided to the appropriate local educational agency showing the status of the child as a child whose placement with a relative or family friend was carried out with the involvement of an agency that administers a State plan under part B or E of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 621 et seq.), regardless of whether such agency is responsible for the care and placement of such child; or”