New Jersey Statutes Title 18A. Education 18A § 33-21b1

(1) a hard copy of information on the National School Lunch Program and the federal School Breakfast Program, including, but not limited to: (a) information on the ability of all categorically eligible and income-eligible students to receive free school lunch under the National School Lunch Program, as provided by subsection a. of section 1 of P.L.1974, c. 53 (C.18A:33-4), and free school breakfast under the federal School Breakfast Program, as provided by subsection a. of section 12 of P.L.2022, c. 104 (C.18A:33-14a); (b) information on the subsidized school meals application and certification processes that are used to determine whether a student is categorically eligible or income-eligible for subsidized school meals; (c) information highlighting the need for parents and guardians to complete a subsidized school meals application for each student, and encouraging parents and guardians to complete the application, both to ensure that the student will have access to all subsidized school meals for which the student is eligible and to ensure that the school and the district have the necessary information to facilitate relevant eligibility determinations, receive appropriate reimbursement, and engage in all other activities authorized under subsection c. of this section; and (d) information on the rights that are available to students and their families under this section and section 1 of P.L.2015, c. 15 (C.18A:33-21); and

(2) a hard copy of a subsidized school meals application , as well as instructions for completing the application, and, as necessary, assistance in completing the application.

(1) be communicated in a language that the parent or guardian understands;

(2) specify the limited purposes for which collected personal data may be used, as provided by subsection c. of this section;

(3) (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2023, c. 203); and

(4) include a notice that an application to apply for the school lunch and school breakfast programs may be submitted at any time during the school year and is required to be submitted annually.

The school district may also provide the information and application electronically, through the usual means by which the district electronically communicates with parents.

(1) determine whether a student identified in the application is income-eligible for free or reduced price school meals and, if so, whether the student satisfies federal or State-level income eligibility requirements for subsidized school lunches, subsidized school breakfasts, or both;

(2) determine whether the school or school district is required, by section 2 of P.L.2018, c. 25 (C.18A:33-11.3) or by section 1 of P.L.2018, c. 28 (C.18A:33-24), to establish a breakfast after the bell program or to participate as a sponsor or site in the federal Summer Meals Service Program;

(3) ensure that the school receives appropriate reimbursement, from the State and federal governments, for subsidized school meals served to eligible students, free of charge, through a school lunch program, a school breakfast program, a breakfast after the bell program, a summer meals program, or an emergency meals distribution program; and

(4) facilitate school aid determinations under the “School Funding Reform Act of 2008,” P.L.2007, c. 260 (C.18A:7F-43 et seq.).