Free or reduced-price meals: summer school session: waivers.
Existing law requires each school district or county superintendent of schools maintaining any kindergarten or any of grades 1 to 12, inclusive, to provide for each needy pupil one nutritionally adequate free or reduced-price meal during each schoolday, except as specified. Existing law requires the State Board of Education to grant a one-year waiver from that requirement during a summer school session if specified conditions exist. Existing law requires an application for a waiver to be submitted no later than 30 days prior to the last regular meeting of the state board before the commencement of the summer school session for which the waiver is sought.
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California Legislature
20112012
AB 2555
California AB 2555 (20112012)
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Free or reduced-price meals: summer school session: waivers.
California AB 2555 (20112012) — Free or reduced-price meals: summer school session: waivers.
Existing law requires each school district or county superintendent of schools maintaining any kindergarten or any of grades 1 to 12, inclusive, to provide for each needy pupil one nutritionally adequate free or reduced-price meal during each schoolday, except as specified. Existing law requires the State Board of Education to grant a one-year waiver from that requirement during a summer school session if specified conditions exist. Existing law requires an application for a waiver to be submitted no later than 30 days prior to the last regular meeting of the state board before the commencement of the summer school session for which the waiver is sought.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
3rd Reading AB2555 Carter By Hancock — 23–15 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — 6–3 (pass) · lower
Do pass. — 12–4 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — 6–1 (pass) · upper
AB 2555 CARTER Assembly Third Reading — 49–24 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Carter — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2012-02-24 Introduced. To print. introduction
2012-02-26 From printer. May be heard in committee March 27.
2012-02-27 Read first time. reading-1
2012-03-19 Referred to Com. on ED. referral-committee
2012-04-12 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 3.) (April 11). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2012-04-25 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 4.) (April 25). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2012-04-26 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2012-04-30 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 49. Noes 24. Page 4597.) reading-3, reading-1, passage
2012-04-30 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2012-05-17 Referred to Com. on ED. referral-committee
2012-06-13 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (June 13). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2012-06-25 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (June 25). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2012-06-26 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2012-08-20 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 23. Noes 15. Page 4571.). reading-3, reading-1, passage
2012-08-20 In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. committee-passage
2012-08-23 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2012-09-19 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2012-09-19 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 391, Statutes of 2012.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/6e2089bc-ef76-4d09-82c7-0c846b784f12. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).