Requires school districts take certain actions to increase participation in free or reduced priced meal programs; prohibits shaming students with school meal bills in arrears; prohibits certain district actions in collecting unpaid school meal fees.

This bill requires New Jersey school districts to take specific steps to increase enrollment in free or reduced-price meal programs before addressing unpaid meal bills. Districts must first attempt to directly certify students for these programs and provide meal application materials when notifying parents about arrears, rather than immediately threatening meal denial. It prohibits schools from shaming students with unpaid bills - such as forcing them to the end of the line, serving different meals, or treating them differently - and bans threatening child protective services reports solely over unpaid fees. School districts must report biannually on students denied meals due to arrears, though the law clarifies they are not required to deny meals. The bill takes effect at the start of the first full school year after enactment.