Texas Bill Would Eliminate Student Lunch Debt at Schools I am personally all for this, but I know some will oppose it. House Bill 4112 was recently filed by Texas Representative James Talarico out of Round Rock. The bill would allow students to receive regular lunches despite what their meal card balance may be. In case you don't know, if a kid has an excessive balance on their lunch card, they're not allowed to eat the normal scheduled lunch for the day. They're usually given a 'cheaper' option. Most of the time it is just a sandwich, with veggies, fruit and milk. This had led to what some people refer to as lunch shaming, where the students see a child with a different lunch than everyone else and sometimes this results in bullying. I personally don't think a child should be shamed for not affording food. It's a kid, they have no way to get a job and support themselves. A child should not be worrying about food during their school day.