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CT HB05678
Bill
Status
1/27/2021
Primary Sponsor
Jaime Foster
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AI Summary
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Requires the Commissioner of Social Services to seek federal approval to waive additional paperwork requirements for municipalities participating in both the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) meal service and the Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP)
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Targets municipalities already enrolled in the federal CEP meal program, which provides free meals to students in high-poverty schools
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Aims to streamline administrative processes by eliminating duplicative federal paperwork requirements
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Intended to expand access to federal food assistance programs and reduce barriers to food access for residents
Legislative Description
An Act Concerning A Municipality's Participation In The Federal Emergency Food Assistance Program.
Last Action
Referred to Joint Committee on Human Services
1/27/2021