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CT SB00929
Bill
Status
1/31/2023
Primary Sponsor
Committee on Children
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AI Summary
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Local and regional boards of education must establish school lunch programs and provide free lunches, breakfasts, and other meals to all students, effective July 1, 2023
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Boards of education are prohibited from charging students for school meals, eliminating the previous system where charges could be set based on food, wages, and operating costs
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The State Board of Education is required to provide annual grants to participating school districts, the Technical Education and Career System, and charter/magnet schools that meet Department of Education nutrition standards
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State funding must equal at least ten cents per lunch served in the prior school year, plus federal matching requirements
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Previous provisions regarding unpaid meal debt collection policies, including anti-shaming rules and referrals to homeless liaisons, are repealed as they become unnecessary under universal free meals
Legislative Description
An Act Expanding School Meal Programs To Provide Free School Meals To All Students.
Last Action
Referred by Senate to Committee on Appropriations
4/26/2023