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HI HB757
Bill
Status
1/21/2025
Primary Sponsor
Scot Matayoshi
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AI Summary
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Establishes universal free school breakfast and lunch program beginning with the 2025-2026 school year for all students enrolled in Department of Education schools, regardless of federal eligibility status.
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Free breakfast must meet federal requirements under 7 CFR § 220.8 and free lunch must meet federal requirements under 7 CFR § 210.10.
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Removes income-based eligibility requirements and eliminates strikethrough provisions that previously allowed denial of meals for non-payment during application processing or grace periods.
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Appropriates unspecified general revenue funds to the Department of Education's school food services branch for fiscal years 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 to cover meal costs after federal funding is accounted.
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Effective July 1, 3000 (note: effective date appears to contain a typographical error).
Legislative Description
Relating To Education.
Appropriation
Last Action
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Pierick voting no (2) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kitagawa, Ward excused (3).
2/13/2025