Requires schools to universally provide free meals to all students, regardless of whether students are federally eligible for free or reduced price meals.
This bill would require all public and nonpublic schools participating in the National School Lunch Program or federal School Breakfast Program to provide free meals to every enrolled student, regardless of their family's income or federal eligibility status. Currently, schools only provide free or reduced-price meals to students who meet specific federal income or categorical eligibility criteria (like being homeless or receiving SNAP benefits). Under this bill, all students would receive meals at no cost, with the state covering the unreimbursed costs for students who are not federally eligible. This would expand New Jersey's existing "Working Class Families" Anti-Hunger Act, which previously provided free meals to students from families earning up to 224% of the federal poverty level.
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Sep 2024
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Introduced Sep 12, 2024
Last action Sep 12, 2024
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Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Commerce, Economic Development and Agriculture Committee
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