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Advocates urge state support for schools to expand free‑meal participation through CEP and startup grants
Summary
Solving Hunger and United Way witnesses urged the Senate Education Committee to help schools enroll in the federal Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) and to provide startup grants so more high‑need schools can offer free meals to all students.
Advocates for school meals told the Senate Education Committee that state support to expand Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) participation and to cover startup costs would allow more high‑need schools to offer free meals to all students and draw additional federal reimbursement dollars.
Lisa Quigley of Solving Hunger described how…
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