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Committee codifies community eligibility requirements, bars meal penalties and requires districts to identify students in poverty
Summary
The Senate Education Committee voted to codify a long‑standing proviso to expand access to free breakfast and lunch, require districts to document CEP participation or financial hardship, and ban penalties against students with meal debt.
The Senate Education Committee voted to codify a long‑standing proviso on school breakfast and lunch access that emphasizes community eligibility (CEP), requires districts to identify students living in poverty, and prohibits several punitive responses to meal debt.
Under the proposal staff presented, districts qualifying for CEP must adopt a resolution indicating their level of participation. Districts that cannot participate…
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