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House panel adopts amendment, sends universal school meals bill to Ways and Means
Summary
The House Education Committee adopted a dash-1 amendment clarifying federal funding and exemption rules and passed House Bill 3,435 as amended with a due-pass recommendation to Ways and Means; testimony and discussion focused on food waste concerns and federal program interaction.
The House Education Committee on March 17 adopted an amendment and voted to send House Bill 3,435 — a statute requiring school districts to provide breakfast and lunch at no charge to all students — to the Joint Committee on Ways and Means with a due-pass recommendation.
The committee voted to adopt the bill’s dash‑1 amendment, which clarifies that districts are not required to participate in the federal Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) if federal funding is not available and allows the State Board of Education to exempt schools that do not serve meals at traditional service times. The amendment also modifies the hardship exemption to require that, where financial hardship is claimed, schools…
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