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Committee sends Healthy School Meals funding bill to appropriations after debate on retain/raise options
Summary
House Bill 12 74, which would preserve and optionally expand funding for the state's Healthy School Meals for All program and the local food pilot, was advanced to the Appropriations Committee. Sponsors framed the measure as implementing Proposition FF and creating a fund; opponents raised TABOR, single-subject and spending-priority concerns.
House Bill 12 74, a bill tied to the implementation and potential expansion of the Healthy School Meals for All program, was advanced by the House Finance Committee to the Appropriations Committee with a favorable recommendation.
Representative Garcia, the sponsor, told the committee the bill has three primary objectives: retain voter-approved funding where necessary, create a Healthy School Meals Cash Fund, and, if voters approve an additional revenue measure in the bill, expand and stabilize program components such as local-food purchasing grants, technical assistance, and a wage-boost program for school nutrition staff. "We are striving to make sure that the funds…
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