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Committee hears proposal to expand free school meals eligibility to 300% of poverty; advocates cite health, attendance and debt relief
Summary
HB 665 would expand free school‑meal eligibility to families with incomes up to 300% of federal poverty; hunger‑relief, health and education groups testified supportively, citing reduced food insecurity, improved learning and lower school meal debt, while fiscal costs drew committee scrutiny.
The panel heard HB 665, a proposal to expand free school‑meal eligibility to households with incomes up to 300% of the federal poverty level.
Representative Muriel Hall, the bill sponsor, said a bipartisan study committee had recommended expanding eligibility and that the minority report urged a 300% threshold. Supporters at the hearing included New Hampshire Hunger Solutions, the American Heart Association, United Way of Greater Nashua and the American Federation of Teachers‑New Hampshire. They…
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