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Lawmakers press department on school-meal funding, CEP participation and compensatory-aid impacts
Summary
Committee members asked the Department of Education why some eligible Minnesota schools are not participating in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP), whether that leaves federal dollars unclaimed, and how districts should collect household forms now that Minnesota law provides universal school meals.
Department officials told the committee that nutrition programs delivered through the U.S. Department of Agriculture provide one of the largest single pools of federal support for Minnesota schools and that district reimbursement is a monthly, per-meal process.
"Federal funds in 2024 totaled 431,000,000, the vast majority of which went to schools and sponsors," Darren Corte said, describing the national school lunch, school breakfast, Child and Adult Care Food Program and summer food programs. Sponsors submit monthly claims for reimbursable meals and Minnesota reimburses sponsors and draws federal money from USDA.
Senators pressed the…
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