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Committee backs bill to subsidize meals for ALICE households, adds AG-recommended rule language
Summary
Senators voted to advance SB 1300 with amendments that direct the Department of Education to adopt administrative rules and blank the appropriation; testimony highlighted student hunger, eligibility barriers and a DOE-requested $11.7 million figure.
The Senate Committee on Education advanced Senate Bill 1300 with amendments after hearing extended testimony about expanding meal subsidies for students from households designated ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed).
The committee’s recommended amendments incorporate the Attorney General’s suggestion that the Legislature either expressly establish a statutory program with standards or require the Department of Education to adopt administrative rules to implement subsidies. The committee blanked the…
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