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Senate passes SB003 to expand ballot language, allow broader uses of Healthy School Meals fund
Summary
The Senate approved SB003 to broaden ballot language and permissible uses of the Healthy School Meals for All cash fund, saying it would let voters decide to protect school and family food access amid federal changes to SNAP funding. The bill passed 23–12 after extended debate about administrative costs and error rates.
Senators on Aug. 21 passed Senate Bill 003, which alters ballot language and would permit broader uses of the Healthy School Meals for All cash fund to support access to healthy food for Colorado families, the Senate announced during its special session.
Sponsor Senator Wallace urged colleagues to approve the change, saying the program now supports more than 600,000 school meals a day and that expanding the ballot language would allow voters to decide whether to preserve…
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