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Committee Weighs $5M School‑Lunch Request as Members Raise Food‑Waste and Targeting Concerns
Summary
Presenters asked for $5,000,000 ongoing to reduce food insecurity and a one‑time amount noted in the presentation as "55001 time" (not specified). Lawmakers debated food‑waste research, stigma, and whether funds should be targeted or paired with operational changes such as increased lunch seat time.
The Education Subcommittee discussed a request to expand state support for school lunch programs and reduce meal debt.
Presenter Member Cindy Davis described a request of “5,000,000 ongoing and a 55001 time” (the transcript rendered the one‑time figure ambiguously). She said the request is intended to reduce food insecurity and to address meal debt that accumulates when families cannot pay the reduced-price portion of school meals. “We have…parents saying, 'Can you please help?'” Davis said, adding that some local board members privately subsidize…
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