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Committee tightens school funding bill to verify 'at‑risk' status and fund free meals for reduced‑price students
Summary
Lawmakers amended SB 387 to require school districts to verify household gross earned income for students defined as 'at risk' under state law (distinct from National School Lunch Program verification) and to authorize state aid to make reduced‑price meals free, subject to appropriation; both amendments passed by voice vote and the bill was advanced.
The committee considered Senate Bill 387, which would require school districts to verify household gross earned income of students claimed as "at risk" for the purposes of state at‑risk weighting under the Kansas School Equity and Enhancement Act. Tamara, the reviser, summarized the bill and its interaction with federal programs.
Senator Shane offered a committee amendment to clarify that income verification would be used only to define the state at‑risk designation and would not be used as verification under…
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