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Committee hears how $12–12.5M proposal would expand free breakfast but not erase district shortfalls
Summary
The Department explained HB 5214’s $12–12.5M earmark would fund universal free breakfast for non‑CEP schools and cover family portions for reduced‑price lunches, but districts may still face shortfalls if their production costs exceed federal/state reimbursement.
Lawmakers pressed the Education Department and its finance staff on Feb. 26 about who would bear the remaining costs if a proposal to fund universal breakfast in non‑CEP schools (House Bill 5214) becomes law. The department’s calculation, presented by John Frazzinelli, matched increased participation rates from recent universal breakfast experience and estimated a $12,000,000 appropriation would cover the additional ~164,000 breakfast participants in non‑CEP districts and roughly 13,000 reduced‑price…
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