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Committee grants spending authority for Farm-to-School extension, school-bus camera fund and child-nutrition tech grants
Summary
The joint committee approved an SDE package providing dedicated and federal spending authority to expand school bus camera grants, extend a Farm-to-School federal grant, and fund technology for the state Child Nutrition Program, after rejecting a larger substitute and passing the original package.
Kellen McGurkin, budget and policy analyst, told the committee the State Department of Education requested several enhancements for FY2027 that the governor recommended: a $28,200 ongoing dedicated-fund increase to access school-bus camera funds, federal spending authority to accommodate an anticipated extension of a Farm-to-School USDA grant, and $220,000 ongoing federal funds for Child Nutrition…
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