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State requires $0.10 lunch increase; committee agrees to apply only mandated raise
Summary
Staff informed the committee that the State of Illinois requires a $0.10 increase to school lunch prices for 2026–27 while breakfast prices may remain unchanged; the committee supported enforcing only the state-required increase.
Beverlin told the Finance Committee that the State of Illinois requires a $0.10 increase for lunch prices for 2026–27 and that breakfast prices can remain unchanged.
The committee supported applying only the required increase. The minutes do not record a motion; the item was recorded as an informational/directional discussion with committee support for the minimal mandated change.
The administration will implement the $0.10 adjustment in pricing for the 2026–27 school year in accordance with the state requirement.
