Lets states offer free school meals to all students in applicable schools statewide.
This bill would let states choose to offer free school meals to all students in applicable schools statewide. If a state provides its own money to cover the cost, then all students in those schools would get free meals without individual applications. This program would start in the school year beginning July 1, 2025.
Today, schools can offer free meals to all students if a certain percentage of students are identified as low-income, usually at the school or district level. This bill would let states offer free meals to all students in applicable schools statewide, regardless of the percentage of low-income students. This would happen if the state pays the difference for 100 percent free reimbursement.
HR 2402 · 119th Congress · March 27, 2025 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 9/10
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