Requiring eligible boards of education to consider participation in the community eligibility provision, providing a financial hardship exception from such participation and requiring the state department of education to assist school districts seeking such participation.

Summary

The bill directs each school district’s board to count students eligible for free meals and then consider joining the federal Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) that provides free lunches to all students in qualifying schools. Boards must adopt a resolution to join unless they demonstrate that participation would cause a financial hardship, in which case they must publicly declare the inability to join. The state Department of Education would help districts that qualify for CEP in the application process.

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