State-paid free school lunches limited to families with incomes at or below 500 percent of the federal poverty guidelines, school wellness and resiliency aid established, resources for school-linked behavioral health grants increased, and money appropriated.

Summary

The bill changes Minnesota’s school‑meal statutes so that free meals are provided only to students whose families earn 500 % or less of the federal poverty guidelines. It adds an “enhanced” meals program for families earning between 185 % and 500 % of those guidelines and sets new state reimbursement rates for lunches. The measure also creates school wellness and resiliency aid and expands funding for school‑linked behavioral‑health grants.

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