Schools; creating the Healthy Meals for Healthy Kids Act; directing the State Department of Education to establish certain grant program. Effective date. Emergency.

Summary

The bill directs the State Department of Education to fund school food authorities that set up programs providing one free breakfast and one free lunch each school day to any student, regardless of eligibility, and to give kindergarten‑through‑fifth‑grade students at least 20 minutes of seated lunch time. Funding is calculated using federal reimbursement rates and must be used to improve meal quality, purchase food and equipment, and support staffing and training. The act also requires schools to maximize federal funding options and to certify eligible students directly.

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