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Legislators to phase in universal school meals with $67 million spending request

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(The Center Square) – State lawmakers are taking a phased-in approach to free school meals for all.

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Legislators to phase in universal school meals with $67 million spending request – Center Square

Illinois House Bill 2365, sponsored by state Rep. Maurice West, seeks to appropriate $67 million to the Healthy School Meals for All Program established in 2023. West said he also filed a bill to spend $209 million, but, citing the state’s current budget challenges, said the reduced measure would provide meals for schools with at least 40 percent of their students from low-income families.

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Legislators to phase in universal school meals with $67 million spending request

(The Center Square) – State lawmakers are taking a phased-in approach to free school meals for all.

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Hochul Pushes for Free School Meals Amid Federal Cuts

With the state budget deadline approaching, Governor Hochul is pushing to ensure free school breakfast and lunch for over 2.5 million students. As federal cuts threaten $2 billion in funding for school meals, she is urging state lawmakers to subsidize the program, aiming to guarantee all students receive free meals regardless of income, addressing food insecurity statewide. The post Hochul Pushes for Free School Meals Amid Federal Cuts appeared …

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South Colonie Superintendent sees benefit in Hochul’s free school meal proposal

By EMILY ROBBINS news@spotlightnews.com COLONIE — South Colonie Central School District’s superintendent has seen firsthand the benefits of free school meals and hopes they become available statewide, as Gov. Kathy Hochul has proposed. “This is about doing right by kids and providing them with the tools to be successful, and that’s universal meals,” Superintendent David Perry said. Hochul has proposed $340 million in state funding — about twice …

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