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As part of the budget reconciliation process, House Republican leaders are considering proposed federal spending cuts that would severely impact school meal programs and working families. These cuts would not only limit access to school meals, proven to support student health and achievement, but also cause unpaid school meal debt, administrative costs and paperwork burdens to skyrocket.
Expand NSLP/SBP to offer healthy school meals for all students at no charge.
Ensure USDA maintains the current, successful school nutrition standards, rather than implementing additional rules.
Ensure USDA maintains the current, successful school nutrition standards, rather than implementing additional rules.
Permanently increase federal reimbursement rates for the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Program (NSLP/SBP) by 40 cents per lunch and 15 cents per breakfast.
Expand NSLP/SBP to offer healthy school meals for all students at no charge.
Expand NSLP/SBP to offer healthy school meals for all students at no charge Pandemic waivers allowed all schools to offer free meals to all students, ensuring every child was fueled…
Reduce regulatory and administrative burdens. Overly complex federal regulations divert resources from the mission of serving students. Streamlining regulations will minimize costs, support efficient operations and allow school nutrition professionals…
Make permanent the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Program (NSLP/SBP) reimbursement rate increase provided in the bipartisan Keep Kids Fed Act (PL 117-158). School meal programs have always operated…