AN ACT relating to school meals at low-income schools.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to define terms; establish the Kentucky Proud School Match Program fund; establish the Kentucky Proud School Match Program; direct the Department of Education to reimburse an eligible school district $0.33 for every meal reimbursed by the community eligibility provision at the paid rate; require a school district that receives a reimbursement to develop and implement a Kentucky Proud school plan to identify and purchase available Kentucky-grown agricultural…

Introduced: January 7, 2025

Last action: January 9, 2025

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This bill would create a new program called the Kentucky Proud School Match Program, which gives schools an extra $0.33 per meal served at schools that qualify for a federal program providing free meals to all students in high-poverty areas. Schools receiving this funding would be required to develop a plan to buy Kentucky-grown food products and reduce food waste. Who it may affect: Students and families at low-income schools, school food service staff, and Kentucky farmers and agricultural producers.

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