Support for Foster and Kinship Care Children's School Meal Access.
This act expands automatic eligibility for free or reduced-price school meals to more children in foster care, adopted children, and those raised by grandparents or other relatives. It simplifies access to nutritional support for vulnerable children, regardless of their location or caregiver changes.
Key points
More children in foster care, adopted, and kinship care families will automatically qualify for free school meals.
Children transferring to a new school will retain their meal eligibility, with potential one-year extensions for those living with certain caregivers.
Easier access to meals for children in low-income housing with a grandparent or older relative as a full-time caregiver.
Introduced
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