SB 499 (2024)
Expand free breakfast and lunch in schools, implement summer program to feed eligible students, add simplified application for elderly to receive food assistance
Requires breakfast and lunch to be available in all schools, with some exceptions (for example, if less than 10% of students are eligible for free or reduced price lunch). This bill then directs the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to implement a summer EBT program to provide assistance to families with children eligible for free and reduced price meals over the summer. This bill also directs DHHS to participate in the elderly simplified application project within the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to provide food assistance to eligible older adults and people with disabilities.
