Bill > S2609

This bill, the Universal School Meals Program Act of 2019, aims to make breakfasts and lunches free for all children enrolled in schools that participate in the school breakfast and lunch programs. It eliminates reduced-price meals and ensures all eligible children can receive free meals. The bill also establishes a Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer for Children Program to provide food assistance during the summer months. Additionally, it prohibits schools from collecting debt owed for unpaid meal charges and creates a program to reimburse schools for existing delinquent debt. The bill makes changes to various other federal education and assistance programs to align with the free meal provisions.