Bill > S2664

This bill, the School Hunger Elimination Act of 2021, aims to improve the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act. Key provisions include: making direct certification of additional low-income children mandatory, requiring the Social Security Administration to provide data to directly certify children receiving Supplemental Security Income, providing retroactive reimbursement to schools for changes in student eligibility, and expanding the Medicaid direct certification process. The bill also establishes statewide demonstration projects to provide universal free school meals in high-poverty areas.