Bill > SB180

This bill establishes the Universal School Meal Program, which requires public school entities in Pennsylvania to provide two free meals (breakfast and lunch) each school day to all students, regardless of their household income. The bill creates the Universal School Meal Fund, a non-lapsing fund in the State Treasury, to provide state-level reimbursements to public school entities for the cost of the program. Additionally, the bill appropriates $25 million from the General Fund to the Department of Education to reimburse public school entities for outstanding student meal debt. The program aims to ensure that no child experiences hunger and that all students have access to healthy meals to support their academic success.