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Introduced
01/07/2025
01/07/2025
In Committee
01/09/2025
01/09/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
03/28/2025
03/28/2025
Introduced Session
2025 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to define terms; establish the Kentucky Proud School Match Program fund; establish the Kentucky Proud School Match Program; direct the Department of Education to reimburse an eligible school district $0.33 for every meal reimbursed by the community eligibility provision at the paid rate; require a school district that receives a reimbursement to develop and implement a Kentucky Proud school plan to identify and purchase available Kentucky-grown agricultural products and to optimize food usage; direct the Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate administrative regulations necessary to carry out this section; provide that the section shall be null and void if the community eligibility provision is terminated by the United States Department of Agriculture; provide that the Act may be cited as the Kentucky Proud School Match Act.
AI Summary
This bill establishes the Kentucky Proud School Match Program to support low-income schools participating in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP), a federal school meal reimbursement program. Under this program, the Kentucky Department of Education will create a dedicated fund to reimburse eligible school districts $0.33 for each meal reimbursed by the USDA at the "paid rate" for schools with at least 40% of students identified as low-income. To participate, school districts must develop a Kentucky Proud school plan that focuses on purchasing Kentucky-grown agricultural products and reducing food waste, potentially including share table programs. The Kentucky Board of Education will create administrative regulations to implement the program, including application forms and methods to measure the program's impact. If the USDA terminates the Community Eligibility Provision, this entire program will become null and void. The bill aims to provide financial support to schools serving meals to low-income students while simultaneously promoting local agriculture and reducing food waste.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance
Sponsors (3)
Last Action
to Appropriations & Revenue (S) (on 01/09/2025)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/25RS/sb48.html |
| BillText | https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/sb48/orig_bill.pdf |
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