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This bill, known as the Stop Child Hunger Act of 2025, aims to strengthen California's implementation of the federal Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer for Children (Summer EBT) program, which provides $40 per month in grocery benefits to eligible children during summer months. The bill requires the State Department of Education, with support from the State Department of Social Services, to develop a single statewide online application that enables families to submit required information for the Summer EBT program. The application must be available with sufficient time for families to apply, be translated into threshold languages, and be routable to local educational agencies to determine eligibility. School districts, county offices of education, and charter schools will be required to make paper applications available if mandated by federal law and provide links to the Summer EBT program website. The bill recognizes California's leadership in child nutrition programs, highlighting that the state's existing SUN Bucks program has already helped five million children and reduced monthly food bills by an average of $150 per week. Additionally, the bill emphasizes the economic benefit of such programs, noting that every $1 in federal food aid can generate up to $1.80 in gross domestic product. If the Commission on State Mandates determines the bill creates new state-mandated local costs, local agencies and school districts will be reimbursed according to existing statutory procedures.

Budget and Finance, Education, Health and Social Services

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