Bill > HF3511

This bill increases funding for school safety initiatives and local optional aid for schools, while also limiting state-paid free school lunches to families with incomes at or below 500 percent of the federal poverty guidelines, which are established by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services based on family size. The legislation renames the "free school meals program" to the "enhanced school meals program" and defines various meal types and eligibility standards, including "enhanced student eligibility standard" for families with incomes between 185 and 500 percent of the federal poverty guideline. It also appropriates money for these programs, specifically for safe schools aid and additional local optional aid, and adjusts the state's contribution to school lunch programs for fiscal year 2027 and beyond.

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https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/94/2026/0/HF/3511/