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N.M. introduces bill to eliminate reduced-price lunch copayments

If passed, the bill would cost the state $650,000 annually and would impact more than 12,000 students.

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K-12 operators react to USDA’s proposed changes to the National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs

Operators share their thoughts on the potential changes ahead for the federal programs.

The bills would ban lunch shaming and allow schools to share excess food with students and accept outside donations toward school meal debt.

The SNA would also like longer lunch periods, preservation of the USDA 2018 Final Rule and more.

The bill requires the agriculture and education departments to create promotional material for school meal programs.

Here’s a look at four notable news developments from 2019.

Anti-hunger groups, parents, students and local activists staged a "lunch in" where they delivered petitions with 1.5 million signatures asking that the rules not be changed.

Parkview Health in Fort Wayne, Ind., will work with at least five nearby school districts to create an in-depth farm-to-school plan.

Families who are no longer eligible for SNAP would have to apply separately to continue to receive free or reduced-price meals.

Foodservice managers would need to earn 28% more than the new federal threshold to be ineligible for time-and-a-half pay.

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