To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to provide categorical eligibility for free lunch and breakfast for certain children in kinship care, and for other purposes.
Schools Preventing Hunger in At-Risk Kids Act or the SPARK Act
This bill expands automatic eligibility for free school lunches and breakfasts to include children who have been placed in kinship care with a relative or family friend with the involvement of the state child welfare agency. To enroll in the program, a family must document the child's status to the appropriate local educational agency.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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