Maryland legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Maryland HB1254: Community Eligibility Provision Expansion Program - Establishment
Status: Introduced, March 5, 2025
Establishing the Community Eligibility Provision Expansion Program in the State Department of Education to provide funding to eligible schools that participate in the federal community eligibility provision of the child nutrition programs.
What the bill says
A bill ENTITLED AN ACT concerning Community Eligibility Provision Expansion Program - Establishment FOR the purpose of establishing the Community Eligibility Provision Expansion Program in the State Department of Education to provide funding to eligible schools that participate in the federal community eligibility provision of the child nutrition programs; and generally relating to the Community Eligibility Provision Expansion Program. BY adding to Article - Education Section 7-606 Annotated Code of Maryland (2022 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement).
From the introduced text, February 7, 2025:
A BILL ENTITLED AN ACT concerning Community Eligibility Provision Expansion Program - Establishment FOR the purpose of establishing the Community Eligibility Provision Expansion Program in the State Department of Education to provide funding to eligible schools that participate in the federal community eligibility provision of the child nutrition programs; and generally relating to the Community Eligibility Provision Expansion Program. BY adding to Article - Education Section 7-606 Annotated Code of Maryland (2022 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: Article - Education 7-606. (A) IN THIS SECTION, "PROGRAM" MEANS THE COMMUNITY ELIGIBILITY PROVISION EXPANSION PROGRAM. EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MATTER ADDED TO EXISTING LAW. [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from exist in g l aw . *hb1254* HOUSE BILL 1254 (B) THERE IS A COMMUNITY ELIGIBILITY PROVISION EXPANSION PROGRAM IN THE DEPARTMENT. (C) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ADMINISTER THE PROGRAM. (D) (1) THE PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE FUNDING IN ACCORDANCE WITH PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION TO ELIGIBLE SCHOOLS THAT PARTICIPATE IN THE FEDERAL COMMUNITY ELIGIBILITY PROVISION OF THE CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS. (2) THE STATE SHALL PAY THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE APPLICABLE FEDERAL PAID REIMBURSEMENT RATE AND THE FEDERAL FREE REIMBURSEMENT RATE, AS SET ANNUALLY BY THE U.S. SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE UNDER 42 …