March 11, 2022
A federal spending bill appears poised to eliminate a pandemic-era waiver for free school meals, which the School Nutrition Association has been advocating to receive an extension, according to Beth Wallace, president of SNA and executive director of food and nutrition services for Jeffco Public Schools. However, state lawmakers in Colorado are considering a measure that would maintain free meals for all students, reimbursing schools for meals served to students who do not otherwise meet free school meal requirements.