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This bill requires
the Department of Education (department) to create and administer, in
consultation with the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of
Child and Family Services, a grant program to provide students in off-site
public preschool programs with breakfast, lunch, and a snack. The bill
includes ongoing General Fund appropriations totaling $866,086 in fiscal year 2026-27 to the Department of
Education (department), including $217,430 in Personal Services costs for two
Education Specialist II positions to support the grant program, $18,656 in
All Other costs for overhead for these two positions, and $480,000 in ongoing
grant funding to eligible school administrative units for meal costs, estimated
at $1200 per student annually for 400 students. The bill also includes a
one-time General Fund appropriation of $150,000 in fiscal year 2026-27 to the
department for startup grant funding to eligible school administrative units
that require infrastructure improvements in order to provide these meals.
Any additional costs to the Department of Health and Human Services to
implement the provisions of this bill are expected to be minor and can be
absorbed within existing budgeted resources. |