Texas Agriculture Code - Section 12.041. School Breakfast And Lunch Program
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§ 12.041. SCHOOL BREAKFAST AND LUNCH PROGRAM. (a) The
department, the Texas Education Agency, and the Health and Human
Services Commission shall ensure that applicable information
maintained by each entity is used on at least a quarterly basis to
identify children who are categorically eligible for free meals
under the national free or reduced-price breakfast and lunch
program. In complying with this subsection, the department,
agency, and commission shall use information that corresponds to
the months of the year in which enrollment in the food stamp program
is customarily higher than average.
(b) The department shall determine the feasibility of
establishing a process under which school districts verify student
eligibility for the national free or reduced-price breakfast and
lunch program through a direct verification process that uses
information maintained under the food stamp and Medicaid programs,
as authorized by 42 U.S.C. Section 1758(b)(3), as amended by
Section 105(a) of the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act
of 2004 (Pub. L. No. 108-265), and 7 C.F.R. Sections 245.6a(a)(1)
and (3) and 245.6a(b)(3). If the department determines the process
described by this subsection is feasible, the department may
implement the process.
Added by Acts 2006, 79th Leg., 3rd C.S., ch. 5, § 1.19, eff. May
26, 2006.
Section: 12.034 12.035 12.036 12.037 12.038 12.039 12.039 12.041 13.001 13.002 13.004 13.007 13.021 13.022 13.023
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