SPARK Act

United States117th CongressHR-5177House of Representatives
Updated: Sep 3, 2021

Summary

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.

Bill texts

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Timeline

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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