Download full textERIC Number: ED616726
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Oct
Pages: 13
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Direct Certification in the National School Lunch Program: State Implementation Progress Report to Congress -- School Year 2015-2016 & School Year 2016-2017
US Department of Agriculture
This report responds to the requirement of PL 110-246 to assess the effectiveness of state and local efforts to directly certify children for free school meals. Direct certification is a process conducted by the states and by local educational agencies (LEAs) to certify eligible children for free meals without the need for household applications. The 2004 Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act required LEAs to establish systems to directly certify children from households that receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits by school year (SY) 2008-2009. This report presents information on the outcomes of direct certification for SY 2015-2016 and SY 2016-2017. [For the SY 2014-2015 report, see ED616764.]
Descriptors: National Programs, Lunch Programs, Certification, Eligibility, School Districts, Low Income Students, Performance, Best Practices, Child Health, Federal Legislation, Nutrition, Federal Aid, Federal Programs, State Programs
US Department of Agriculture. 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250. Web site: http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usdahome
Publication Type: Reports - Research
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Audience: Policymakers
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) (USDA)
Identifiers - Location: United States; Florida; Mississippi; New York
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