State law requires the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) to annually report to the Legislature the number of schools participating in the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Community Eligibility Provision (CEP). The report must identify barriers to participation and make recommendations to increase participation. The CEP allows schools with high numbers of students identified as low-income to serve free breakfast and lunch to all students without collecting school meal applications. CEP is available to public, private, and tribal schools. House Bill (HB) 2660, passed during the 2022 Legislative Session (Revised Code of Washington (RCW) 28A.235.300), requires participation in the CEP for all eligible schools. The law also directs school districts to group schools that are not eligible individually with eligible schools to increase the number of schools participating in CEP. As a result, over half of the total student population in Washington state now attends a CEP school. This legislation also addressed a number of the potential drawbacks of CEP participation, including school- and district-level fiscal concerns.