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Agriculture Code § 12.041

The department, TEA, and HHSC must use their information at least quarterly to find children eligible for free school meals, and the department must assess whether a direct verification process for school districts is…

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The department, TEA, and HHSC must use their information at least quarterly to find children eligible for free school meals, and the department must assess whether a direct verification process for school districts is feasible.

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The department, TEA, and HHSC must use their information at least quarterly to find children eligible for free school meals, and the department must assess whether a direct verification process for school districts is feasible.

Sec. 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 (H.B. 1), Sec. 1.19, eff. May 31, 2006.
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