The Senate Education Committee voted today to let schools opt out of the federal school lunch program.
The program funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture pays schools to offer free or reduced-price lunches to students based on family income.
Sen. Rich Crandall said he has nothing against the program. But he said that current and pending rules could make it unduly burdensome. For example, he said there are situations where schools are charging students less for lunch than the subsidy they are getting from the federal government.
