More kids could see free or reduced-price school lunches for the next two school years if a recently introduced bill makes it through the upcoming legislative session.
Sen. Carri Hicks, D-Oklahoma City, filed the bill that would increase the minimum threshold to 250% of the federal poverty level for students to qualify for a free or reduced-price lunch. For a family of four, the income threshold would be around $78,000.
The effort would help an additional 150,000 children qualify for the program. Approximately 425,000 Oklahoma children currently receive reduced-price or free lunches, according to Hunger Free Oklahoma CEO Chris Bernard…