拟议的联邦削减可能会使亚利桑那州一半以上的公立学校学生得不到免费午餐。 Proposed federal cuts could deny free lunches to over half of Arizona's public school students.

如果国会修改《社区资格规定》,将贫困学生的门槛从25%提高到60%,亚利桑那州公立学校学生就可能失去免费午餐。 Arizona's public school students could lose access to free lunches if Congress changes the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP), raising the threshold from 25% to 60% of students living in poverty. 目前,亚利桑那州一半以上的公立学校学生根据《幼儿保育计划》免费享受午餐。 Currently, over half of Arizona's public school students receive free lunches under the CEP. 联邦对学校营养方案的拟议削减可能影响到全国1 200多万名学生,有可能取消联邦为24 000所学校提供的资金。 Proposed federal cuts to school nutrition programs could impact over 12 million students nationwide, potentially removing federal funding for 24,000 schools.