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Show Moss Seeks Change In School Lunch Assistance Formula Senator Frank E. Moss of Utah Thursday urged the Senate Agriculture Agri-culture Committee to approve a proposed change in the formula for determining the amount of federal assistance to states for school lunch programs. In a letter to Committee Chairman Chair-man Allen P. Ellender, Mr. Moss said the change will increase Utah's federal allotment from the present $604,000.00 to some $922,000.00. Sen. Moss said the change has been proposed by Secretary of Agriculture Orville Freeman and that it has the strong support of Utah's teachers. The Senator explained the change as follows: "Under existing law and regulations, regu-lations, cash assistance funds are apportioned on basis of school age population and per capita personal income. The state must then reimburse the schools on the basis of the number of meals served. The program has grown faster in some states than others. This has meant that a higher income state which is not using the school lunch program as much as the average may be able to reimburse its schools at a higher rate than can a lower income state with heavy participation." Senator Moss pointed out that the new formula will go into effect in two years. During the coming fiscal year the funds will be apportioned one half on the basis of the new formula and one-half of the basis of the old. This is to allow those states that may lose funds to make needed adjustments more easily. The Utah Department of Public Pub-lic Instruction informed the Senator Sen-ator that Utah will likely receive some $818,000 for the fiscal year beginning July 1. |
