Minnesota is considering including kosher meals in its state-funded school breakfast and lunch program. A state Senate committee approved a bill April 16 setting up a two-year pilot program that would set aside $60,000 for extra funds for kosher and halal meals at public, private or charter schools where at least 20 percent of the student body requires specialty meals.
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