Iowa SF326 appropriates funds to administer the SUN Bucks program, ensuring children have access to food during summer months.

Iowa SF326 addresses food insecurity among children by appropriating funds to administer the SUN Bucks program, a federal initiative providing electronic benefits transfer cards for food purchases during summer. The bill mandates the Department of Health and Human Services to coordinate with the Department of Education to apply for the SUN Bucks program and develop a management plan by April 1, 2025. The appropriation covers the costs of administering the program during summer 2025, with unexpended funds remaining available for the next fiscal year.

Iowa SF326 appropriates funds to administer the SUN Bucks program, ensuring children have access to food during summer months.

Iowa SF326 addresses food insecurity among children by appropriating funds to administer the SUN Bucks program, a federal initiative providing electronic benefits transfer cards for food purchases during summer. The bill mandates the Department of Health and Human Services to coordinate with the Department of Education to apply for the SUN Bucks program and develop a management plan by April 1, 2025. The appropriation covers the costs of administering the program during summer 2025, with unexpended funds remaining available for the next fiscal year.