The special provision options—Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) and Special Assistance Provision 2 (P2)—provide contracting entities (CEs) with two alternatives to the standard requirements for determining eligibility and claiming reimbursement for the National School Lunch Program (NLSP) and School Breakfast Program (SBP). Both options reduce requirements related to the following:
- Accepting household applications
- Verifying household applications
- Providing notification to the public
- Submitting meal counts for reimbursement
If a CE chooses to participate in one of the special provision options, all students that receive a reimbursable meal are served meals at no charge.
Across Texas there are numerous sites that operate one or more of the special provision options .
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