I've been reading through the documentation for the National School Lunch Program and can't find any process that lets states officially opt out of the family income requirements. However, I also see from press reports that many school districts are checking only a tiny fraction of the parent applications to see if they're sufficiently needy to qualify, and USDA is letting them get away with it -- with the result that many schools are feeding the entire student population free of charge. It's obviously a grossly corrupt program.
Sounds like it is right in line with the liberal “requirements” being used by the 0bama administration in many, many areas, such as illegal immigrants, those getting social security disability payments, earned income credits paying out real cash without any checks and balances, and so on.
Only the hard-working, tax-paying, law-abiding, God-fearing types are subject to the rules and paying their own way. It is so very sad to see this, and it will take generations to turn around, if it is even possible.