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Free Breakfast and Lunch for Students
Recent Bills/Free Breakfast and Lunch for Students

Free Breakfast and Lunch for Students

IntroducedN/A
Failed1 year ago
Intro
House
Senate
Pres
Failed in s/c Education Administration Subcommittee of Education Committee
Why This Matters

This bill requires local school boards to provide free breakfast and lunch to every student enrolled in their schools.

If you have a child in a Tennessee public school, they will receive free breakfast and lunch starting with this program.
Who this affects
students · public schools · Tennessee
What changes is this bill making?
  1. 1Every local school board must create programs for free breakfast and lunch for all students.
  2. 2The state will pay local school districts for these meals after using any available federal funds.
  3. 3This program aims to ensure that no student goes hungry during school hours.
  4. 4Schools will be responsible for implementing these meal programs in their districts.
Read the detailed summary

As introduced, requires each local school board to establish a school lunch program and a school breakfast program that provide a free breakfast and lunch to each student enrolled in a school under the board's jurisdiction; requires the state to reimburse each LEA for the cost of providing a free breakfast and lunch to each student enrolled in the LEA after all available federal funds have been applied. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Bill ProgressFailed
Bills must pass the House, Senate, and be signed by the President to become law.
Intro
House
Senate
Pres
IntroducedNov 14, 2024
Sponsors
See all 1 sponsor
House

Failed

Senate
President

The President

Donald Trump
President
Awaiting Vote
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