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Read. Follow. Verify.Kansas HB 2295 increases state meal reimbursement and bans local school boards from charging students for reduced-price lunches
Last action · April 10, 2026: Died in Committee
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What This Bill Proposed
AN ACT concerning education; relating to the state board of education; providing for reimbursements to local school boards for reduced price school meals; prohibiting local school boards from collecting money for such meals; amending K.S.A. 72-17,137 and repealing the existing section.
- State-level reimbursements for school lunch programs in Kansas are governed by statutes under K.S.A. 72-17,137. context
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
local school boards
Local school boards receive state reimbursements of 40 cents per reduced-price meal and are prohibited from collecting that money from students.
students participating in the reduced price school meals program
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
Can state funds provided under this bill be used to buy any kind of meat?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died in committee.
Procedural history
3 actions- Apr 10, 2026HouseDied in Committee
- Feb 5, 2025HouseIntroducedIntroduced
- Feb 5, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to House Committee on Education
Version history
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 60)
- Controversy35Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz25Current news / social attention level
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