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Read. Follow. Verify.Louisiana House Bill 269 creates the Free School Breakfast Program administered by the Department of Education
Last action · March 9, 2026: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.Sponsor: Kyle Green
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What This Bill Proposed
Louisiana House Bill 269 establishes the Free School Breakfast Program within the state Department of Education to fund reimbursable school breakfasts at no cost to students, starting in the 2026-2027 school year if funds are appropriated.
School districts must adopt federal CEP provisions and provide daily free breakfasts to participate, altering how nutritional funding and meal distribution are managed statewide.
- The School Breakfast Program is a federal entitlement program assisting schools and other entities in providing nutritious breakfasts to children. 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.
state Department of Education
The department is tasked with administering the Free School Breakfast Program, providing funding, establishing payment schedules, and convening a stakeholder group.
school nutrition program governing authorities
Governing authorities must participate in federal breakfast programs, provide free meals, adopt CEP provisions, and meet student participation guidelines to receive state funding.
public school students
Students may receive reimbursable school breakfasts at no cost each school day.
Key Facts
- Creates the Free School Breakfast Program within the state Department of Education.
- The department must provide funding for each reimbursable school breakfast served to a student, up to one breakfast per student per school day.
- The reimbursement amount covers the difference between the amount paid by the USDA and the free rate set annually by the US Secretary of Agriculture under 42 U.S.C. 1759a.
- Participating governing authorities must participate in the federal School Breakfast Program and provide reimbursable breakfasts at no cost to all students each school day.
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- Participating governing authorities must maximize federal funds by adopting the USDA's Community Eligibility Provision or other federal provisions yielding maximum funding.
- Governing authorities with an identified student percentage meeting the minimum requirement must participate in the Community Eligibility Provision for its four-year cycle.
- The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education must promulgate rules for program implementation.
- The department must convene a stakeholder group to examine the potential impact of offering statewide free school meals through other state-funded programs.
- Implementation is subject to the appropriation of funds by the legislature.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
4 actions- Mar 9, 2026HouseIntroducedRead by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
- Feb 27, 2026HouseFirst appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
- Feb 23, 2026HousePrefiled.
- Feb 23, 2026HouseCommitteeUnder the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Education.
Version history
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 75)
- Controversy40Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz35Current news / social attention level
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