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Read. Follow. Verify.North Carolina Establishes Universal School Breakfast and Farm-to-Table Initiative Funded at $39 Million
Last action · April 7, 2025: Ref to the Com on Education - K-12, if favorable, Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House (House action)Sponsors: Brian Biggs and 54 others
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What This Bill Would Do
The North Carolina General Assembly requires public school units to provide breakfast at no cost to all prekindergarten through grade 12 students who elect to receive it, supported by a $39 million recurring effective July 1, 2025.
Public school students statewide gain access to daily meals without family out-of-pocket costs, while local agricultural producers receive new institutional market opportunities through locally sourced food requirements.
- The North Carolina General Assembly is the state's bicameral legislature responsible for enacting state laws and passing the biennial or annual state budget. context
- The Department of Public Instruction administers the state's public school system and distributes state and federal education funds to local school administrative units. context
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Public school students
Students in prekindergarten through grade 12 receive breakfast at no cost and gain access to locally sourced food options.
Local school administrative units
School units must provide universal breakfast service, manage nutrition programs on a nonprofit basis, and administer funding.
North Carolina agricultural producers
Farmers and food producers have new market opportunities to supply fresh, seasonal ingredients to local schools.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
3 actions- Apr 7, 2025HouseRef to the Com on Education - K-12, if favorable, Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
- Apr 7, 2025HousePassed 1st Reading
- Apr 3, 2025HouseIntroducedFiled
Version history
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Discoveries
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Division of Appropriations
The $39 million appropriation is split specifically into $34 million for breakfast operations and $5 million for the farm-to-table initiative.
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Sources
www.ncleg.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance85How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy25Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz60Current news / social attention level
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