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Read. Follow. Verify.Connecticut bill proposes funding school breakfast and reduced-price lunches at no cost to students
Last action · February 27, 2026: Public Hearing 03/05Sponsors: Moira Rader and 102 others
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What This Bill Proposed
Proposed Bill No. 5144 appropriates funds from the General Fund to the Department of Education for the ending June 30, 2027, to provide free breakfasts to students at participating schools and free lunches to students eligible for reduced-price meals.
School districts stand to receive state reimbursement funds covering the financial gap between federal reimbursement rates and the cost of providing free meals to participating students.
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.
school districts
students
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
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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
3 actions- Feb 27, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyPublic Hearing 03/05
- Feb 20, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyReserved for Subject Matter Public Hearing
- Feb 13, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyCommitteeReferred to Joint Committee on Appropriations
Version history
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Full breakdown
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Sources
cga.ct.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 60)
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz30Current news / social attention level
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