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Read. Follow. Verify.Missouri requires certain high-poverty public and charter schools to offer breakfast after the bell starting in the 2026-27 school year
Last action · May 15, 2026: Referred: Emerging Issues(H)Sponsors: Raychel Proudie and 1 other
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What This Bill Would Do
Beginning in the 2026-27 school year, Missouri public and charter schools where at least seventy percent of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals must offer breakfast after the instructional day begins. The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education must notify qualifying schools annually, provide implementation guidelines, and report to the General Assembly.
Qualifying schools must adopt flexible meal service models such as classroom breakfast or grab-and-go options, while students may count up to 15 minutes of in-class breakfast consumption as instructional time if receiving instruction simultaneously.
- House Bill 2341 was introduced by Representative Raychel Proudie during the 2026 Regular Session of the 103rd Missouri General Assembly. 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 qualifying schools gain access to breakfast served after the instructional day begins and may consume meals during instructional time.
charter school students
Students enrolled in qualifying charter schools become eligible to receive breakfast after the bell under the same thresholds as public school students.
public school districts
School districts operating qualifying schools must implement breakfast-after-the-bell service models or qualify for exemptions based on existing participation rates.
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
The department must issue annual notices, draft implementation guidelines, offer technical assistance, collect delivery model data, and report annually to the General Assembly.
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Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
4 actions- May 15, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred: Emerging Issues(H)
- Jan 8, 2026HouseFloorRead Second Time (H)
- Jan 7, 2026HouseIntroducedRead First Time (H)
- Dec 10, 2025HouseIntroducedPrefiled (H)
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Mandatory In-School Nutrition Expansion
Shifts school nutrition operations from optional pre-school-day breakfast offerings to mandated in-school service models for high-poverty student populations.
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- Controversy25Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz35Current news / social attention level
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