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Read. Follow. Verify.West Virginia Bill 5118 requires eligible schools to participate in the federal Community Eligibility Provision for meals
Last action · February 3, 2026: To House EducationSponsor: Kayla Young
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What This Bill Proposed
West Virginia House Bill 5118 requires all schools and school districts eligible for the federal or other meal programs to participate in them. The measure directs schools to maximize all available federal funding so that school breakfasts and lunches are provided to students at no cost.
Schools meeting federal eligibility criteria must adopt specific meal programs, shifting local administrative procedures to ensure federal funding covers the cost of student breakfasts and lunches.
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.
schools and school districts
Eligible schools and school districts are mandated to participate in the Community Eligibility Provision or other meal programs and maximize federal funding.
students
Students in eligible schools receive school breakfasts and lunches at no cost.
classroom teachers
Teachers are explicitly protected from being required to participate in operating the school breakfast program as part of their regular duties.
county boards of education
Boards must oversee mandatory meal program participation, collaborate on strategies to increase participation, and track meal statistics.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
Which schools are required to participate in the Community Eligibility Provision under this bill?
Are classroom teachers required to help operate the school breakfast program?
What happens if federal funding for school nutrition programs is terminated?
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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- Feb 3, 2026HouseCommitteeTo House Education
- Feb 3, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced in House
- Feb 3, 2026HouseCommitteeTo Education then Finance
- Feb 3, 2026HouseIntroducedFiled for introduction
Version history
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Sources
www.wvlegislature.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 75)
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz30Current news / social attention level
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