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School Lunch

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This page collects the 27 public records POLISCOPE has tagged with “School Lunch”. Coverage spans bills and news coverage - each decoded into plain English and linked to its primary source. It most often overlaps with Education, Nutrition, and Education Funding.

Active Bills

State BillUTAHMar 6, 2026Utah requires free school lunches for eligible students, share tables, and bans withholding recess for punishmentUtah enacts HB 440, requiring local education agencies participating in the National School Lunch Program to provide free lunches to eligible reduced-price meal students, establish share table programFederal BillFEDERALJan 6, 2026New Law Allows Whole Milk in School LunchesFederal BillFEDERALOct 14, 2025Healthy Meals Help Kids Learn Act of 2025Federal BillFEDERALJun 5, 2025Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025

Recent Activity

  1. Fri, Aug 283 items
    1. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. promotes federal school meal grants in TampaRobert F. Kennedy Jr. visited a Tampa school to advocate for new federal grants aimed at improving the nutritional quality of school lunches. Local school officials report that the grant funding is inHillsborough County3 reports
    2. School Officials Question Adequacy of New Healthy Meal GrantsHillsborough County
    3. School Officials Question Adequacy of New Healthy Lunch GrantsHillsborough County
  2. Tue, Aug 41 item
    1. Miami-Dade and Broward school districts end universal free lunch programsMiami-Dade and Broward County Public Schools are ending universal free lunch programs for all students due to the depletion of COVID-19 grant funding. While breakfast remains free in Broward, only 121Miami-Dade County
  3. Mon, Aug 33 items
    1. Sarasota and other Florida school districts raise meal prices as federal benefit enrollment dropsSchool districts in Sarasota, Manatee, Pasco, and Charlotte are increasing breakfast and lunch prices for the upcoming school year due to rising food costs and a sharp decline in students automaticallHillsborough County
    2. Florida school districts increase lunch prices amid declining enrollment in assistance programsHillsborough County
    3. Florida school districts increase lunch prices amid declining participation in assistance programsHillsborough County

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Key Actors

  1. 01Tampaplace3 mentions
  2. 02Tom Edwardsperson3 mentions
  3. 03Liz Barkerperson3 mentions
  4. 04Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Centerother2 mentions
  5. 05Sarasota County School Boardorganization2 mentions
  6. 06Florida Policy Instituteorganization2 mentions
  7. 07Trump Administrationorganization2 mentions
  8. 08U.S. Department of Agricultureorganization2 mentions
  9. 09Floridaplace2 mentions
  10. 10Holmes County School Boardorganization2 mentions

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  • Topic to billsUtah requires free school lunches for eligible students, share tables, and bans withholding recess for punishment, New Law Allows Whole Milk in School Lunches, Healthy Meals Help Kids Learn Act of 2025 (+1 more)
  • Topic to peopleTom Edwards, Liz Barker
  • Topic to orgsSarasota County School Board, Florida Policy Institute, Trump Administration (+2 more)
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  1. Aug 28, 2026NewsRobert F. Kennedy Jr. promotes federal school meal grants in Tampa
  2. Aug 28, 2026NewsSchool Officials Question Adequacy of New Healthy Meal Grants
  3. Aug 28, 2026NewsRobert F. Kennedy Jr. promotes federal school meal grants in Tampa
  4. Aug 28, 2026NewsRobert F. Kennedy Jr. promotes federal school meal grants in Tampa
  5. Aug 28, 2026NewsSchool Officials Question Adequacy of New Healthy Lunch Grants
  6. Aug 4, 2026NewsMiami-Dade and Broward school districts end universal free lunch programs
  7. Aug 3, 2026NewsSarasota and other Florida school districts raise meal prices as federal benefit enrollment drops
  8. Aug 3, 2026NewsFlorida school districts increase lunch prices amid declining enrollment in assistance programs
  9. Aug 3, 2026NewsFlorida school districts increase lunch prices amid declining participation in assistance programs
  10. Mar 6, 2026State BillUtah requires free school lunches for eligible students, share tables, and bans withholding recess for punishment

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