Hawaii HB335 establishes a pilot program to provide free school lunches to all students starting in the 2025-2026 school year.

Hawaii HB335 amends the Hawaii Revised Statutes to create a free school lunch pilot program for all students starting with the 2025-2026 school year. The Department of Education will implement this program, ensuring that no student is denied a meal for failure to pay. The program will terminate on June 30, 2027, but the legislature will review the pilot's findings and recommend whether to make it permanent. The bill also mandates interim and final reports on the pilot program's progress and results, with recommendations for the 2026 and 2027 legislative sessions.

Hawaii HB335 establishes a pilot program to provide free school lunches to all students starting in the 2025-2026 school year.

Hawaii HB335 amends the Hawaii Revised Statutes to create a free school lunch pilot program for all students starting with the 2025-2026 school year. The Department of Education will implement this program, ensuring that no student is denied a meal for failure to pay. The program will terminate on June 30, 2027, but the legislature will review the pilot's findings and recommend whether to make it permanent. The bill also mandates interim and final reports on the pilot program's progress and results, with recommendations for the 2026 and 2027 legislative sessions.