HB269

Creates and provides for the Free School Breakfast Program to be administered by the state Department of Education (OR INCREASE SG EX See Note)

Introduced·2/23/26
Ment Text

Establishes the Free School Breakfast Program to provide free breakfasts to students in Louisiana public schools.

Louisiana HB269 creates the Free School Breakfast Program within the state Department of Education. The program requires participating school authorities to offer reimbursable breakfasts at no cost to all students each school day. The state Department of Education will provide funding for each breakfast served, up to one per student per school day. The program aims to maximize federal funding by adopting the Community Eligibility Provision or any federal provision that results in the maximum possible amount of federal funding for meals served.

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Current
Education Committee
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Committee decision

Sponsors

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1
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Democratic CaucusRepublican Caucus

History

Mar 9

House

Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.

Feb 27

House

First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.

Feb 23

House

Prefiled.