Bills › 91st General Assembly
Relating to school lunch programs provided by school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools, making appropriations, and including effective date provisions
Sponsored by Sen. Sarah Trone Garriott (D)
Topics:State budgetK–12 education
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 12, 2026
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 16, 2026
- Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: House committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Starting in July 2026, all school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools must provide free lunches to every student who is in attendance. This rule applies to all students regardless of how much money their families make. The state will provide the money needed to help schools cover the costs of these meals.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to school lunch programs provided by school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools (schools). For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, and for each fiscal year thereafter, the bill requires each school to operate a program under which lunches are served to all students in attendance, regardless of the income of the student’s family. The bill appropriates from the general fund of the state to the department of education an amount necessary to make the payments to schools necessary to cover the costs of providing free school lunches that are not covered by any Act of Congress and appropriated to the state of Iowa for use in connection with school lunch programs. The bill requires the state board of education to adopt rules to administer these provisions. The bill takes effect upon enactment.
Senate subcommittee
Named February 16, 2026. It hasn’t reported yet.
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- SF 2060 Relating to school lunch and breakfast programs provided by school districts, accredited n…90th General Assembly · In committee · very similarCleared committee
- HF 2368 Relating to school lunch programs provided by school districts and accredited nonpublic sc…90th General Assembly · In committee · similarCleared committee
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