HB 285 Missouri House · 2025 Regular Session

Requires certain public schools to offer breakfast after the bell

HB 285 requires high-poverty public and charter schools (where 70%+ of students qualify for free/reduced-price meals) to offer breakfast after the school day officially begins (not before class starts) starting in the 2025-26 school year. Schools already meeting a 70%+ breakfast program participation rate are exempt, and schools falling below the threshold get a two-year transition period before the requirement ends. The bill allows flexible service models (e.g., classroom breakfast, post-first-period) and mandates the state education department to provide implementation guidelines, technical support, annual reports, and assistance for schools needing to boost breakfast participation. It also includes a funding safeguard: if federal reimbursement rates drop below 2025 levels, the requirement is suspended.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
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Dec 2024
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Introduced Dec 2, 2024 Last action Mar 19, 2025
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Mar 19, 2025
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Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education(H)
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Dec 2, 2024
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