School breakfast; availability at no cost to students.
Summary
School breakfast; availability at no cost to students. Requires each school board to require each public elementary and secondary school in the local school division to participate in the federal National School Lunch Program and the federal School Breakfast Program administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and to make breakfast available to any student who requests such a meal at no cost to the student, unless the student's parent has provided written permission to the school board to withhold such a meal from the student. The bill clarifies that the provision of a breakfast by a school to a student at no cost to the student shall not be construed as creating a disincentive for the school or local school division to participate in the federal Community Eligibility Provision program. Additionally, the bill provides that schools shall maximize the number of students who participate in the school breakfast program by implementing one or more suggested service models to increase access to such program. The bill requires the Department of Education to reimburse each public elementary and secondary school for each eligible school breakfast served to a student, with a maximum of one reimbursable breakfast per student per school day, and provides the formula for determining the state reimbursement rate for such meals. Finally, the bill repeals a provision of law relating to the federal School Breakfast Program that is rendered obsolete by the provisions of the bill. This bill is a recommendation of the Virginia Commission to End Hunger.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 2, 2026
Last action Feb 6, 2026
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
3
Committee
6
Feb 2, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote)
lower
Jan 22, 2026
Committee
Assigned HAPP sub: Elementary & Secondary Education
lower
Jan 21, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Education and referred to Appropriations (18-Y 4-N)
lower
Jan 20, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (10-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 19, 2026
Committee
Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee
lower
Jan 2, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
lower
1 primary · 26 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Elizabeth Bennett-Parker
DDemocratic
Co
Adele McClure
DDemocratic
Co
Amy Laufer
DDemocratic
Co
Atoosa Reaser
DDemocratic
Co
Cia Price
DDemocratic
Co
Debra Gardner
DDemocratic
Co
Destiny LeVere Bolling
DDemocratic
Co
Garrett McGuire
DDemocratic
Co
Irene Shin
DDemocratic
Co
J.R. Henson
DDemocratic
Co
Jackie Glass
DDemocratic
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