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Assembly Bill A282

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to providing universal school meals to students

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2025-A282 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S594
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §915-a, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: A9518, S9144
2023-2024: A1941, S1678

2025-A282 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires all public school districts, charter schools and non-public schools in the state that participate in the national school lunch program or school breakfast program as provided in the national child nutrition act to serve breakfast and lunch at no cost to the student.

2025-A282 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    282
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. GONZALEZ-ROJAS, RAMOS, WOERNER, RIVERA, LUNSFORD,
   MAHER,  McDONOUGH, GALLAGHER, TORRES, BARRETT, CONRAD, ZACCARO, LEVEN-
   BERG, ROZIC, SHIMSKY, CLARK, ALVAREZ, EPSTEIN, EICHENSTEIN,  ANDERSON,
   SHRESTHA,  DAVILA, SIMON, KELLES, DE LOS SANTOS, COOK, JACKSON, DeSTE-
   FANO, K. BROWN, BRABENEC, JENSEN, WEPRIN, BUTTENSCHON, SIMONE,  BORES,
   JONES,  BICHOTTE HERMELYN, TAGUE, OTIS, TAPIA, JACOBSON, SANTABARBARA,
   LEE, WALKER, SIMPSON, SLATER,  SMITH,  LUPARDO,  SEAWRIGHT,  GALLAHAN,
   BENDETT,  EACHUS,  BURDICK, CHANG, BEEPHAN, BERGER, BLUMENCRANZ, BRON-
   SON, ANGELINO, CRUZ, CUNNINGHAM, DAIS,  R. CARROLL,  DINOWITZ,  DURSO,
   FORREST, GANDOLFO, GIBBS, GLICK, HEVESI, KIM, LAVINE, MAMDANI, MANKTE-
   LOW, McMAHON, MEEKS, MIKULIN, MITAYNES, NOVAKHOV, PHEFFER AMATO, RAGA,
   SAYEGH, STECK, STIRPE, TAYLOR, STERN, REYES, PALMESANO, MILLER, ROSEN-
   THAL, COLTON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the education law, in relation to providing universal
   school meals to students
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 915-a
 to read as follows:
   § 915-A. UNIVERSAL SCHOOL MEALS. 1. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL  REQUIRE  ALL
 PUBLIC  SCHOOL  DISTRICTS, CHARTER SCHOOLS AND NON-PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN THE
 STATE THAT PARTICIPATE IN THE NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH  PROGRAM  OR  SCHOOL
 BREAKFAST  PROGRAM AS PROVIDED IN THE RICHARD B. RUSSELL NATIONAL SCHOOL
 LUNCH ACT AND THE CHILD NUTRITION ACT, AS AMENDED,  TO  SERVE  BREAKFAST
 AND  LUNCH  AT NO COST TO THE STUDENT.  PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS, CHARTER
 SCHOOLS AND NON-PUBLIC SCHOOLS SHALL MAXIMIZE FEDERAL REIMBURSEMENT  FOR
 SCHOOL BREAKFAST AND LUNCH PROGRAMS BY ADOPTING PROVISION 2, THE FEDERAL
 COMMUNITY  ELIGIBILITY PROVISION, OR ANY OTHER PROVISION UNDER SUCH ACT,
 THE NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH ACT OR THE NATIONAL CHILD NUTRITION ACT.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00977-01-5

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