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HB96Introduced in the House of Delegates

School breakfast; availability at no cost to students.

Introduced

Introduced by Elizabeth Bennett-Parker, District 5

What does this bill do?

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Official description

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. 

Where it stands

Continued to next session in Appropriations (Voice Vote)

February 6, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House of DelegatesStage: Reported from Education and referred to Appropriations (18-Y 4-N) · January 21, 2026

18

Yes

4

No

0

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Bill history

  1. Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101172D

  2. Referred to Committee on Education

  3. Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee

  4. Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (10-Y 0-N)

  5. Reported from Education and referred to Appropriations (18-Y 4-N)

  6. Assigned HAPP sub: Elementary & Secondary Education

  7. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB96)

  8. Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote)

  9. Continued to next session in Appropriations (Voice Vote)

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