Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

H.B. 100 (2025GS)

Sponsor

Rep. Clancy, Tyler

Final action

Governor Signed 3/25/2025

Outcome

Became law — signed by Gov. Spencer J. Cox

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• defines terms;
• provides certain students access to lunch at no charge;
• requires the State Board of Education to reimburse each local education agency (LEA) for certain reduced price lunches;
• prohibits an LEA from stigmatizing students who cannot afford meals;
• encourages an LEA to reduce food waste; and
• requires communications regarding a student's meal debt to be directed only to the student's parent.

Every vote on this bill

Bill text

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53F-2-422
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Food Security Amendments
2025 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Tyler Clancy
Senate Sponsor: Kirk A. Cullimore
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill establishes a program to provide lunch at no cost to an eligible student.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
defines terms;
provides certain students access to lunch at no charge;
requires the State Board of Education to reimburse each local education agency (LEA) for 
certain reduced price lunches;
prohibits an LEA from stigmatizing students who cannot afford meals;
encourages an LEA to reduce food waste; and
requires communications regarding a student's meal debt to be directed only to the 
student's parent. 
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
This bill provides a special effective date.
Utah Code Sections Affected:
ENACTS:
53F-2-422
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1, Section 
53F-2-422
 is enacted to read:
53F-2-422
. School meal program.
(1)
As used in this section:
(a)
"Education model health and wellness policy on nutrition" means state board policy 
emphasizing that an LEA promote efficient meal scheduling, provide adequate time 
for eating, and implement practices that help reduce food waste.
(b)
"Eligible student" means a student enrolled in kindergarten through grade 12 who 
qualifies for reduced-price meals based on household size and income levels under 
the National School Lunch Program.
(c)
"National School Lunch Program" means the same as that term is defined in 7 C.F.R. 
Sec. 210.2.
(d)
"Share table program" means a system in a school where a student may return 
unopened, uneaten food or beverages to a designated location for redistribution to 
other students.
(2)
An LEA participating in the National School Lunch Program shall provide lunch to an 
eligible student on a school day at no charge.
(3)
The state board:
(a)
shall:
(i)
subject to legislative appropriations, reimburse an LEA for each reimbursable 
lunch provided under this section in an amount equal to the difference between the 
federal reimbursement rates for a meal and a reduced-price meal, as determined 
annually by the United States Department of Agriculture;
(ii)
establish a reimbursement system where the board provides a monthly 
reimbursement to an LEA that provides a meal under Subsection 
(2)
; and
(iii)
accept private donations and grants for the purpose of funding the school meal 
program described in this section; and
(b)
may provide guidance and support to a school implementing the food waste 
prevention strategies described in Subsection 
(6)
.
(4)
An LEA may not:
(a)
publicly identify or stigmatize a student unable to pay for a meal; or
(b)
require a student to perform chores to pay for a meal unless the requirement applies 
equally to all students regardless of whether the student pays for the meal.
(5)
An LEA shall direct communications regarding a student's meal debt only to the 
student's parent.
(6)
An LEA participating in the National School Lunch Program shall consider, where 
feasible, reducing food waste by:
(a)
following the education model health and wellness policy on nutrition; and
(b)
establishing a share table program.
(7)
(a)
Notwithstanding Subsection 
(3)(a)(i)
, if appropriations are insufficient to fully 
reimburse each LEA for the cost of a reimbursable lunch described in this section, the 
state board shall distribute the available funds in the fourth quarter of the fiscal year 
to each LEA on a pro rata basis, not exceeding the available funds.
(b)
An LEA may ask the parent of an eligible student to cover the remaining cost of a 
subsidized lunch under this section.
Section 2. 
Effective Date.
This bill takes effect on 
July 1, 2025
.
3-7-25 9:57 PM