Tennessee House Bill 2335 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 26 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-26 - Failed for lack of second in: K-12 Subcommittee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [PDF]

As introduced, enacts the "Separation of Need Act"; removes income eligibility requirements from free school lunch and breakfast programs; requires each local board of education and governing body of a public charter school to provide a free breakfast and lunch to all enrolled students; requires the state to reimburse each LEA and public charter school for the cost of providing a free breakfast and lunch to enrolled students after all available federal funds have been applied. - Amends TCA Section 8-11-110 and Title 49.

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 8-11-110 and Title 49, relative to school nutrition.

Rep. Justin Pearson [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-03-26	House	Failed for lack of second in: K-12 Subcommittee
2024-03-20	House	Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/26/2024
2024-03-19	House	Action Def. in s/c K-12 Subcommittee to 3/26/2024
2024-03-13	House	Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/19/2024
2024-02-06	House	Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee
2024-02-01	House	P2C, ref. to Education Administration
2024-01-31	House	Intro., P1C.
2024-01-30	House	Filed for introduction

SB2455 (Crossfiled) 2024-02-01 - Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2335&ga=113
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB2335.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Fiscal/HB2335.pdf