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SB151 • 2026

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning education.

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning education.

Education
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Senator La Keisha Jackson
Last action
2026-01-05
Official status
Introduced Senate Bill (S)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details about the type of technical assistance or the number of participating schools.

Helping Schools Offer Free Meals

This bill requires Indiana's Department of Education to help schools that want to offer free meals to all students under a special federal program.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires the Indiana Department of Education to provide technical assistance to eligible school corporations that choose to participate in the federal community eligibility provision for providing free breakfasts and lunches.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Indiana's Department of Education
  • Eligible school corporations that elect to join the federal community eligibility provision

Terms To Know

Community Eligibility Provision
A program allowing schools to provide free meals to all students without individual applications.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify the type of technical assistance provided by the Department of Education.
  • It is unclear how many eligible school corporations will choose to participate in this federal program.

Bill History

  1. 2026-01-05 Senate

    Authored by Senator Jackson L

  2. 2026-01-05 Senate

    First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development

Official Summary Text

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning education.
Participation in community eligibility provision.

Current Bill Text

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A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning education.

Participation in community eligibility provision.

Requires the department of education to provide technical assistance to a school corporation that is eligible to participate in and elects to participate in the federal community eligibility provision to provide free school breakfast and lunch to all students.