Tennessee · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026) · Bill

SB 1809: Local Education Agencies - As introduced, requires each local school board to establish a school lunch program and a school breakfast program that provide a free breakfast and lunch to each student enrolled in a school under the board's jurisdiction; requires the state to reimburse each LEA for the cost of providing a free breakfast and lunch to each student enrolled in the LEA after all available federal funds have been applied. - Amends TCA Title 49.

In committee Last action March 18, 2026: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee

Plain-language summary

SB 1809 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee Senate on January 20, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Local Education Agencies - As introduced, requires each local school board to establish a school lunch program and a school breakfast program that provide a free breakfast and lunch to each student enrolled in a school under the board's jurisdiction; requires the state to reimburse each LEA for the cost of providing a free breakfast and lunch to each student enrolled in the LEA after all available federal funds have been applied. - Amends TCA Title 49. Primary sponsor: Sara Kyle (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (March 18, 2026): Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Sara Kyle (Democratic).