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

HB 12: 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 Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 12 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on November 14, 2024. 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: John Clemmons (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (March 11, 2025): Failed in s/c Education Administration Subcommittee of Education Committee.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
John ClemmonsPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse55

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Failed in s/c Education Administration Subcommittee of Education Committee
  2. Placed on s/c cal Education Administration Subcommittee for 3/11/2025
  3. Assigned to s/c Education Administration Subcommittee
  4. Ref. to Education Committee
  5. P2C held on desk, pending appointment of Standing Committees
  6. Intro., P1C.
  7. Filed for introduction

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source