HB0100S03 | Food Security Amendments

Description
General Description: 

This bill establishes a program to provide lunch at no cost to an eligible student.

Highlighted Provisions: 

Eliminates reduced breakfast and lunch for students who qualify and provides them meal for free. Provides meals for free in the summer via EBT.

Bill Details
Bill Number: 
HB0100S03
Year: 
2025
Status: 
Governor Signed
Last Action: 
Mar 25, 2025
Sponsor
Representative
Tyler Clancy
Republican - District 60
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note Amount: 
$0
None
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Utah PTA Response
Utah PTA Position
Support

While this bill addresses food insecurity in elementary schools,  it leaves vulnerable secondary students without accesses to nutritious meals they need for adequate growth and development. This issue is not one of parents unwillingness to provide food for their children, but of families being unable to meet this critical need given extreme financial hardship.

Utah PTA Resolution: 
HEA 2023-1 | Child Nutrition and Food Insecurity
Impact on Children: 

Reduce food debt and increase access to food for children qualifying for reduced lunch during the school year and in the summer

Commission: 
Health
Utah PTA Public Policy Program
National PTA and Utah PTA Resolutions: 

That Utah PTA and its constituent associations call on state, district and local leaders to take action to reduce and eliminate hunger and food insecurity for Utah's children through policy and funding;