l9n/ Mississippi

2024 Regular Session

House Bill 1396

Community Eligibility Provision of National School Lunch Program; require certain school districts to apply for.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Education Committee on April 2, 2024. The 2024 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-13-137, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT HAVE AN IDENTIFIED STUDENT PERCENTAGE OF 25% OR MORE OF ENROLLED STUDENTS RECEIVING FREE LUNCH, AS DETERMINED BY PRIOR YEAR ENROLLMENT, TO APPLY TO THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE (FNS) FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE COMMUNITY ELIGIBILITY PROGRAMS, WHICH WOULD MAKE THE NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM AND SCHOOL BREAKFAST PROGRAM FREE TO ALL STUDENTS ENROLLED AT A PARTICULAR SCHOOL OR IN THE ENTIRE DISTRICT REGARDLESS OF REPORTED INCOME; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

4 co-sponsors

Dana McLean, Jeffrey Hulum III, Fabian Nelson, Carl Mickens

Its course

February 19 to April 2, 2024, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action6 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 19 to Mar 1323 days

EducationFeb 19 to Mar 515 days

In the SenateMar 13 to Apr 2 · stopped20 days

EducationMar 19 to Apr 2 · stopped14 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Feb 19 – Mar 13

  1. Feb 19Referred to the House committee on Education
  2. Mar 5Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Mar 13Passed the House

In the Senate Mar 14 – Apr 2

  1. Mar 14Sent to the Senate
  2. Mar 19Referred to the Senate committees on Education and on Appropriations
  3. Apr 2Died in committee in the Senate
All 6 actions, as published
  1. Feb 19Referred To EducationHouse of Representatives
  2. Mar 5Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Mar 13PassedHouse of Representatives
  4. Mar 14Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  5. Mar 19Referred To Education;AppropriationsSenate
  6. Apr 2Died In CommitteeSenate