Revision: Feb. 3, 2025, 3:31 p.m.
SB 205-FN - AS INTRODUCED
2025 SESSION
25-1106
02/06
SENATE BILL 205-FN
SPONSORS: Sen. Long, Dist 20; Sen. Altschiller, Dist 24; Rep. Telerski, Hills. 11
COMMITTEE: Education
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ANALYSIS
This bill requires school boards to provide breakfast and lunch to pupils under their jurisdiction.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
25-1106
02/06
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Food and Nutrition Programs. Amend RSA 189:11-a, I to read as follows:
I. Each school board shall make [at least one meal] lunch available during school hours to every pupil under its jurisdiction, and breakfast shall be made available before or during school hours to every pupil under the school board's jurisdiction, unless the start of school is delayed. Such meals shall be served without cost or at a reduced cost to any child who meets federal income eligibility guidelines. The state board of education shall ensure compliance with this section and shall establish minimum nutritional standards for such meals as well as income guidelines set for the family size used in determining eligibility for free and reduced price meals. [Nothing in this section shall prohibit the operation of both a breakfast and lunch program in the same school.]
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025.
25-1106
Revised 2/3/25
SB 205-FN FISCAL NOTE
AS INTRODUCED
FISCAL IMPACT: This bill does not provide funding.
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Estimated State Impact | ||||||
| FY 2025 | FY 2026 | FY 2027 | FY 2028 | ||
Revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
Revenue Fund(s) | None | |||||
Expenditures* | $0 | Indeterminable Increase - Approximately $200K to $1.2M Per Year | ||||
Funding Source(s) | General Fund | |||||
Appropriations* | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
Funding Source(s) | None | |||||
*Expenditure = Cost of bill *Appropriation = Authorized funding to cover cost of bill | ||||||
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Estimated Political Subdivision Impact | ||||||
| FY 2025 | FY 2026 | FY 2027 | FY 2028 | ||
Local Revenue | $0 | Indeterminable Increase (State and Federal Revenue) | ||||
Local Expenditures | $0 | Indeterminable Increase | ||||
METHODOLOGY:
This bill requires all schools, regardless of participation in United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) National School Lunch (NSLP) or School Breakfast Programs (SBP), to provide breakfast and lunch during school to every pupil under its jurisdiction. The Department of Education has provided the following assumptions and information relative to this bill:
State Impact
The Department of Education estimates, using the above assumptions and data, that this bill could increase state general fund expenditures by between $207,003 and $1,188,627, per year:
Minimum:
Maximum:
Local School District Impact
In addition to the potential revenue increase from state reimbursements discussed above, the Department of Education states this bill’s impact on local school district expenditures is indeterminable. Costs would relate to startup costs, labor costs, cost of meal pricing, projected participation, actual participation and continuous ongoing costs for operation of the programs. Costs would vary from district to district.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Department Education