Kansas HB 2295: Providing state general funds for school meals programs and prohibiting local boards from collecting money for such meals.
Status: Died in Committee (as of 2026-04-10)
State: Kansas · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: HB 2295
Subjects: Children and Minors, Schools, State Finance
Sponsors: Committee on Education
Bill Text
HB 2295 — As Introduced — Kansas Legislature • • • • • • • • • • • • • Skip to main content Kansas Legislature kslegislature.gov menu Home House account_balanceAbout the House groupsRepresentatives campaignEvents chairSeating Chart auto_storiesJournals & Calendars manage_accountsChief Clerk of the House gavelRules Senate account_balanceAbout the Senate groupsSenators campaignEvents assignment_indAppointments chairSeating Chart auto_storiesJournals & Calendars manage_accountsSecretary of the Senate gavelRules Committees groupsCommittees eventHearing Schedule handshakeConference Committee Schedule Measures & Laws gavelAll Measures account_balanceHouse Measures account_balanceSenate Measures account_balanceVotes topicSubject Index summarizeReports menu_bookStatutes schoolHow a Bill Becomes Law menu_bookLegislative Procedure Manual Today campaignLive Floor Activity videocamHouse Video videocamSenate Video live_tvStatehouse Live & Archive smart_displayYouTube Channel Resources Archive Search description Go to bill or resolution arrow_forward A− A+ search Search bills, resolutions, and statutes help Keywords Enter any words to search bills, statutes, and documents. water quality funding Bill or Resolution Number Type a number and press Enter to go directly to the detail page. HB 2590 SCR 1611 Statute Number 68-102 72-3715 Exact Phrase Wrap your query in quotes. “rules of evidence” Document Type Prefix with a type to narrow results. testimony: HB 2513 minutes: budget Searching… No results found. search Search bills, resolutions, and statutes Home House About the House Representatives Events Seating Chart Journals & Calendars Chief Clerk of the House Rules Senate About the Senate Senators Events Appointments Seating Chart Journals & Calendars Secretary of the Senate Rules Committees All Committees Hearing Schedule Conference Committee Schedule Measures & Laws All Measures House Measures Senate Measures Votes Subject Index Reports Statutes How a Bill Becomes Law Legislative Procedure Manual Resources Today Live Floor Activity House Video Senate Video Statehouse Live & Archive YouTube Channel Archive Search • HB 2295› • HB 2295 — As Introduced Kansas Legislature HB 2295 — As Introduced picture_as_pdf Download PDF Session of 2025 HOUSE BILL No. 2295 By Committee on Education Requested by Representative Featherston on behalf of Representative Meyer 2-5 1AN ACT concerning education; relating to the state board of education; 2providing for reimbursements to local school boards for reduced price 3school meals; prohibiting local school boards from collecting money 4for such meals; amending K.S.A. 72-17,137 and repealing the existing 5section. 6 7Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas: 8Section 1. K.S.A. 72-17,137 is hereby amended to read as follows: 972-17,137. (a) Each board shall be entitled to receive, from appropriations 10from the state general fund, six cents (6¢) $.06 for each type-A meal 11served under an approved school lunch program during each school year 12commencing with the 1978-79 school year. 13(b) Commencing in the 2025-2026 school year: 14(1) Each board shall be entitled to receive, from appropriations from 15the state general fund, $.40 for each meal served under an approved 16reduced price school meals program being provided in accordance with 1742 U.S.C. 1759(a); and 18(2) no board shall collect $.40 for such reduced price school meals 19from students participating in the reduced price school meals program. 20(c) For the purpose of this section every type-A lunch served shall be 21counted equally. If the total amount of entitlements of all boards in any 22school year is more than the amount appropriated for payment thereof, 23then the entire amount appropriated therefor shall be prorated among all 24boards in proportion to the amount each board is entitled to receive under 25this act. 26(b)(d) Moneys received by a board from appropriations from the state 27general fund under the provisions of this section shall not be used for the 28purchase of identifiable imported meats. As used in this subsection, 29"identifiable imported meats" shall mean means meats which are labeled 30as being imported. 31Sec. 2. K.S.A. 72-17,137 is hereby repealed. 32Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its 33publication in the statute book. search keyboard_arrow_up keyboard_arrow_down Page 1 arrow_upward Top Kansas State Legislature 300 SW 10th Ave, Topeka, KS 66612 Ad Astra Per Aspera Kansas Legislative Hotline In-State: 1-800-432-3924 Out-of-State: 785-296-2149 Government • Legislators • House • Representatives • Senate • Senators • Committees Resources • Bills & Measures • Today • Live •
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