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LA SB284

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/27/2026

Primary Sponsor

Rick Edmonds

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Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Authorizes the Central Community School Board to contract with private vendors to manage the school system's nutrition program for the entire district or individual schools

  • Vendor contracts may include training and scheduling cafeteria employees, planning menus, managing nutrition program budgets, maintaining inventory, ordering supplies, and overseeing daily cafeteria operations

  • Creates an exception to existing law that prohibits state funds from being disbursed to private entities operating school nutrition programs for profit

  • Requires any vendor contracts to comply with federal funding requirements for the National School Lunch Program and other federal nutrition programs, as determined by the state Department of Education

  • Becomes effective upon signature by the governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action

Legislative Description

Authorizes the Central Community School System to contract with a vendor for management of the nutrition program and for the training and scheduling of the school system's cafeteria employees. (gov sig)

SCHOOLS

Last Action

Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Education.

3/9/2026

Committee Referrals

Education2/27/2026

Full Bill Text

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