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LA SB284
Bill
Status
2/27/2026
Primary Sponsor
Rick Edmonds
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AI Summary
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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
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Vendor contracts may include training and scheduling cafeteria employees, planning menus, managing nutrition program budgets, maintaining inventory, ordering supplies, and overseeing daily cafeteria operations
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Creates an exception to existing law that prohibits state funds from being disbursed to private entities operating school nutrition programs for profit
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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
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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