Kentucky legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky HB250: AN ACT relating to school lunches.
Status: In committee, January 15, 2026
Amend KRS 160.345 to require a school council to adopt a policy requiring students to be assigned a lunch period of at least 30 minutes in length; amend KRS 158.153 to conform.
What the bill says
An act relating to school lunches.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT relating to school lunches. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: Section 1. KRS 160.345 is amended to read as follows: (1) For the purpose of this Alaskan native; African-American; Hispanic, including persons of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, and Central or South American origin; Pacific islander; or other ethnic group underrepresented in the school; (b) "School" means an elementary or secondary educational institution that is under the administrative control of a principal and is not a program or part of another school. The term "school" does not include district-operated schools that are: 1. Exclusively vocational-technical, special education, or preschool programs; 2. Instructional programs operated in institutions or schools outside of the district; or 3. Alternative schools designed to provide services to at-risk populations with unique needs; (c) "Teacher" means any person for whom certification is required as a basis of employment in the public schools of the state, with the exception of principals and assistant principals; and (d) "Parent" or 2. A person who has legal custody of a student pursuant to a court order and with whom the student resides. (2) Each local board of education shall adopt a policy for implementing school-based decision making in the district which shall include but not be limited to a XXXX 9/17/2025 12:53 PM Jacketed …
Sponsors
- Ashley Tackett Laferty (D, HD-095) · primary sponsor
- Chad Aull (D, HD-079)
Latest actions
- : to Primary and Secondary Education (H)
- : to Committee on Committees (H)
- : introduced in House
Subjects: Education, Elementary And Secondary, Children And Minors
Common questions
- What is HB250?
- HB250 is a bill in the Kentucky Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to school lunches.
- What does HB250 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to school lunches.
- What is the status of HB250?
- In committee as of January 15, 2026. Latest action: to Primary and Secondary Education (H) (January 15, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB250?
- Ashley Tackett Laferty (D, HD-095), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB250?
- On the Kentucky Legislature website: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26rs/hb250.html
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