North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session
North Carolina S1054: No Child Left Unfed.
Status: Introduced, May 6, 2026
What the bill says
An act to require the department of health and human services to extend access to the federal child and adult care food program to child care providers operating licensed child care homes.
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES TO EXTEND ACCESS TO THE FEDERAL CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM TO CHILD CARE PROVIDERS OPERATING LICENSED CHILD CARE HOMES. Whereas, family, friend, and neighbor (FFN) child care providers serve a critical role in the child care ecosystem of North Carolina, caring for a significant share of young children, particularly in low-income, rural, and underserved communities; and Whereas, the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), administered by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, provides reimbursements for nutritious meals and snacks served to eligible children in qualifying child care settings; and Whereas, legally operating FFN providers are currently excluded from or face significant barriers to participation in CACFP, limiting the nutritional resources available to the children they serve; and Whereas, expanding CACFP access to legally operating FFN providers will improve child nutrition outcomes, support small and informal providers, and reduce child food insecurity in North Carolina; and Whereas, it is the intent of the General Assembly to direct the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services to take feasible administrative action to achieve this expansion without requiring a lengthy study period, consistent with applicable federal law and USDA requirements; Now, therefore, …
Sponsors
- Chaudhuri, Jay J. (D, 15) · primary sponsor
- Burgin, Jim (R, 12) · primary sponsor
- Adcock, Gale (D, 16)
- Chitlik, Sophia (D, 22)
- Robinson, Gladys A. (D, 28)
- Smith, Kandie D. (D, 5)
- Waddell, Joyce (D, 40)
Latest actions
- : Re-ref Com On Appropriations/Base Budget
- : Withdrawn From Com
- : Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
- : Passed 1st Reading
- : Filed
Subjects: DHHS, NUTRITION, DAY CARE, PUBLIC, FOODS & BEVERAGES, FOOD & NUTRITION PROGRAMS, REPORTING, SOCIAL SERVICES
Common questions
- What is S1054?
- S1054 is a bill in the North Carolina Legislature (2025-2026 Session): No Child Left Unfed.
- What does S1054 do?
- In its own words: An act to require the department of health and human services to extend access to the federal child and adult care food program to child care providers operating licensed child care homes.
- What is the status of S1054?
- Introduced as of May 6, 2026. Latest action: Re-ref Com On Appropriations/Base Budget (May 6, 2026).
- Who sponsored S1054?
- Chaudhuri, Jay J. (D, 15), with 6 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for S1054?
- On the North Carolina Legislature website: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/S1054
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