Oregon legislation · 2026 Legislative Measures
Oregon SB1581: Relating to school meals; prescribing an effective date.
Status: Failed, March 6, 2026
Digest: Makes school meals available at no cost. (Flesch Readability Score: 78.8). Requires school districts to offer lunch and breakfast to students at no charge, regardless of income. Provides exceptions. Requires school districts that make breakfast accessible at a school site to make breakfast accessible at the school site after the beginning of the day. [ Prescribes nutrition standards for reimbursable meals that are paid for by state sources. ] Takes effect on July 1, 2026.
What the bill says
From the introduced text, February 11, 2026:
83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2026 Regular Session SENATE AMENDMENTS TO SENATE BILL 1581 By COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION February On page 1 of the printed bill, delete line 26 and delete pages 2 through 4. On page 5, delete lines 1 through 10 and insert: "SECTION 1. ORS 327.531 is amended to read: "327.531. (1)(a) A school or school district that meets the eligibility requirements of the special provisions of the United States Department of Agriculture's National School Lunch Program or School Breakfast Program [may] must apply to the Department of Education to offer reimbursable breakfasts, lunches or both at no charge and without consideration of individual eligibility [by applying to the Department of Education]. "(b) If the school or school district is approved under paragraph (a) of this subsection, the school or school district must offer breakfasts, lunches or both to all students of the school or school district at no charge to the student. "(c) For each breakfast or lunch that a school or school district provides at no charge as described in this subsection, the Department of Education shall provide reimbursement pursuant to ORS 327.545 (2). "(2)(a) If a school or school district does not offer reimbursable breakfasts or lunches as described in subsection (1) of this section, the school district must [ensure] require that each school of the …
Sponsors
- Courtney Neron Misslin (D, 13) · primary sponsor