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Iowa

Policy Snapshot

Failed to pass School Meals for All legislation

40.1%

of students are eligible for free or reduced-price school lunch.*

Policy Landscape and Our Work

While a universal school meals bill has been introduced in the previous legislative session, the bill did not receive a hearing.

FoodCorps is an active participant in the Iowa School Meals for All coalition and is engaged in strategy and planning for the eventual reintroduction of the bill in the coming 2025 legislative session.

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SF 303: Free School Breakfast and Lunch for Students

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September 18, 2024

Advocates call for expanding free school meals at U.S. Senate hearing

Iowa Capital Dispatch | Shauneen Miranda
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February 21, 2023

Iowa introduces universal free meals bill, while North Dakota and Oklahoma bills stop short of offering free school meals for all

Foodservice Director | Benita Gingerella
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February 17, 2024

Iowa legislature's clock runs out on feeding hungry kids

Bleeding Heartland | Laura Belin
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February 14, 2024

Proposed Iowa bill to make school lunches free

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*Source: NCES

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Last updated May 05, 2024