HB0440S02 | School Lunch Amendments

Description
General Description: 

This bill enacts provisions related to school community councils, school meals, and recess in public school.

Highlighted Provisions: 

Creates a lunch share table. Requires school community councils for K - 6th grade to hold a school lunch planning meeting and report on meeting lunch target goals. Students are to have 20 minutes of seated lunch time. The goal is to increase food availability and to ensure student have enough time to eat their lunches.

Bill Details
Bill Number: 
HB0440S02
Year: 
2026
Status: 
House/ filed
Last Action: 
Mar 06, 2026
Sponsor
Representative
Tiara Auxier
Republican - District 4
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note Amount: 
$0
None
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Utah PTA Response
Utah PTA Position
Local Issue
Impact on Children: 

Creates a lunch share table. Requires school community councils for K - 6th grade to hold a school lunch planning meeting and report on meeting lunch target goals. Students are to have 20 minutes of seated lunch time. The goal is to increase food availability and to ensure student have enough time to eat their lunches.

Commission: 
Health
National PTA Public Policy Agenda

National PTA Resolution on Improving School Meal Programs - Resolved, That National PTA and its constituent associations support legislation and advocate for wellness policies, which include measurable goals and standards regarding child nutrition, that will ensure sufficient time for students to receive and consume a meal, and provide for recess opportunities;