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SENATE BILL 5352
State of Washington
69th Legislature
2025 Regular Session
By Senators Riccelli, Nobles, Harris, Cortes, Slatter, Orwall, Chapman, Ramos, Trudeau, Kauffman, Muzzall, Lovelett, Valdez, Krishnadasan, Hasegawa, Lovick, Liias, Saldaña, Dhingra, Conway, Bateman, Holy, Christian, Cleveland, King, Frame, Salomon, Stanford, and C. Wilson; by request of Governor Ferguson
Read first time 01/17/25. Referred to Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education.
AN ACT Relating to increasing student access to free meals served at public schools; amending RCW 28A.235.135 , 28A.235.160 , 28A.235.250 , 28A.235.270 , 28A.235.285 , 28A.235.300 , and 28A.405.415 ; reenacting and amending RCW 28A.150.260 ; creating new sections; repealing RCW 28A.235.260 ; and providing an effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. The legislature finds that providing all public school students with access to meals served without charge each school day will support academic success and promote student well-being. The legislature, in support of students, families, and productive learning environments, and in recognition of financial challenges that can create barriers to academic achievement, declares that no student should ever experience hunger or food insecurity within a public school.
The legislature, therefore, intends to provide all requesting students with access to school meals that are served without charge.