Tennessee § 49-6-2302 Establishment of nutritional breakfast and lunch programs

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§ 49-6-2302 — Establishment of nutritional breakfast and lunch programs

Tennessee § 49-6-2302

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Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-6-2302 (2026).

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(a)Unless a waiver is granted pursuant to § 49-6-2303(10) , and only to the extent federal funds are available for free or reduced price meals:

(1)Each school board shall establish a school lunch program in every school under its jurisdiction in accordance with rules and regulations established under § 49-6-2303 ; and (2) Each school board shall establish a school breakfast program in the following schools based on the cumulative analysis of school lunch participation for the month of April of the preceding school year:

(A)Every school that contains kindergarten through grade eight (K-8) in which twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the students participated in the school lunch program at a free or reduced price; and (B) In every school that does not contain a kindergarten through grade

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(a) Unless a waiver is granted pursuant to § 49-6-2303(10) , and only to the extent federal funds are available for free or reduced price meals: (1) Each school board shall establish a school lunch program in every school under its jurisdiction in accordance with rules and regulations established under § 49-6-2303 ; and (2) Each school board shall establish a school breakfast program in the following schools based on the cumulative analysis of school lunch participation for the month of April of the preceding school year: (A) Every school that contains kindergarten through grade eight (K-8) in which twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the students participated in the school lunch program at a free or reduced price; and (B) In every school that does not contain a kindergarten through grade eight (K-8) in which forty percent (40%) or more of the students participated in the school lunch program at a free or reduced price. (b) Each LEA operating a school breakfast program pursuant to this part shall be reimbursed by the state for any additional expenses to that agency that are incurred as a result of implementation of this part. (c) The school breakfast program shall automatically terminate if federal funding for such program ceases.