Education: meals; free school lunch and breakfast program; create. Amends 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1 - 380.1852) by adding sec. 1271. TIE BAR WITH: SB 0785’26
Key claim: Michigan SB0784 would amend the Revised School Code to create a free school lunch and breakfast program, tie-barred with SB0785.
Abstract
(SB0784 · 103rd Legislature) Education: meals; free school lunch and breakfast program; create. Amends 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1 - 380.1852) by adding sec. 1271. TIE BAR WITH: SB 0785’26 Sponsor: Sen. Dayna Polehanki (D) Latest vote: Reported Favorably With Substitute S-1 6/2/2026 — 4-1 (passed, 2026-06-03) Latest action (2026-06-03): Referred To Committee Of The Whole With Substitute (s-1)
Why this matters
Universal free school meals would change what students and parents pay for breakfast and lunch and shift administrative and funding responsibilities onto districts and the state. As introduced legislation tie-barred to a companion bill (SB 0785), the policy’s fate depends on paired passage, making its funding structure a central question for Michigan school finance.