Education: meals; free school lunch and breakfast program; modify. Amends sec. 30d of 1979 PA 94 (MCL 388.1630d). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0784’26
Key claim: Senate Bill 785 would modify the free school lunch and breakfast program under section 30d of the State School Aid Act, tied to companion SB 784.
Abstract
(SB0785 · 103rd Legislature) Education: meals; free school lunch and breakfast program; modify. Amends sec. 30d of 1979 PA 94 (MCL 388.1630d). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0784’26 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
Free school meals are funded through the State School Aid Act, so any statewide meal program requires paired amendments to both the Revised School Code (the program creation) and the Aid Act (the funding mechanism). SB 785’s tie-bar to SB 784 signals that lawmakers intend the two bills to advance together, and neither takes effect without the other — a structural choice that shapes whether Michigan districts, students, and families see the program materialize.