Bill
SB 1419
Allocates $67 million General Revenue to ISBE to fund the Healthy School Meals for All program, effective July 1, 2025.
Status summary
- Bill number: SB 1419
- Primary purpose: Appropriation to support the Healthy School Meals for All Program administered by the State Board of Education (ISBE).
- Amount: $67,000,000 (or so much as may be necessary).
- Funding source: General Revenue Fund (per the bill text).
- Effective date: July 1, 2025 (if enacted).
- Procedural note: Introduced in the 2025 legislative session; referred to assignments/appropriations (see bill history for jurisdictional committee activity).
Purpose and intent
- The bill provides a direct General Revenue Fund appropriation to the State Board of Education to cover costs associated with the Healthy School Meals for All Program. The intent is to fund program operations/implementation so schools can provide healthy meals under the program (e.g., universal or expanded school meal coverage), although the bill itself is limited to the appropriation rather than setting program design details.
Key provisions
- Appropriation: $67,000,000 (lump sum, “or so much as may be necessary”) is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to ISBE for program costs.
- Effective date clause: The act takes effect July 1, 2025.
- No programmatic language: The bill text provided is strictly an appropriation; it does not amend program eligibility, meal standards, reimbursement rates, or administrative rules. Those programmatic elements would be set in other statutes, ISBE rules, or companion legislation.
Who would be affected
- State Board of Education (ISBE): recipient and distributor of funds; will be responsible for applying funds to Healthy School Meals for All program costs.
- Local school districts / schools: likely beneficiaries that implement school meal operations; funds may be used to cover costs such as food, staffing, equipment, or administrative/operational expenses associated with providing healthy meals.
- Students and families: potential indirect beneficiaries through maintained or expanded access to healthy school meals.
- State budget: a $67 million General Revenue Fund commitment, impacting the FY2026 budgetary picture and available appropriations for other purposes.
Fiscal and implementation considerations
- Fiscal impact: immediate one‑time (or annual, depending on implementing language) appropriation of $67M from the General Revenue Fund; the bill does not specify multi‑year funding or an ongoing appropriation.
- Implementation: ISBE would need to allocate and distribute funds consistent with existing program mechanisms; absent programmatic detail in this bill, ISBE’s administrative rules, guidance, or companion legislation would determine distribution terms (e.g., per-district allocations, allowable expenses, reporting).
- Oversight and reporting: not specified in this appropriation; normal ISBE fiscal controls and state auditing would apply.
Related legislation
- Companion bill: HB 1100 (listed as a related/companion measure). Program design or longer‑term funding could be addressed in companion or subsequent bills.
Notes
- The text provided for SB 1419 in this packet includes multiple unrelated drafts/versions from other jurisdictions (for example, variations of a Hawaii pilot program and an Arizona electronics recycling bill). The appropriation described above reflects the Illinois SB1419 language that expressly appropriates $67,000,000 to ISBE for the Healthy School Meals for All Program and sets the July 1, 2025 effective date.
Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.
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