The bill amends existing laws to mandate that all public elementary and secondary schools in Rhode Island provide free breakfast and reimbursable lunches to all students who qualify for free or reduced-price meals. The legislation specifies that these meals must be made available through locally managed school lunch programs and directly administered school breakfast and lunch programs. It also authorizes the expansion of school breakfast and lunch programs to enhance efficiency and cost-effectiveness.

The act establishes a new section, 16-8-10, which outlines the requirement for mandatory school lunch programs, and a new section, 16-8-10.1, which outlines the requirement for mandatory school breakfast programs. The act will take effect upon passage.