Assembly Bill 226 aims to enhance the nutritional quality of free or reduced-price meals provided by school boards and independent charter schools in Wisconsin. The bill specifically prohibits these institutions from serving meals that contain certain harmful ingredients, including brominated vegetable oil, potassium bromate, propylparaben, azodicarbonamide, and red dye 3, as part of the National School Lunch Program and the federal School Breakfast Program. However, the bill allows for private vendors to serve food containing these ingredients on school premises or during school-sponsored activities.

To implement this change, the bill creates a new statute, 118.073, which outlines the prohibited ingredients in school meals. Additionally, it amends existing law by inserting the new statute into section 119.04 (1). The bill is set to take effect on July 1, 2027, providing time for schools to adjust their meal offerings in compliance with the new regulations.

Statutes affected:
Bill Text: 119.04(1), 119.04