A new bill filed in Tennessee General Assembly would require school boards to provide free school breakfast and lunch to all students.

The bill was filed on Tuesday. It is sponsored by Republican Senator Bobby Harshbarger of Hawkins and Sullivan counties.

The language in Senate Bill 0740 states As introduced, requires local boards of education to establish a program to provide free school breakfast and lunch to all students.

With this bill, the state would be required to provide funding to the schools for providing free breakfast and lunch.

SB 0740 would amend House Bill 2157, which deals with funding for education resources. This includes programs such as the Tennessee Hope Scholarship and the Tennessee Lottery Scholarship.