Raised Bill No. 5510, introduced in the February Session, 2024, is an act concerning funding for student meals. The bill proposes an appropriation of an unspecified sum of money from the General Fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. This funding is specifically allocated to provide breakfasts at no cost to students in schools participating in the school breakfast program and to fully reimburse schools and school districts that have adopted the United States Department of Agriculture Community Eligibility Provision for the cost of student breakfasts.
The bill is effective upon passage and creates a new section in the law. The purpose of the bill is to ensure that funding is available to support the provision of student meals, particularly breakfasts, without cost to the students. The bill does not contain any deletions from the current law but adds new legal language to establish the funding provision. The exact amount of the appropriation is not specified in the text provided.