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NC S856
Bill
Status
Introduced
5/26/2022
Primary Sponsor
Mujtaba Mohammed
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AI Summary
- Requires local boards of education to provide lunch to public school students at no cost to students as part of school nutrition services
- Mandates the Department of Public Instruction allocate sufficient state funds to supplement federal funding for the no-cost lunch program
- Requires annual reporting to the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee on the number of students receiving free lunches, lunches served, and program implementation costs, beginning no later than March 15, 2023
- Appropriates $78,700,000 in recurring General Fund dollars to the Department of Public Instruction for the 2022-2023 fiscal year to implement the program
- Act becomes effective July 1, 2022
Legislative Description
Free Lunch for K-12 Students
Appropriations
Last Action
Ref to Appropriations/Base Budget. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate
5/27/2022
Committee Referrals
Rules and Operations of the Senate5/27/2022
Full Bill Text
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