NC H713

Requires all public school units in North Carolina to provide breakfast and lunch to students at no cost, beginning with the 2025-2026 school year

Appropriates $144 million in recurring funds from the General Fund to the Department of Public Instruction for the 2025-2026 fiscal year to cover meal costs

Mandates eligible schools participate in both the federal National School Lunch Program and the Community Eligibility Provision Program

Extends free meal requirements to charter schools, regional schools, and laboratory schools in addition to traditional public schools

Directs the State Board of Education to allocate funds to school food authorities based on factors including school size, number of students eligible for free/reduced-price lunch, food quality, and use of locally sourced products