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ND HB1624
Bill
Status
1/22/2026
Primary Sponsor
Mike Nathe
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AI Summary
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Public school districts and public schools must provide one breakfast and one lunch each school day at no cost to enrolled students upon request, while nonpublic schools, tribal schools, public charter schools, and Bureau of Indian Education schools may voluntarily participate
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Schools must participate in federal child nutrition and food distribution programs and encourage parents to apply for free or reduced price meals to qualify for state reimbursement
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State reimbursement covers the difference between maximum federal reimbursement rates and actual federal reimbursements received for meals served
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Creates a new school meals fund in the state treasury, funded by a $65,000,000 transfer from the strategic investment and improvements fund for the 2025-2027 biennium
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Effective date is July 1, 2026
Legislative Description
Offering school breakfast and lunch at no cost and the school meals fund; to provide an appropriation; to provide for a transfer; and to provide an effective date.
Last Action
Second reading, failed to pass, yeas 22 nays 24
1/23/2026