NJ S1226

Requires public schools with 5% or more students eligible for free or reduced price meals to establish a school breakfast program, lowering the current threshold from 20%

Schools serving pre-K through 6th grade must implement breakfast programs by September 1, 2023, while schools serving other grades must comply by September 1, 2024

School districts must submit breakfast program plans to the Department of Agriculture for review, and districts that fail to submit plans will be required to follow a model plan provided by the department

Allows the Department of Agriculture to grant one-year waivers to schools lacking staff, facilities, equipment, or funding to implement the program, provided the district submits a plan outlining steps to remove impediments

Requires the State to appropriate funds annually to the Department of Agriculture to cover the State's share of costs for newly established breakfast programs