1 School Boards; Food and Nutrition Programs. Amend RSA 189:11-a, I to read as follows:

I. Each school board shall make at least one meal available during school hours to every pupil under its jurisdiction. Such meals shall be served without cost or at a reduced cost to any child who meets federal income eligibility guidelines. The state board of education shall ensure compliance with this section and shall establish minimum nutritional standards for such meals as well as income guidelines set for the family size used in determining eligibility for free and reduced price meals. Nothing in this section shall prohibit the operation of both a breakfast and lunch program in the same school.

2 School Boards; Food and Nutrition Programs. Amend RSA 189:11-a, VII(b) to read as follows:

(b) Such school which demonstrates to the department of education that an approved school wellness policy, as required under the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, Public Law 111-296, and the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, 42 U.S.C. section 1758b is in effect, and that such school is providing breakfast meals to pupils that meet or exceed the United States Department of Agriculture's child nutrition criteria may apply for and receive a 3 cent reimbursement for each breakfast meal served to a pupil and an additional 27 cent reimbursement for each meal served to students eligible for a reduced price meal. The department of education shall request biennial appropriations in an amount sufficient to meet projected school breakfast reimbursements to ensure students eligible for reduced price meals are offered breakfast at no cost . The department of education shall prescribe forms as necessary under this paragraph.

3 New Subparagraph; Application of Receipts; Dedicated Funds. Amend RSA 6:12, I(b) by inserting after subparagraph (382) the following new subparagraph:

(383) Moneys deposited in the meals for students fund under RSA 189:11-a, VII(c).

4 Food and Nutrition Programs; 2025. Amend RSA 189:11-a, VII(b) and (c) to read as follows:

(b) Such school which demonstrates to the department of education that an approved school wellness policy, as required under the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, Public Law 111-296, and the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, 42 U.S.C. section 1758b is in effect, and that such school is providing breakfast and lunch to pupils that meet or exceed the United States Department of Agriculture's child nutrition criteria may apply for and receive a 3 cent reimbursement for each breakfast and lunch served to a pupil and an additional 27 cent reimbursement for each meal served to students eligible for a reduced price meal. The department of education shall provide funding from the meals for students fund for school breakfast and lunch reimbursements to ensure students eligible for reduced price meals are offered breakfast and lunch at no cost to the students. The department of education shall prescribe forms as necessary under this paragraph.

(c) There is established the meals for students fund for the purpose of providing funding for the unreimbursed cost of breakfast and lunch meals of students eligible for reduced price meals. The fund shall be nonlapsing and continually appropriated to the department of education. The fund may receive money from any available state, federal, or private source.

5 Repeal; 2025. RSA 6:12, I(b)(383), relative to the meals for students fund, is repealed.

6 Effective Date.

I. Sections 4 and 5 of this act shall take effect July 1, 2025.

II. The remainder of this act shall take effect July 1, 2022.

1 School Boards; Food and Nutrition Programs. Amend RSA 189:11-a, I to read as follows:

I. Each school board shall make breakfast and lunch available during school hours to every pupil under its jurisdiction. Such meals shall be served without cost or at a reduced cost to any child who meets federal income eligibility guidelines. The state board of education shall ensure compliance with this section and shall establish minimum nutritional standards for such meals as well as income guidelines set for the family size used in determining eligibility for free and reduced price meals. .

2 School Boards; Food and Nutrition Programs. Amend RSA 189:11-a, VII(b) to read as follows:

(b) Such school which demonstrates to the department of education that an approved school wellness policy, as required under the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, Public Law 111-296, and the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, 42 U.S.C. section 1758b is in effect, and that such school is providing breakfast and lunch to pupils that meet or exceed the United States Department of Agriculture's child nutrition criteria may apply for and receive a 3 cent reimbursement for each breakfast and lunch served to a pupil and an additional 27 cent reimbursement for each meal served to students eligible for a reduced price meal. The department of education shall provide funding from the meals for students fund for school breakfast and lunch reimbursements to ensure students eligible for reduced price meals are offered breakfast and lunch at no cost to the students . The department of education shall prescribe forms as necessary under this paragraph.

(c) There is established the meals for students fund for the purpose of providing funding for the unreimbursed cost of breakfast and lunch meals of students eligible for reduced price meals. The fund shall be nonlapsing and continually appropriated to the department of education. The fund may receive money from any available state, federal, or private source.

3 New Subparagraph; Application of Receipts; Dedicated Funds. Amend RSA 6:12, I(b) by inserting after subparagraph (382) the following new subparagraph:

(383) Moneys deposited in the meals for students fund under RSA 189:11-a, VII(c).

4 Food and Nutrition Programs; 2025. Amend RSA 189:11-a, VII(b) and (c) to read as follows:

(b) Such school which demonstrates to the department of education that an approved school wellness policy, as required under the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, Public Law 111-296, and the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, 42 U.S.C. section 1758b is in effect, and that such school is providing breakfast and lunch to pupils that meet or exceed the United States Department of Agriculture's child nutrition criteria may apply for and receive a 3 cent reimbursement for each breakfast and lunch served to a pupil and an additional 27 cent reimbursement for each meal served to students eligible for a reduced price meal. The department of education shall request biennial appropriations in an amount sufficient to meet projected school breakfast and lunch reimbursements to ensure students eligible for reduced price meals are offered breakfast and lunch at no cost to the students. The department of education shall prescribe forms as necessary under this paragraph.

5 Repeal; 2025. RSA 6:12, I(b)(383), relative to the meals for students fund, is repealed.

6 Effective Date.

I. Sections 4 and 5 of this act shall take effect July 1, 2025.

II. The remainder of this act shall take effect July 1, 2022.