North Dakota HB1624 mandates free school breakfast and lunch for students and appropriates funds for this purpose.

North Dakota HB1624 requires public and nonpublic schools to provide one breakfast and one lunch each school day at no cost to students upon request. The bill creates the school meals fund to support this initiative. It appropriates $65,000,000 for the biennium starting July 1, 2025, to cover the costs. The superintendent of public instruction is tasked with reimbursing eligible schools and may adopt rules for timely implementation.

North Dakota HB1624 mandates free school breakfast and lunch for students and appropriates funds for this purpose.

North Dakota HB1624 requires public and nonpublic schools to provide one breakfast and one lunch each school day at no cost to students upon request. The bill creates the school meals fund to support this initiative. It appropriates $65,000,000 for the biennium starting July 1, 2025, to cover the costs. The superintendent of public instruction is tasked with reimbursing eligible schools and may adopt rules for timely implementation.