Bill > HF5

This bill appropriates funds for the fiscal years 2023, 2024, and 2025 to provide free school lunches and breakfasts for students. * **School Lunch Aid:** $190,863,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $197,902,000 in fiscal year 2025 are appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Education for school lunch aid, including the free school meals program. * **School Breakfast Aid:** $25,731,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $26,538,000 in fiscal year 2025 are appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Education for school breakfast aid. * **Administrative Costs for Free School Meals Program:** $400,000 is appropriated for fiscal year 2023, $0 for fiscal year 2024, and $202,000 for fiscal year 2025 from the General Fund for administrative costs to implement the free school meals program. The fiscal year 2023 appropriation does not cancel and is available until June 30, 2025. The base for fiscal year 2026 and later is $202,000. * **Additional General Education Aid:** $5,434,000 is appropriated for fiscal year 2025 from the General Fund for additional general education aid related to compensatory revenue. The aid for fiscal year 2026 is $604,000, with a base of $0 for fiscal year 2027 and later.