(1) The general assembly shall annually appropriate by separate line item in the annual general appropriation bill an amount of not less than seven hundred thousand dollars and not more than one million five hundred thousand dollars to the fund created in section 22-82.7-105 to allow school food authorities to provide free breakfasts to children participating in the school breakfast program who would otherwise be required to pay a reduced price for breakfast and to offset the costs incurred by facility schools in providing breakfasts to students who are placed in the facility and are eligible to participate in the school breakfast program. The appropriation to the fund shall be in addition to any appropriation made by the general assembly pursuant to section 22-54-123 or 22-54-123.5 (1).
The department may seek and accept gifts, grants, and donations from public andprivate sources to fund the program, but receipt of gifts, grants, and donations shall not be a prerequisite to the implementation of the program. All private and public funds received through gifts, grants, and donations shall be transmitted to the state treasurer, who shall credit the same to the fund.
To the extent permitted by law, the department may, at its discretion, direct othermoneys to fund the program.
Source: L. 2007: Entire article added, p. 902, § 2, effective May 15. L. 2008: (1) amended, p. 1406, § 57, effective May 27. L. 2009: (1) amended, (SB 09-230), ch. 227, p. 1036, § 10, effective May 4.