The State Department of Education shall reimburse each qualified public school in Nebraska a portion of the cost of such school’s school breakfast program in the amount of five cents per school breakfast served by such school in the second preceding school year. To qualify, a school district shall operate a school lunch program and shall submit information regarding the number of breakfasts served in a manner prescribed by the department. The Legislature shall appropriate money from the General Fund to carry out this section.

Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 79-10,138

  • School: means a school under the jurisdiction of a school board authorized by Chapter 79. See Nebraska Statutes 79-101
  • School year: means (a) for elementary grades other than kindergarten, the time equivalent to at least one thousand thirty-two instructional hours and (b) for high school grades, the time equivalent to at least one thousand eighty instructional hours. See Nebraska Statutes 79-101
  • State: when applied to different states of the United States shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories organized by Congress. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801