A.B. 319 - *AB319* ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 319–ASSEMBLYWOMAN JAUREGUI MARCH 16, 2023 ____________ Referred to Committee on Ways and Means SUMMARY—Makes an appropriation to the Department of Education for universal free breakfast and lunch for Nevada pupils. (BDR S-1010) FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: No. Effect on the State: Contains Appropriation not included in Executive Budget. ~ EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted. AN ACT making an appropriation to the Department of Education for the purpose of awarding grants of money to Nevada school districts to provide universal free breakfast and lunch for Nevada pupils; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. 1. There is hereby appropriated from the State 1 General Fund to the Department of Education for the purpose of 2 awarding grants of money to Nevada school districts to provide 3 universal free breakfast and lunch to Nevada pupils the following 4 sums: 5 For the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 ............................. $50,000,000 6 For the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 ............................. $50,000,000 7 2. The sums appropriated by subsection 1 are available for 8 either fiscal year. Any remaining balance of those sums must not be 9 committed for expenditure after June 30, 2025, by the entity to 10 which the appropriation is made or any entity to which money from 11 the appropriation is granted or otherwise transferred in any manner, 12 and any portion of the appropriated money remaining must not be 13 spent for any purpose after September 19, 2025, by either the entity 14 to which the money was appropriated or the entity to which the 15 – 2 – - *AB319* money was subsequently granted or transferred, and must be 1 reverted to the State General Fund on or before September 19, 2025. 2 Sec. 2. This act becomes effective on July 1, 2023. 3 H