Allocating Funds to Reimburse School Districts for Providing Breakfast, Prioritizing Local Food Sources

S.B. 8 appropriates $12.4 million for school year 2021-2022 and $11.9 million for school year 2022-2023 to reimburse eligible schools for the cost of serving free breakfast to all students. Per existing law, school districts must give preference in breakfast programs to food that is grown or produced by Michigan businesses if it is competitively priced and of comparable quality. H.B. 4286/S.B. 304 (2023), S.B. 500 (2023), and H.B. 5042 (2023) are related preliminary bills from this session.