NRS 387.1155 - Disbursements of money by State Department of Agriculture; waiver of requirements for participation in Program; adoption of regulations regarding waiver.

NV Rev Stat § 387.1155 (2019) (N/A)
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1. For each school year, disbursements from the State Department of Agriculture to public schools which are participating in the Program must:

(a) Be paid in sequential order starting with the public school with the highest percentage of enrolled pupils eligible for free or reduced-price lunches under the National School Lunch Act.

(b) Be paid until all money available for the Program for a school year is exhausted.

2. To the extent that money is available and for each school year, the State Department of Agriculture shall allocate to each public school that is participating in the Program an amount of money necessary to carry out the Program, as determined by the Department in accordance with subsection 1.

3. The State Department of Agriculture shall adopt regulations prescribing the manner in which a public school that is not otherwise required to participate in the Program may apply for and receive a waiver of the requirements of NRS 387.1145 for the purpose of participating in the Program, including, without limitation, any requirements to qualify for a waiver.

(Added to NRS by 2015, 3853)