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(1) $11,548,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 1 fiscal year 2022 and $11,548,000 of the general fund—state 2 appropriation for fiscal year 2023 are provided solely for state 3 matching money for federal child nutrition programs, and may support 4 the meals for kids program through the following allowable uses: 5 (a) Elimination of breakfast copays for eligible public school 6 students and lunch copays for eligible public school students in 7 grades pre-kindergarten through twelfth grades who are eligible for 8 reduced-price lunch as required in Engrossed House Bill No. 1342 9 (reduced-price lunch copays); 10 (b) Assistance to school districts and authorized public and 11 private nonprofit organizations for supporting summer food service 12 programs, and initiating new summer food service programs in low- 13 income areas; 14 (c) Reimbursements to school districts for school breakfasts 15 served to students eligible for free and reduced-price lunch, 16 pursuant to chapter 287, Laws of 2005; and 17 (d) Assistance to school districts in initiating and expanding 18 school breakfast programs. 19 (2) The office of the superintendent of public instruction shall 20 report annually to the fiscal committees of the legislature on annual 21 expenditures in subsection (1)(a) through (c) of this section. 22 (3) The superintendent of public instruction shall provide the 23 department of health with the following data, where available, for 24 all nutrition assistance programs that are funded by the United 25 States department of agriculture and administered by the office of 26 the superintendent of public instruction. The superintendent must 27 provide the report for the preceding federal fiscal year by February 28 1, 2022, and February 1, 2023. The report must provide: 29 (a) The number of people in Washington who are eligible for the 30 program; 31 (b) The number of people in Washington who participated in the 32 program; 33 (c) The average annual participation rate in the program; 34 (d) Participation rates by geographic distribution; and 35 (e) The annual federal funding of the program in Washington. 36 (4)(a) $21,500,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 37 fiscal year 2023 ((is)) and $26,500,000 of the general fund—federal 38 appropriation (CRRSA/GEER) are provided solely for reimbursements to 39 p. 1262 ESSB 5187.SL