The purposes of this chapter are to:

(1) Encourage school districts to participate in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs.

(2) Provide policies and procedures for the budgeting and accounting for state appropriations for school breakfast and lunch programs in school districts.

(3) Provide policies and procedures regarding the administration of state appropriated grants to school districts to increase participation in school breakfast and lunch programs, to improve program quality, and to improve the equipment and facilities used in the programs.

(4) Provide policies and procedures regarding the administration of state appropriated grants to school districts and other eligible organizations to start summer food service programs and to help expand summer food services for children.

(5) Formalize procedures currently in place for the apportionment of state match money for the National School Lunch Program and the state reimbursement for free and reduced price breakfasts.