Pupils and employed personnel of the school district or other agencies contracting with the Department of Education, who are fed through a school food services program may be charged for mealsIf a student is eligible for free meals through the National School Lunch Program, 42 U.S.C. § 1751, et seq. (January 1, 2024), or the School Breakfast Program, 42 U.S.C. § 1773 (January 1, 2024), the board of a school district may not impose a charge upon the student for any meal provided through a school food services program. If a student is eligible for reduced-price meals through the National School Lunch Program or the School Breakfast Program, the board of a school district may impose only such meal charges upon the student as are permitted in accordance with the federal programs. If a student is not eligible for reduced-price meals through the National School Lunch Program or the School Breakfast Program, but has a family income that is less than two hundred and nine percent of the poverty line, as defined in the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981, 42 U.S.C. § 9902 (January 1, 2024), the district may provide the student with reduced-price meals, and charge the student an amount no greater than that paid by a student who is eligible for reduced-price meals. The Department of Education shall, with moneys appropriated in the General Appropriations Act, reimburse the school district for the costs incurred in providing meals to a student who is not eligible for reduced-price meals through the National School Lunch Program or the School Breakfast Program, but has a family income that is less than two 25 hundred and nine percent of the poverty line, less any amount charged to the student in accordance with this section. 2