An Act To Fully Fund School Breakfast from Kindergarten to Grade 12
Maine Legislature, Session 123, LD 1997
Committee Amendment CA_A_S491 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A" to S.P. 791, L.D. 1997, Bill, "An Act To Fully 
Fund School Breakfast from Kindergarten to Grade 12" 
Amend the bill in section 1 in subsection 1 by striking out all of paragraph B (page 1, 
lines 8 to 13 in L.D.) and inserting the following: 
'B. A public school that serves breakfast shall provide all students who are eligible 
for free and reduced-price meals under paragraph A a meal that meets the 
requirements of the federal School Breakfast Program set forth in 7 Code of Federal 
Regulations, Part 220(2007) at no cost to the student. The State shall provide funding 
equal to the difference between the federal reimbursement for a free breakfast and the 
federal reimbursement for a reduced-price breakfast for each student eligible for a 
reduced-price breakfast and receiving breakfast. ' 
Amend the bill by striking out all of sections 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 and inserting the 
following: 
'Sec. 4. 22 MRS A §1511, sub-§6,~, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 401, Pt. Y, §1, 
is amended to read: 
H. 
Comprehensive school health and nutrition programs, including school-based 
health centers. 
Sec. 5. Appropriations and allocations. 
The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
Fund for a Healthy Maine - School Breakfast Program N035 
Initiative: Allocates funds from the Fund for a Healthy Maine to reimburse those public 
schools kindergarten to grade 12 who provide breakfast for the amount equal to the 
difference between the federal reimbursement for a free breakfast and the federal 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A 
"to S.P. 791, L.D. 1997 
reimbursement for a reduced-price breakfast for each student eligible for a reduced-price 
breakfast who is receiving breakfast. 
FUND FOR A HEALTHY MAINE 
All Other 
FUND FOR A HEALTHY MAINE TOTAL 
Fund for a Healthy Maine - School Breakfast Program N035 
2007-08 
$0 
$0 
2008-09 
$178,925 
$178,925 
Initiative: Allocates one-time funds from the Fund for a Healthy Maine for system 
modifications to allow the Department of Education to reimburse those public schools 
that are providing breakfast for the cost of providing free breakfasts to eligible students. 
FUND FOR A HEALTHY MAINE 
All Other 
FUND FOR A HEAL THY MAINE TOTAL 
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
FUND FOR A HEALTHY MAINE 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
2007-08 
$0 
$0 
2007-08 
$0 
$0 
2008-09 
$35,000 
$35,000 
2008-09 
$213,925 
$213,925 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment clarifies that the State pay the cost of breakfast now paid by students 
eligible for a reduced-price breakfast for those schools that choose to provide breakfast. 
It also replaces the appropriations and allocations section to reflect the intent ofthe bill. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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LD 1997 
LR 2829(02) 
An Act To Fully Fund School Breakfast from Kindergarten to Grade 12 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment" A " 
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs 
Net Cost (Savings) 
Fund for a Healthy Maine 
\ppropriations/ Allocations 
Fund for a Healthy Maine 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2007-08 
$0 
$0 
2008-09 
$213,925 
$213,925 
Projections 
2009-10 
$187,871 
$187,871 
Projections 
2010-11 
$197264 
$197.264 
This bill includes Fund For a Healthy Maine allocations to the Department of Education totaling $213,925 in fiscal 
year 2008-09 for the costs associated with this legislation. 
The bill includes a Fund for a Healthy Maine allocation of $178,925 in fiscal year 2008-09 to the School Breakfast 
program for the cost of reimbursing local school units who provide breakfasts to those eligible students for the cost of 
the breakfast that is currently being paid by the student. This cost estimate is based on the following assumptions: 1) 
3,408 students who are eligible for the reduced breakfast benefit participating in the reduced breakfast program; 2) 
federal per breakfast reimbursement for free breakfast benefits of $1.39; 3) federal per breakfast reimbursement for 
reduced breakfast benefits of $1.09; 4) cost of breakfast for reduced breakfast benefit that is being paid by student of 
$0.30 ( $1.39 - $1.09; and 5) 175 school days. The actual cost in fiscal year 2008-09 may be higher or lower 
depending on actual experience. 
The bill also includes a one-time Fund For a Healthy Maine aIlocation to the School Breakfast program within the 
Department of Education of $35,000 in fiscal year 2008-09 for the costs associated with making system modifications 
in order to reimburse local school units. 
Based on all enacted legislation through the end of the 1 st Regular Session of the 123rd Legislature, as weIl as 
revenue forecasts through the March 2008 forecast and proposals in the Governor's 2008-2009 Supplemental Budget, 
the available balance in the Fund for a Healthy Maine at the end of fiscal year 2008-09 is expected to be $3,247,498. 
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