An Act To Enhance Efforts To Use Locally Produced Food in Schools
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 1185
Committee Amendment CA_B_H839 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ".8., to H.P. 829, L.D. 1185, Bill, "An Act To 
Enhance Efforts To Use Locally Produced Food in Schools" 
Amend the bill by inserting after the title and before the enacting clause the 
following: 
'Mandate preamble. This measure requires one or more local units of government 
to expand or modify activities so as to necessitate additional expenditures from local 
revenues but does not provide funding for at least 90% of those expenditures. Pursuant to 
the Constitution of Maine, Article IX, Section 21, 2/3 of all of the members elected to 
each House have determined it necessary to enact this measure.' 
Amend the bill in section 1 in §6663 in subsection 1 by striking out all of the first 6 
lines (page 1, lines 4 to 9 in L.D.) and inserting the following: 
'1. Data collection; website. A school administrative unit shall at least annually 
determine the percentage of food purchased, grown or otherwise acquired for use in its 
elementary schools and secondary schools that is grown, raised or caught in the State. In 
addition, the school administrative unit shall at least annually determine the percentage of 
dairy products purchased for use in its elementary schools and secondary schools that is 
produced in the State.' 
Amend the bill in section 1 in §6663 in subsection 1 in the 7th line (page 1, line lOin 
L.D.) by inserting after the following: "shall" the following: 'at least' 
Amend the bill by adding after section 1 the following: 
'Sec. 2. Effective date. This Act takes effect September 1,2014.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment provides that school administrative units must determine and report 
at least annually the percentage of food purchased, grown or otherwise acquired for use in 
its elementary schools and secondary schools that is grown, raised or caught in the State 
as well as the percentage of dairy products purchased for use in its elementary schools 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT:13" to H.P. 829, L.D. 1185 
and secondary schools that is produced in the State. It also adds an effective date of 
September 1,2014 and adds a mandate preamble. 
FISCAL NOTE REQVIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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State Mandates 
Approved: 04114/14 
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LD 1185 
LR 1353(06) 
An Act To Enhance Efforts To Use Locally Produced Food in Schools 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ::h' C H· '?3 cD 
Committee: Appropriations and Financial Affairs 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
State Mandate - Exempted 
Required Activity 
Unit Affected 
Local Cost 
Requires school administrative units to determine and report the percentage of food 
School 
Moderate 
and dairy products purchased or otherwise acquired for use in its elementary school 
statewide 
and secondary school that is grown, raised, caught or produced in the State 
beginning in fiscal year 2014-15. 
Pursuant to the Mandate Preamble, the two-thirds vote of all members elected to each House exempts the State from 
the constitutional requirement to fund 90% of the additional costs. 
LR1353(06) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1