An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Task Force To End Student Hunger in Maine
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 0933
Committee Amendment CA_A_S147 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A" to S.P. 324, L.D. 933, Bill, "An Act To 
Implement the Recommendations of the Task Force To End Student Hunger in Maine" 
Amend the bill in Part A in section 2 in §6663 by striking out all of subsections 1 and 
(page 1, lines 24 to 32 and page 2, lines 1 to 25 in L.D.) and inserting the following: 
'I. Commission membership. The commission consists of 11 members as follows: 
A. One member of the Senate appointed by the President of the Senate, from the 
party holding the largest number of seats in the Legislature; 
B. One member of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the 
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House, from a party other than the party holding the largest number of seats in the 
Legislature; 
C. Three public members appointed by the President of the Senate, chosen from 3 of 
the following options: 
(1) One member from a statewide organization dedicated to food security; 
(2) 
One member from a statewide or regional organization dedicated to 
alleviating child hunger; 
(3) One member from a statewide or regional organization that runs a food 
pantry; and 
(4) One member who is a food service director in a municipality or school 
administrative unit that uses the United States Department of Agriculture 
community eligibility provision, as provided in 42 United States Code, Section 
759a(a)(1)(F); 
D. Three public members appointed by the Speaker of the House, chosen from 3 of 
the following options: 
(1) One member from a statewide or regional farm organization; 
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(2) One member from a statewide or regional organization that runs a school 
food program for students in at-risk areas; 
(3) One member who is a superintendent of a school administrative unit; and 
(4) One member who is an elected official in a municipality that participates in 
the United States Department of Agriculture community eligibility provision, as 
provided in 42 United States Code, Section 1759a(a)(1)(F); 
E, One public member appointed by the Governor who is a parent of a child who has 
used or is using free or reduced-price student meal programs; 
F, The commissioner or the commissioner's designee; and 
G, 
The Commissioner of Health and Human Services or the commissioner's 
designee, 
2. Chairs. For the first 2 years of the commission, the Senate member is the Senate 
chair and the House of Representatives member is the House chair, In subsequent years, 
the chair of the commission must be elected by the members of the commission at the 
first meeting of each year.' 
Amend the bill in Part A in section 2 in §6663 in subsection 3 in the last line (page 2, 
line 30 in L.D,) by striking out the following: ".12" and inserting the following: '§' 
Amend the bill in Part A in section 2 in §6663 by striking out all of subsection 5 
(page 3, lines 12 to 15 in L.D.) and inserting the following: 
'5. Staff assistance. The department shall provide necessary staffing services to the 
commission,' 
Amend the bill in Part A by striking out all of section 3 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. A-3. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made, 
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
Commission To End Student Hunger N200 
Initiative: Provides base allocations for the Commission To End Student Hunger to 
establish an account that can be used to accept contributions and other sources of funding 
to support the work of the commission and 4 privately funded hunger coordinators, 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
All Other 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
School Finance and Operations Z078 
2015-16 
$500 
$500 
2016-17 
$500 
$500 
Initiative: Provides funds for one Planning and Research Associate II position to increase 
communication and cooperation between the Department of Education and the 
Department of Health and Human Services, to provide staffing services to the 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A "to S.P. 324, L.D. 933 
Commission To End Student Hunger, to monitor child hunger and nutrition programs in 
both departments and to provide information to local school administrative units on 
existing child hunger and nutrition programs and available funding. 
GENERAL FUND 
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
Personal Services 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
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LEGISLATURE 
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2015-16 
1.000 
$73,104 
$7,151 
$80,255 
2015-16 
$80,255 
$500 
$80,755 
2016-17 
1.000 
$75,491 
$5,351 
$80,842 
2016-17 
$80,842 
$500 
$81,342 
Initiative: Appropriates funds for the per diem costs and other expenses of one member of 
the Senate and one member of the House of Representatives to participate in up to 4 
meetings of the Commission To End Student Hunger during each interim period. 
GENERAL FUND 
Personal Services 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
LEGISLATURE 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
2015-16 
$220 
$280 
$500 
2015-16 
$500 
$500 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
2016-17 
$220 
$280 
$500 
2016-17 
$500 
$500 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A "to S.P. 324, L.D. 933 
SECTION TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
SECTION TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
Amend the bill by striking out all of Part B. 
2015-16 
$80,755 
$500 
$81,255 
Amend the bill in Part C in section 1 by striking out all of subsection 1. 
2016-17 
$81,342 
$500 
$81,842 
Amend the bill in Part C in section 1 by renumbering the subsections to read 
consecutively. 
Amend the bill in Part C by striking out all of section 2. 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment reduces the number of members of the Commission To End Student 
Hunger from 17 to 11 and provides that the commission is staffed by the Department of 
Education through the position created in Part C of the bill. 
This amendment removes the provision of the bill that includes the full costs of 
school nutrition as subsidizable costs in the school funding formula. 
This amendment removes the provision of the bill that directs the Department of 
Education to establish a grant program to help end student hunger. 
This amendment removes the provision of the bill that directs the Department of 
Education to convene a working group regarding the federal community eligibility 
provision administered by the United States Department of Agriculture. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: OS/22/15 
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LD933 
LR 48(02) 
An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Task Force To End Student Hunger in Maine 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ''Pi'( S-/ Lfl) 
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2015-16 
$80,755 
$80,755 
$500 
Projections FY Projections FY 
FY 2016-17 
2017-18 
2018-19 
$81,342 
$81,342 
$500 
$84,362 
$84,362 
$500 
$87,502 
$87,502 
$500 
This legislation establishes a new position to increase communication and cooperation between the Department of Education and 
the Department of Health and Human Services and to monitor child hunger and nutrition programs in both departments. It also 
requires the departments to provide school administrative units and schools with analyses of existing child hunger and nutrition 
programs and the funding not being used. The Department of Education has indicated that a Planning & Research Associate II 
position will be needed to perfonn these duties as well as to provide staffing services to the Commission to End Student Hunger. 
This bill includes General Fund appropriations of $80,255 in fiscal year 2015-16 and $80,842 in fiscal year 2016-17 to the School 
Finance and Operations program within the Department of Education to support the personal services and all other costs of the 
position. Other Special Revenue Funds base allocations of $500 per year beginning in fiscal year 2015-16 are provided to 
establish an account for the Commission to End Student Hunger within the Department of Education that can be used to accept 
contributions and other sources of funds to support the work of the commission and 4 privately funded hunger coordinators. 
This bill also includes General Fund appropriations of $500 per year beginning in fiscal year 2015-16 to the Legislature for the 
per diem costs and other expenses of one member of the Senate and one member of the House of Representatives to participate in 
up to 4 meetings of the Commission to End Student Hunger during each interim period. 
Any additional costs to the Department of Health and Human Services to adopt the changes in this bill are expected to be minor 
and can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
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