An Act To Support School Nutrition
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 1285
Committee Amendment CA_A_S196 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" 11-" to S.P. 460, L.D. 1285, Bill, "An Act To 
Support School Nutrition" 
Amend the bill in section 2 in subsection 13 in the 4th line (page 1, line 28 in L.D.) 
by inserting after the following: "subsection 2" the following: " and "local food hub" 
means any business or organization that locates and obtains local food and can handle the 
logistics of supplying and delivering local foods to schools' 
Amend the bill in section 2 in subsection 14 in the 2nd line (page 2, line 7 in L.D.) by 
inserting after the following: "post a" the following: 'model' 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 2 the following: 
'Sec. 3. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
School Finance and Operations Z078 
Initiative: Provides base allocations for any federal grant funds that might be received to 
increase contribution to local school administrative units that purchase produce or 
minimally processed foods directly from a farmer, farmers' cooperative or local food hub 
in the State and for the implementation of the local foods training program. 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
All Other 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
School Finance and Operations Z078 
2015-16 
$500 
$500 
2016-17 
$500 
$500 
Initiative: Provides funds for annual competitive skill-oriented school food service 
recognition events that emphasize creative and effective use oflocal foods. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITIEE AMENDMENT" A" to S.P. 460, L.D. 1285 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
SUMMARY 
2015-16 
$7,850 
$7,850 
2015-16 
$7,850 
$500 
$8,350 
2016-17 
$7,850 
$7,850 
2016-17 
$7,850 
$500 
$8,350 
This amendment adds a definition of the term "local food hub," which is any business 
or organization that locates and obtains local food and can handle the logistics of 
supplying and delivering local foods to schools. 
This amendment also adds an 
17. 
appropriations and allocations section. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05115115 
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LD 1285 
LR 1124(02) 
An Act To Support School Nutrition 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "fJf (S-ICiLa...) 
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
<\..ppropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
Federal Expenditures Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2015-16 
$7,850 
$7,850 
$500 
FY 2016-17 
$7,850 
$7,850 
$500 
Projections 
FY 2017-18 
$7,850 
$7,850 
$500 
Projections 
FY 2018-19 
$7,850 
$7,850 
$500 
This bill includes General Fund appropriations of $7,850 per year beginning in fiscal year 2015-16 to the School 
Finance and Operations program within the Department of Education to develop and implement annual competitive 
skill-oriented school food service recognition events that emphasize creative and effective use of local foods. The 
estimate assumes 3 events being held in different regions of the state with approximately 15 people participating as 
well as a final recognition event. 
This bill also includes Federal Expenditures Fund base allocations of $500 per year beginning in fiscal year 2015-16 
to the School Finance and Operations program to establish a Local Produce Fund program account that can expend 
any federal grants received by the deparhnent for the purposes provided in this legislation. 
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