An Act To Promote Academic Achievement through Hunger Relief for Maine Children
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 0816
Committee Amendment CA_A_S150 (Senate)
Amends: 20-A MRSA §6602

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A " to S.P. 261, L.D. 816, Bill, "An Act To 
Promote Academic Achievement through Hunger Relief for Maine Children" 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the 
summary and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §6602, sub-§1, 1A, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 539, Pt. IIII, 
§ 1, is amended to read: 
A. 
A public school shall participate in the National School Lunch Program in 
accordance with 7 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 210 (2007) and provide Type 1\ 
reimbursable meals as determined by the United States Department of Agriculture. 
The State shall provide 20¢ of the funding difference between the federal lunch 
reduced reimbursement rate and the federal free lunch reimbursement rate for every 
reduced-price lunch at a public school P8:rticipating in the National School Lunch 
Program. 
Sec. 2. Appropriations and allocations. 
The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
School Finance and Operations Z078 
Initiative: Provides ongoing funds to pay school administrative units 20¢ of the difference 
between federal reimbursements for reduced-price school lunches and free school lunches 
for every reduced-price lunch at a public school participating in the National School 
Lunch Program. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
2017-18 
$246,356 
$246,356 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
2018-19 
$246,356 
$246,356 
PO 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A "to S.P. 261, L.D. 816 
School Finance and Operations Z078 
Initiative: Provides one-time funds to make the necessary modifications to the existing 
school meal software application in order to pay school administrative units the 
difference between the federal reimbursements for reduced-price school lunches and free 
school lunches. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
SUMMARY 
2017-18 
$100,000 
$100,000 
2017-18 
$346,356 
$346,356 
2018-19 
$0 
$0 
2018-19 
$246,356 
$246,356 
This amendment is the majority report of the committee and replaces the bill. The 
amendment directs the State to fund 20¢ of the funding difference between the federal 
lunch reduced reimbursement rate and the federal free lunch reimbursement rate for every 
reduced-price lunch at every public school participating in the National School Lunch 
Program. The amendment also clarifies that schools must provide reimbursable instead 
of Type A meals. 
The amendment also adds an appropriations and allocations section. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/22/17 fe'ac 
LD 816 
LR 1526(02) 
An Act To Promote Academic Achievement through Hunger Relief for Maine Children 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 'A' ( S. · I 'Si 0 
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
l\.ppropriations/ Allocations 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2017-18 
FY 2018-19 
$346,356 
$246,356 
$346,356 
$246,356 
Projections 
FY 2019-20 
$246,356 
$246,356 
Projections 
FY 2020-21 
$246,356 
$246,356 
This bill includes General Fund appropriations of $346,356 in fiscal year 2017-18 and $246,356 in fiscal year 2018-
to the School Finance and Operations program within the Department of Education for the costs associated with 
the State funding $0.20 of the difference between the federal reimbursements for reduced-price school lunches and 
free school lunches for eve1y reduced price lunch at every public school participating in the National School Lunch 
Program. Of that amount, $100,000 in fiscal year 2017-18 is required on a one-time basis in order for the department 
to modify the existing school meal software application. The balance of $246,356 is required for the ongoing annual 
cost to fund the difference between the 2 lunch programs. This estimate is based on 2016 data in which 1,231,779 
reduced lunches were served. 
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