An Act To Modernize the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 0701
Committee Amendment CA_A_S139 (Senate)
Amends: 20-A MRSA §6601-A

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "(\ " to S.P. 214, L.D. 701, Bill, "An Act To 
Modernize the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program" 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 1 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §6601-A, as enacted by PL 2017, c. 238, §1, is amended to 
read: 
§6601-A. 
Free or reduced-price school meals; Internet-based school meal 
applications 
The department shall make i-nfonna-tion available to publie sehools reganling contract 
for the development and implementation of an Internet-based applieations for eligible 
smden:ts application for free or reduced-price meals under the National School Lunch 
Program under 7 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 210 and the School Breakfast 
Program under 7 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 220. The department shall make 
available to public schools the Internet-based application for free or reduced-price meals 
developed under this section. 
A public school may make an the Internet-based 
application available for school meal applications. If a public school implements an the 
Internet-based application process under this section, the public school shall make 
available a continue to distribute paper applieation applications for school meals to any 
smden:t, parent or legal guardian who requests one all students. 
A public school 
implementing the Internet-based application is solely responsible for processing that 
school's online applications.' 
Amend the bill in section 2 in the last line (page 1, line 27 in L.D.) by inserting after 
the following: "2019." the following: 'The department may contract with a 3rd-party 
vendor to develop and implement the Internet-based application.' 
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 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A·" to S.P. 214, L.D. 701 
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Initiative: Provides ongoing funds for the cost to contract for the services of a vendor to 
deliver and maintain an Internet-based application for free or reduced-price meals under 
the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program to school 
administrative units that choose to participate. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
2019-20 
$216,000 
$216,000 
2020-21 
$216,000 
$216,000 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment provides that the Department of Education is required to contract for 
the development and implementation of an Internet-based application for free or reduced-
price meals under the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program. 
The amendment provides that a public school implementing the Internet-based 
application is solely responsible for processing that school's online applications. The 
amendment also provides that the department may contract with a 3rd-party vendor to 
develop and implement the Internet-based application for free or reduced-price school 
meals. 
The amendment also adds an appropriations and allocations section. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/03/19 feac. 
LD701 
LR 1052(02) 
An Act To Modernize the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ''p;'LS , )'::) c'f\ 
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs 
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Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/ Allocations 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY2019-20 
FY 2020-21 
$216,000 
$216,000 
$216,000 
$216,000 
Projections 
FY 2021-22 
$216,000 
$216,000 
Projections 
FY 2022-23 
$216,000 
$216,000 
This bill requires the Deparhnent of Education to contract for the services necessary to develop and implement an 
Internet-based application for free or reduced-price meals under the National School Lunch Program and the School 
Breakfast Program and make the application available to local school administrative units (SAU's). According to the 
department, Internet-based applications are available and, therefore, there is no need to develop one. The department 
will hire a vendor through a request for proposal process to maintain the application and deliver it to SAU's. 
The bill includes ongoing General Fund appropriations of $216,000 per year beginning in fiscal year 2019-20 to the 
School Finance and Operations program within the Deparhnent of Education to contract for the services necessary to 
provide the Internet-based application for free or reduced-price meals under the National School Lunch Program and 
the School Breakfast Program to public schools. This estimate assumes that the 216 SAU's currently in the programs 
will choose to use, and be provided with, the Internet-based application and that the cost for the vendor to maintain 
the software will be $1,000 per school aimually. 
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