An Act To Correct Inconsistencies, Conflicts and Elrnrs in the Laws of Maine
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 2034
Committee Amendment CA_A_HA_A_H1032 (House)
Amends: 20-A MRSA §6601-A

HOUSE AMENDMENT'~" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1516, 
L.D. 2034, "An Act To Correct Inconsistencies, Conflicts and Elrnrs in the Laws of Maine" 
Amend the amendment by inserting after Part D the following: 
1PARTE 
Sec. E-1. 20-A MRSA §6601-A, as amended by PL 2021, c. 212, §1, is futther 
amended to read: 
§6601-A. 
Free or reduced-price school meals; Internet-based school meal 
applications 
The depattment shall contract for the development and implementation of an Internet-
based application for free or reduced-price meals under the National School Lunch 
Program under 7 Code of Federal Regulations, Patt 210 and the School Breakfast Program 
under 7 Code of Federal Regulations, Pait 220. The depattment shall make available to 
public schools the Internet-based application for free or reduced-price meals developed 
under this section on the depa1tment
1s publicly accessible website. The depa1tment shall 
make the Internet-based application in an understandable and uniform format and, to the 
maximum extent practicable, in a language that pal'ents and legal guardians can understand. 
A public school may make the Intemet-based application available for school meal 
applications on the public school's publicly accessible website. All public schools shall 
continue to distribute paper applications for school meals to all students. A public school 
is solely responsible for processing that school's online applications. Data submitted 
through the Internet-based application may not be visible to the department and must be 
trnnsmitted directly to the applicable public school. All public schools shall accept data 
submitted through the depa1tment1s Internetwbased application.' 
Amend the amendment by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Pait letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
Current law requires the Depa1tment of Education to develop and implement an 
Internet-based application for free or reduced-price meals and to make the application 
available to schools. 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
HOUSEAMENDMENT':4 "to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT"A" to H.P. 1516, L.D. 2034 
This amendment requires schools to accept data in applications submitted through the 
department's Internet-based application fol' free or reduced-price meals. This language was 
omitted from the committee amendment to L.D. 961 that was adopted in Public Law 2021, 
chapter212 inJune2021.-~ d 
SPONSOREDBY,d~ 
(Representative HARNETT, T.) 
TOWN: Gardiner 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIREJ} 
(See attached) 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04/18/22 ;?dac. 
LD 2034 
LR2575(04) 
An Act To Correct Inconsistencies, Conflicts and Errors in the Laws of Maine 
Fiscal Note for House Amendment A" to Committee Amendment "A" 
Sponsor: Rep. Harnett of Gardiner 
rH _ /03" °' 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
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Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase • local school administrative units 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Additionals costs to local school administrative units associated with accepting data submitted through the state• 
funded Internet-based application can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
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