An Act to Address Student Hunger and Nutnt1on Through Expanded Access to Free Milk m Schools
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 1128
Committee Amendment CA_A_S236 (Senate)
Amends: 20-A MRSA §6602-A

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "f} " to S P 465, L D 1128, "An Act to Address 
Student Hunger and Nutnt1on Through Expanded Access to Free Milk m Schools" 
Amend the bill by stnkmg out all of the emergency preamble 
Amend the bill by stnkmg out everythmg after the enactmg clause and msertmg the 
followmg 
'Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §6602-A 1s enacted to read 
§6602-A. Free MIik Fund 
Fund established. The Free Milk Fund, referred to m this sect10n as "the fund," 1s 
established m the department to issue grants to ehg1ble school admmistrative umts to 
reimburse the cost of prov1dmg milk at no cost to students who do not receive a lunch 
through a school food service program established m sect10n 6602 The fund consists of 
money received as appropnations, allocations and contnbutions from pubhc and pnvate 
sources 
The fund must be held separate and apart from all other money, funds and 
accounts 
Interest earned by the fund must be credited to the fund 
Any unexpended 
balances remammg m the fund at the end of any fiscal year do not lapse and must be camed 
forward to the next fiscal year 
For the purposes of this section, "ehg1ble school admmistrative umt" means a school 
admmistrative umt that participates m the National School Lunch Program under 7 Code 
of Federal Regulations, Part 210 and that meets federal compliance reqmrements 
established by that program 
2. Rules. The department shall adopt routme techmcal rules as defined m Title 5, 
chapter 375, subchapter 2-A to carry out the purposes of the fund 
Sec. 2. 
Appropriations and allocations. The followmg appropnations and 
allocations are made 
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
Free MIik Fund N451 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" ,4 "to SP 465, L D 1128 ( 5 · 2.,3 ~J 
Initiative Provides one-time funds to reimburse school admmistrative umts that participate 
m the National School Lunch Program and choose to provide milk at no cost to students 
who do not receive a lunch through a school food service program established m the Mame 
Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 6602 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
School Finance and Operations Z078 
2023-24 
$262,500 
$262,500 
2024-25 
$0 
$0 
Initiative Provides one-time funds for the staffing and system enhancement costs to 
upgrade the claim reimbursement system m order to reimburse school admmistrative umts 
that participate m the National School Lunch Program and choose to provide milk at no 
cost to students who do not receive a lunch through a school food service program 
established m the Mame Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 6602 
GENERAL FUND 
Personal Services 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
2023-24 
$3,147 
$20,000 
$23,147 
2023-24 
$285,647 
$285,647 
2024-25 
$0 
$0 
$0 
2024-25 
$0 
$0 
Amend the bill by relettermg or renumbermg any nonconsecutive Part letter or section 
number to read consecutively 
SUMMARY 
This amendment, which is the maJonty report of the committee, replaces the bill The 
amendment establishes the Free Milk Fund m the Department of Educat10n, which the 
department must use to issue grants to eligible school admmistrative umts to reimburse the 
cost of providmg milk at no cost to students who do not receive a lunch through a school 
food service program 
The amendment also removes the emergency preamble and the 
emergency clause from the bill 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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Revised 06/01/23 ::k:'ae 
LD 1128 
LR 852(02) 
An Act to Address Student Hunger and Nutrition Through Expanded Access to Free MIik m Schools 
FIScal Note for Bill as Amended by Com1IDttee Amendment /}' { 5-Z,¼) 
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs 
Fiscal Note Reqmred: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2023-24 
FY 2024-25 
ProJ ectJ.ons 
FY 2025-26 
ProJections 
FY 2026-27 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
$285,647 
$0 
$0 
$0 
Appropnahons/ Allocations 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detall and Notes 
$285,647 
$0 
$0 
$0 
This bill mcludes a one-time General Fund appropnat10n of $262,500 m fiscal year 2023-24 to a newly estabhshed 
Free Milk Fund w1thm the Departlnent of Educat10n to reimburse school adm1mstratlve umts that part1c1pate m the 
Nat10nal School Lunch Program and choose to proVIde m1lk at no cost to a student dunng the student's lunch 
regardless of whether that student receives a lunch through that program Accordmg to the Department of Educat10n, 
this one-time fundmg 1s sufficient to reimburse 500 schools for 10 m1lks per day for each of the 175 school days m 
one school year Any unspent funds will carry forward mto the next fiscal year to be used for the same purpose until 
all funds are expended The bill also mcludes a one-time General Fund appropnat10n of $23,147 m fiscal year 2023-
to the School Fmance and Operat10ns program w1thm the department to support the staffmg and system 
enhancement costs to upgrade the claim reimbursement system 
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