An Act to Establish the School Meal Eqmpment and Program Improvement Fund
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 1183
Committee Amendment CA_A_SA_A_S473 (Senate)

SENATE AMENDMENT "f} "to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to HP 755, 
L D 1183, "An Act to Establish the School Meal Eqmpment and Program Improvement 
Fund" 
Amend the amendment by strikmg out all of section 3 and msertmg the followmg 
'Sec. 3. Appropriations and allocations. The followmg appropriat10ns and 
allocat10ns are made 
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
School Meal Eqmpment and Program Improvement Fund N448 
Imtiatlve Provides base allocations to authorize expenditures m the event funds are 
received from federal grants 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
All Other 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
2023-24 
$500 
$500 
School Meal Eqmpment and Program Improvement Fund N448 
2024-25 
$500 
$500 
Imtiative Provides one-time funds for grants to eligible school admmistratlve umts to 
purchase school kitchen and cafeteria eqmpment, improve food safety m school kitchens 
and cafeterias, reimburse food costs related to medically necessary dietary restrictions of 
students and support the mamtenance and expansion of the National School Lunch Program 
and the federal School Breakfast Program withm the school admm1strat1ve umts 
GENERAL FUND 
2023-24 
All Other 
$343,781 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
$343,781 
2023-24 
$343,781 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
2024-25 
$0 
$0 
2024-25 
$0 
ROS 
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SENATE AMENDMENT"~ "to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to HP 755, L D 1183 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
$500 
$344,281 
$500 
$500 
Amend the amendment by relettermg or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter 01 
section number to read consecutively 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the appropnat1ons and allocations sect10n 
SPONSORED BY: --~ 
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(Senator ROTUNDO, M) 
COUNTY: Androscoggm 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
SENA TE AMENDMENT 
Approved 07 /18/23 ::tPae 
LD 1183 
LR 1044(04) 
An Act to Establish the School Meal Equipment and Program Improvement Fund 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment 'A" to Committee Amendment "A" 
Sponsor: Sen. Rotundo of Androscoggin 
Net Cost (Savmgs) 
Genet al Fund 
Appropriat10ns/ Allocations 
Genet al Fund 
F ede1 al Expenditures Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Reqmred: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2023-24 
($220,293) 
($220,293) 
$0 
FY 2024-25 
($90,341) 
($90,341) 
$0 
Pro1ections 
FY 2025-26 
$0 
$0 
$0 
ProJ ect10ns 
FY 2026-27 
$0 
$0 
$0 
This amendment elnnmates the General Fund cost of the bill of $220,293 m fiscal year 2023-24 and $90,341 m fiscal 
year 2024-25 by ehmmatmg the General Fund app1opriat10n of $64,074 m fiscal year 2023-24 and $90,341 m fiscal 
year 2024-25 to the School Meal Equipment and Program Improvement Fund w1thm the Department of Educat10n fo1 
one hm1ted-period Office Speciahst I posit10n and related All Other costs to manage the grants to school 
admmistrat1ve umts undei the program and by reducmg the Genet al Fund appropriat10n provided m the bill fo1 the 
one-time grants m fiscal year 2023-24 from $500,000 to $343,781 
As amended, this bill mcludes a one-time General Fund appropnat10n of $343,781 m fiscal year 2023-24 to a newly 
established School Meal Equipment and Program Improvement Fund w1thm the Department of Educat10n for grants to 
eligible school admmistrative umts to purchase school kitchen and cafeteria equipment, improve food safety m school 
kitchens and cafeterias, 1e1mburse food costs related to medically necessary dietary restrict10ns of students and to 
support the mamtenance and expans10n of the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program 
w1thm the school adm1111strative umt As amended, this bill also mcludes Federal Expenditures Fund base allocat10ns 
of $500 per year begmmng m fiscal year 2023-24 to authorize the expendituie of funds m the event money is received 
fiom federal giants 
The bill contmues to iequne the State Controller to lapse $343,781 m unencumbered balances m the Alternative 
Breakfast Dehvery Service Program, General Fund account to the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund no later 
than June 30, 2024 
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