An Act to Support Healthy Meal Programs in Maine Schools by
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1256
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs
Sponsors: SALISBURY
Amends: 20-A MRSA §6664, 30-A MRSA §6006-F

Legislative Document
No. 1256
H.P. 831
House of Representatives, March 25, 2025
An Act to Support Healthy Meal Programs in Maine Schools by 
Allowing the School Revolving Renovation Fund to Make Loans to 
Repair and Renovate School Kitchens and Cafeterias
Reference to the Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs suggested and ordered 
printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative SALISBURY of Westbrook.
Cosponsored by Representatives: BRENNAN of Portland, CARLOW of Buxton, CROCKETT 
of Portland, MURPHY of Scarborough.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  20-A MRSA §6664, sub-§1, ¶B, as enacted by PL 2023, c. 457, §1, is 
amended to read:
B.  Improve food safety in school kitchens and cafeterias; and
Sec. 2.  20-A MRSA §6664, sub-§1, ¶C, as enacted by PL 2023, c. 457, §1, is 
amended to read:
C.  Support the maintenance and expansion of the National School Lunch Program and 
the School Breakfast Program within the school administrative unit; and.
Sec. 3.  20-A MRSA §6664, sub-§1, ¶D, as enacted by PL 2023, c. 457, §1, is 
repealed.
Sec. 4.  30-A MRSA §6006-F, sub-§3, ¶A, as amended by PL 2019, c. 343, Pt. 
ZZZZ, §1, is further amended by amending subparagraph (1) to read:
(1)  The following repair and renovation needs receive Priority 1 status:
(a)  Repair or replacement of a roof on a school building;
(b)  Bringing a school building into compliance with the federal Americans 
with Disabilities Act, 42 United States Code, Section 12101 et seq. of 1990;
(c)  Improving air quality in a school building;
(d)  Removing or abating hazardous materials in a school building, including, 
but not limited to, water lead abatement or mitigation pursuant to Title 22, 
section 2604‑B; and
(f)  Undertaking other health, safety and compliance repairs, including 
installations or improvements necessary to increase school facility security.; 
and
(g)  Renovating school kitchens and cafeterias and replacing or adding kitchen 
equipment to facilitate the serving of meals to students.
Sec. 5.  Appropriations and allocations.  The following appropriations and 
allocations are made.
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF
School Meal Equipment and Program Improvement Fund Z386
Initiative: Provides base allocations to authorize expenditures in the event funds are 
received from federal grants.
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND
2025-26
2026-27
All Other
$500
$500
__________
__________
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL
$500
$500
School Meal Equipment and Program Improvement Fund Z386
Initiative: Provides one-time funds for grants to eligible school administrative units to 
purchase school kitchen and cafeteria equipment, improve food safety in school kitchens 
and cafeterias and support the maintenance and expansion of the National School Lunch 
Program and the federal School Breakfast Program within the school administrative units.
GENERAL FUND
2025-26
2026-27
All Other
$500,000
$0
__________
__________
GENERAL FUND TOTAL
$500,000
$0
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF
DEPARTMENT TOTALS
2025-26
2026-27
GENERAL FUND
$500,000
$0
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND
$500
$500
__________
__________
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS
$500,500
$500
SUMMARY
This bill adds renovating school kitchens and cafeterias and replacing or adding kitchen 
equipment to facilitate the serving of meals to students to the purposes of the School 
Revolving Renovation Fund. The bill also removes from the School Meal Equipment and 
Program Improvement Fund reimbursement for food costs related to medically necessary 
dietary restrictions of students from the approved uses of grants provided by that fund. The 
bill also provides appropriations and allocations to the School Meal Equipment and 
Program Improvement Fund.