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127th MAINE LEGISLATURE |
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LD 933 |
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LR 48(01) |
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An Act To
Implement the Recommendations of the Task Force To End Student Hunger in
Maine |
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Preliminary Fiscal
Impact Statement for Original Bill |
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Sponsor: Sen. Alfond of Cumberland |
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Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs |
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Fiscal Note Required: Yes |
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| Preliminary
Fiscal Impact Statement |
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FY 2015-16 |
FY 2016-17 |
Projections FY 2017-18 |
Projections FY 2018-19 |
| Net Cost
(Savings) |
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General Fund |
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$65,938 |
$64,064 |
$66,377 |
$68,782 |
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| Appropriations/Allocations |
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General Fund |
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$65,938 |
$64,064 |
$66,377 |
$68,782 |
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Other Special Revenue Funds |
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$500 |
$500 |
$500 |
$500 |
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| Fiscal Detail
and Notes |
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This preliminary
fiscal impact statement assumes that $1,250 per year beginning in fiscal year
2015-16 will need to be appropriated for the per diem costs and other
expenses of two members of the Senate and three members of the House of
Representatives to participate in up to 4 meetings of the Commission to End
Student Hunger during each interim period. It assumes a base allocation will
be needed for the Commission to End Student Hunger including the costs of
four hunger coordinators. The location
of the Commission and the allocation will need to be clarified. Section A-3
of the bill establishes the allocation in the Legislature, however Section
A-1 of the bill establishes the Commission in the Department of Education. |
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This legislation
establishes a new position to increase communication and cooperation between
the Department of Education and the Department of Health and Human Services
and to monitor child hunger and nutrition programs in both departments. It also requires the departments to provide
school administrative units and schools with analyses of its existing child
hunger and nutrition programs and the funding not being used. This preliminary fiscal impact statement
assumes that a Planning & Research Assistant position would be needed to
perform these duties and the position would reside within the Department of
Education. The department will require
General Fund appropriations of $64,688 in fiscal year 2015-16 and $62,814 in
fiscal year 2016-17 to support the personal services and all other costs of
the position. |
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Including the full
costs of school nutrition as a subsidizable cost in the Essential Program and
Services model will increase the total cost of PreK-12 public education and
the state's share of that cost. The
amount will depend on what costs are determined to be "allowable"
under the formula. This determination
will need to be provided before this provision can be implemented by the
Department of Education. Also, it is
unclear whether there is sufficient time to implement this provision in
fiscal year 2014-15 as the language in the original bill requires. |
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This bill requires
the Department of Education to establish a grant program to help end student
hunger and to award the initial grants no later than October 1, 2015. The amount and source of funding will need
to be identified before this requirement can be implemented by the Department
of Education. |
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Additional costs
to the Department of Education to convene a working group to review the
opportunities and challenges of the community eligibility provision can be
absorbed within existing budgeted resources.
The report back date will need to be changed as the April 30, 2015
date in the original bill has passed. |
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Any additional
costs to the Department of Health and Human Services to adopt the changes in
this bill are expected to be minor and can be absorbed within existing
budgeted resources. |
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