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131st MAINE LEGISLATURE |
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LD 1183 |
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LR 1044(05) |
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An Act to
Establish the School Meal Equipment and Program Improvement Fund |
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Fiscal Note for
Bill as Engrossed with:
C "A" (H-272)
S "A" (S-473) to C "A" (H-272) |
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Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs |
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| Fiscal Note |
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FY 2023-24 |
FY 2024-25 |
Projections FY 2025-26 |
Projections FY 2026-27 |
| Net Cost
(Savings) |
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General Fund |
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$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
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| Appropriations/Allocations |
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General Fund |
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$343,781 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
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Federal Expenditures Fund |
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$500 |
$500 |
$500 |
$500 |
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| Transfers |
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General Fund |
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$343,781 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
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Other Special Revenue Funds |
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($343,781) |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
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| Fiscal Detail
and Notes |
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This bill includes
a one-time General Fund appropriation of $343,781 in fiscal year 2023-24 to a
newly established School Meal Equipment and Program Improvement Fund within
the Department of Education for grants to eligible school administrative
units to purchase school kitchen and cafeteria equipment, improve food safety
in school kitchens and cafeterias, reimburse food costs related to medically
necessary dietary restrictions of students and to support the maintenance and
expansion of the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast
Program within the school administrative unit. The bill also includes Federal
Expenditures Fund base allocations of $500 per year beginning in fiscal year
2023-24 to authorize the expenditure of funds in the event money is received
from federal grants. |
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The bill also
requires the State Controller to lapse $343,781 in unencumbered balances in
the Alternative Breakfast Delivery Service Program, General Fund account to
the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund no later than June 30, 2024. |
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