SP0171
LD 549
Session - 129th Maine Legislature
 
LR 1089
Item 1
Bill Tracking, Additional Documents Chamber Status

An Act To Promote Academic Achievement through Hunger Relief for Maine Children

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §6602, sub-§1, ¶A,  as enacted by PL 2007, c. 539, Pt. IIII, §1, is amended to read:

A. A public school shall participate in the National School Lunch Program in accordance with 7 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 210 (2007) and provide Type A meals as determined by the United States Department of Agriculture. A public school participating in the National School Lunch Program pursuant to this paragraph shall provide lunch at no cost to all students who are eligible for free and reduced-price meals. The State shall provide funding equal to the difference between the federal reimbursement for a reduced-price lunch and the federal reimbursement for a free lunch.

summary

This bill directs the State to fund the difference between the federal reimbursements for reduced-price and free lunches in order to provide all children from families with incomes under 185% of the federal poverty level free lunch at school.


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