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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST SPECIAL SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 1256H.P. 831House 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. Page 1 - 132LR0751(01)
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2 as enacted by PL 2023, c. 457, §1, is
3 amended to read:
4 B. Improve food safety in school kitchens and cafeterias; and
5 as enacted by PL 2023, c. 457, §1, is
6 amended to read:
7 C. Support the maintenance and expansion of the National School Lunch Program and
8 the School Breakfast Program within the school administrative unit; and.
9 as enacted by PL 2023, c. 457, §1, is
10 repealed.
11 as amended by PL 2019, c. 343, Pt.
12 ZZZZ, §1, is further amended by amending subparagraph (1) to read:
13 (1) The following repair and renovation needs receive Priority 1 status:
14 (a) Repair or replacement of a roof on a school building;
15 (b) Bringing a school building into compliance with the federal Americans
16 with Disabilities Act, 42 United States Code, Section 12101 et seq. of 1990;
17 (c) Improving air quality in a school building;
18 (d) Removing or abating hazardous materials in a school building, including,
19 but not limited to, water lead abatement or mitigation pursuant to Title 22,
20 section 2604‑B; and
21 (f) Undertaking other health, safety and compliance repairs, including
22 installations or improvements necessary to increase school facility security.;
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24 (g) Renovating school kitchens and cafeterias and replacing or adding kitchen
25 equipment to facilitate the serving of meals to students.
26 The following appropriations and
27 allocations are made.
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30 Initiative: Provides base allocations to authorize expenditures in the event funds are
31 received from federal grants.
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND
2025-26 2026-27All Other $500 $500
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FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL
$500 $500
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37 Initiative: Provides one-time funds for grants to eligible school administrative units to
38 purchase school kitchen and cafeteria equipment, improve food safety in school kitchens
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39 and cafeterias and support the maintenance and expansion of the National School Lunch
40 Program and the federal School Breakfast Program within the school administrative units.
GENERAL FUND 2025-26 2026-27All Other $500,000 $0
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL
$500,000 $0
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EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF
DEPARTMENT TOTALS
2025-26 2026-27
GENERAL FUND $500,000 $0FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND $500 $500
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DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS
$500,500 $500
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9 This bill adds renovating school kitchens and cafeterias and replacing or adding kitchen
10 equipment to facilitate the serving of meals to students to the purposes of the School
11 Revolving Renovation Fund. The bill also removes from the School Meal Equipment and
12 Program Improvement Fund reimbursement for food costs related to medically necessary
13 dietary restrictions of students from the approved uses of grants provided by that fund. The
14 bill also provides appropriations and allocations to the School Meal Equipment and
15 Program Improvement Fund.
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