Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §6602, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 1981, c. 693, §§5 and 8, is amended to read:

4. Funds. The following shall must be used to pay for the administration and operation of food service programs:

A. State funds, gifts and appropriations for school food service programs; and

B. Receipts from the sale of meals under food service programs.; and

C.__State subsidy of 3__per pupil, with 1.5__per pupil dedicated to improving breakfast programs.

Sec. 2. 20-A MRSA §6602-A is enacted to read:

§6602-A.__Student participation in school food service programs

The department shall examine food service program delivery throughout the State and identify methods to increase student participation rates.__This examination must include:

1.__Breakfast service.__Identifying creative ways to serve breakfast to avoid the need for extra staff to supervise children arriving for breakfast;

2.__Food access.__Identifying local rules that prevent a student from accessing food service programs; and

3.__Innovation sharing.__Communicating with schools throughout the State to share information on what innovative approaches to increase student participation in food service programs are working, with special attention given to anonymity for children receiving free or reduced-price meals.

Sec. 3. 20-A MRSA §6602-B is enacted to read:

§6602-B.__School breakfast program

The department shall establish by rule a school breakfast program to provide up to $3,000 to a school to initiate a breakfast program.__A school in which 20% or more of the students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals is eligible to participate in the school breakfast program.__Rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine technical rules as defined by Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter II-A.