Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §6602, sub-§12 is enacted to read:

12.__Local produce.__The State shall match one dollar for every $3 a school administrative district pays for food grown in the State, to a maximum state contribution of $1,000.__At the end of the fiscal year, the school administrative unit shall provide the department with receipts documenting the food grown in the State purchased by the school administrative unit during that year.

SUMMARY

This bill provides that the State match one dollar for every $3 a school administrative unit spends on local produce for the school administrative unit's food service programs.