126th MAINE LEGISLATURE
LD 1353 LR 1889(02)
An Act To Further Reduce Student Hunger
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " "
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
             
Fiscal Note
State Mandate - Unfunded
State Mandates
Required Activity Unit Affected Local Cost
Requires the governing body of those local school administrative units that are required by this legislation to operate a federal summer food service program to provide notice of and conduct a public hearing before voting to determine whether or not to opt out of the program. School Insignificant statewide
The required local activities in this bill may represent a State mandate pursuant to the Constitution of Maine.  Unless General Fund appropriations are provided to fund at least 90% of the additional costs or a Mandate Preamble is amended to the bill and two-thirds of the members of each House vote to exempt this mandate from the funding requirement, municipalities may not be required to implement these changes.