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An Act To Provide Meals to Homebound Individuals
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. Work group established. The office of aging and disability services within the Department of Health and Human Services shall convene a work group to research food access barriers, both regionally and statewide, and make recommendations about how to leverage resources to ensure regular, adequate nutrition for homebound individuals in the State and to forecast future demand and identify the appropriate level of funding in the future. The office shall report to the Joint Standing Committee on Health and Human Services by November 1, 2019. The joint standing committee may report out a bill to the Second Regular Session of the 129th Legislature related to the report.
Sec. 2. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
 
Office of Aging and Disability Services Central Office 0140
 
Initiative: Provides ongoing funding to provide meals to homebound individuals and to leverage all federal funds available.

GENERAL FUND	2019-20	2020-21	
All Other	$1,500,000	$1,500,000	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$1,500,000	$1,500,000	

SUMMARY
This bill provides for the appropriation of funding to provide meals to homebound individuals. This bill also establishes a work group to research food access barriers and make recommendations to the Joint Standing Committee on Health and Human Services about how to leverage resources to ensure regular, adequate nutrition for homebound individuals in the State and to forecast future demand and identify the appropriate level of funding in the future.