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Amend the amendment by inserting after the title the following:
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Amend the bill by striking out all of the emergency preamble (page 1, lines 1 to 9 in L.D.).
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Amend the amendment by inserting after section 1 the following:
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Amend the bill in section 2 in the 3rd line (page 1, line 26 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "August" and inserting the following: 'October'
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Amend the amendment by striking out all of section 3 and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 3. Transfer of funds. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the State Controller shall transfer to the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund $650,000 no later than June 30, 2020 and $150,000 no later than June 30, 2021 from the Medical Use of Marijuana Fund, established in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 22, section 2430.
Sec. 4. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
 
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF
 
Alternative Breakfast Delivery Service Program N318
 
Initiative: Provides one-time funding in fiscal year 2019-20 only to school administrative units that start or expand alternative breakfast delivery services that provide breakfast after the start of the school day. A school administrative unit with a public school in which at least 50% of students qualified for a free or reduced-price lunch during the preceding school year qualifies for funding. The department is required to develop guidelines to allocate and disburse the funding to participating schools. Guidelines must be developed within 90 days following the effective date of this Act. Funding appropriated to this program does not lapse but must be carried forward into the next fiscal year to be used only for the purpose for which it was provided.

GENERAL FUND	2019-20	2020-21	
All Other	$500,000	$0	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$500,000	$0	

School Finance and Operations Z078
 
Initiative: Provides ongoing funds for the cost to contract for the services of a vendor to deliver and maintain an Internet-based application for free or reduced-price meals under the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program to school administrative units that choose to participate.

GENERAL FUND	2019-20	2020-21	
All Other	$150,000	$150,000	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$150,000	$150,000	

EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF			
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2019-20	2020-21	
			
GENERAL FUND	$650,000	$150,000	
			
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$650,000	$150,000	
 
Amend the bill by striking out all of the emergency clause.
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SUMMARY
This amendment removes the emergency preamble and emergency clause. This amendment also provides ongoing General Fund appropriations of $150,000 per year beginning in fiscal year 2019-20 for the cost to develop and maintain an Internet-based application for free or reduced-price meals and a one-time General Fund appropriation of $500,000 in fiscal year 2019-20 to eligible school administrative units that start or expand alternative breakfast delivery services that provide breakfast after the start of the school day.
This amendment also requires the State Controller to transfer $650,000 to the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund no later than June 30, 2020 and $150,000 no later than June 30, 2021 from the Medical Use of Marijuana Fund, established in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 22, section 2430.
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