1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to education; appropriating money to increase 
  1.3             school lunch and food storage aid; amending Laws 1997, 
  1.4             First Special Session chapter 4, article 6, section 
  1.5             20, subdivision 4. 
  1.6   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.7      Section 1.  Laws 1997, First Special Session chapter 4, 
  1.8   article 6, section 20, subdivision 4, is amended to read: 
  1.9      Subd. 4.  [SCHOOL LUNCH AND FOOD STORAGE AID.] (a) For 
  1.10  school lunch aid according to Minnesota Statutes, section 
  1.11  124.646, and Code of Federal Regulations, title 7, section 
  1.12  210.17, and for food storage and transportation costs for United 
  1.13  States Department of Agriculture donated commodities; and for a 
  1.14  temporary transfer to the commodity processing revolving fund to 
  1.15  provide cash flow to permit schools and other recipients of 
  1.16  donated commodities to take advantage of volume processing rates 
  1.17  and for school milk aid according to Minnesota Statutes, section 
  1.18  124.648:  
  1.19       $7,254,000     .....     1998 
  1.20       $7,254,000 $9,035,000    .....     1999 
  1.21     (b) Any unexpended balance remaining from the 
  1.22  appropriations in this subdivision shall be prorated among 
  1.23  participating schools based on the number of free, reduced, and 
  1.24  fully paid federally reimbursable student lunches served during 
  1.25  that school year.  
  2.1      (c) If the appropriation amount attributable to either year 
  2.2   is insufficient, the rate of payment for each fully paid student 
  2.3   lunch shall be reduced and the aid for that year shall be 
  2.4   prorated among participating schools so as not to exceed the 
  2.5   total authorized appropriation for that year.  
  2.6      (d) Any temporary transfer processed in accordance with 
  2.7   this subdivision to the commodity processing fund will be 
  2.8   returned by June 30 in each year so that school lunch aid and 
  2.9   food storage costs can be fully paid as scheduled.  
  2.10     (e) Not more than $800,000 of the amount appropriated each 
  2.11  year may be used for school milk aid. 
  2.12     (f) The commissioner may reduce other future aid and grant 
  2.13  payments due to school districts and other organizations for the 
  2.14  costs of processing and storage of commodities used by the 
  2.15  district or organization.