1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education finance; fully funding school lunches for all students; 
1.3 	appropriating money;amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.111, 
1.4 	subdivisions 1, 4; Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 6, section 3, 
1.5 	subdivision 2.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.111, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.8 		Subdivision 1.School lunch aid computation. Each school year, the state must pay 
1.9 	participants in the national school lunch program the amount of:
1.10 	(1) 12.5 cents for each full paid and free student lunch and;
1.11 	(2) 52.5 cents for each reduced-price lunch served to students; and
1.12 	(3) $3.125 for each school lunch served to a student who does not qualify for a free or 
1.13 	reduced-price lunch.

1.14 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for fiscal year 2019 and later.

1.15 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.111, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
1.16 		Subd. 4.No fees for school lunch. A participant that receives school lunch aid under 
1.17 	this section must make lunch available without charge to all participating students who 
1.18 	qualify for free or reduced-price meals. The participant must also ensure that any reminders 
1.19 	for payment of outstanding student meal balances do not demean or stigmatize any child 
1.20 	participating in the school lunch program. A participant may charge a student a fee for a la 
1.21 	carte items.

2.1 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2019 and later.

2.2 	Sec. 3. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 6, section 3, subdivision 2, is 
2.3 	amended to read:
2.4 		Subd. 2.School lunch. For school lunch aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.111, 
2.5 	and Code of Federal Regulations, title 7, section 210.17:

2.6		$
	16,721,000
	.....
	2018
	
2.82.7
		$
	17,223,000
169,782,000
	.....
	2019