The bill amends Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124D.111, subdivision 3, to authorize certain expenditures from the school food service fund. Key changes include the insertion of provisions that allow costs related to waste management and technology systems for serving line automation and meal tracking to be charged to the food service fund. Additionally, it specifies that costs associated with kitchen, serving area, lunchroom, and food storage remodeling or reconfiguration cannot be charged to the food service fund, except under certain conditions related to surplus funds.

Furthermore, the bill introduces a new provision that allows school districts to recode costs charged to the general fund for lunchroom supervision and other administrative costs if there is a surplus in the food service fund for three consecutive years. It also establishes that if a deficit exists in the food service fund, it must be eliminated by a permanent transfer from the general fund unless the district has a plan in place to address the deficit within three years. The effective date for these changes is set for fiscal year 2026 and later.

Statutes affected:
Introduction: 124D.111