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 addition 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, as well as necessary building utility work, cannot be charged to the food service fund, except under certain conditions related to surplus funds.

Furthermore, the bill introduces a mechanism for districts to manage deficits in the food service fund, allowing them to incur a deficit for up to three years if a plan for elimination is submitted. It also provides a process for recoding costs to the food service fund if a surplus exists for three consecutive years. The effective date for these changes is set for fiscal year 2026 and later.

Statutes affected:
Introduction: 124D.111