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

Furthermore, the bill outlines the conditions under which deficits in the food service fund can be managed, allowing districts to incur a deficit for up to three years if a plan for elimination is submitted. It also introduces a mechanism for recoding costs from the general fund to the food service fund if there is a surplus for three consecutive years. The effective date for these changes is set for fiscal year 2026 and later.

Statutes affected:
Introduction: 124D.111