Michigan Laws 388.1631d – Reimbursement to districts and other eligible entities providing lunch programs, child nutrition programs, and food distribution programs
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- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
(1) From the state school aid fund money appropriated in section 11, there is allocated an amount not to exceed $27,553,400.00 for 2022-2023 and there is allocated an amount not to exceed $29,553,400.00 for 2023-2024 for the purpose of making payments to districts and other eligible entities under this section.
(2) The amounts allocated from state sources under this section are used to pay the amount necessary to reimburse districts for 6.0127% of the necessary costs of the state mandated portion of lunch programs provided by those districts. The department shall calculate the amount due to each district under this section using the methods of calculation adopted by the Michigan supreme court in the consolidated cases known as Durant v State of Michigan, 456 Mich 175 (1997).
(3) The payments made under this section include all state payments made to districts so that each district receives at least 6.0127% of the necessary costs of operating the state mandated portion of the lunch program in a fiscal year.
(4) The payments made under this section to districts and other eligible entities that are not required under section 1272a of the revised school code, MCL 380.1272a, to provide a lunch program must be in an amount not to exceed $10.00 per eligible pupil plus 5 cents for each free lunch and 2 cents for each reduced price lunch provided, as determined by the department.
(5) From the federal funds appropriated in section 11, there is allocated for 2022-2023 all available federal funding, estimated at $901,400,000.00, and there is allocated for 2023-2024 all available federal funding, estimated at $901,400,000.00 for child nutrition programs and, for 2022-2023, all available federal funding, estimated at $15,000,000.00, and, for 2023-2024, all available federal funding, estimated at $15,000,000.00, for food distribution programs.
(6) Notwithstanding section 17b, the department shall make payments to eligible entities other than districts under this section on a schedule determined by the department.
(7) In purchasing food for a lunch program funded under this section, a district or other eligible entity shall give preference to food that is grown or produced by Michigan businesses if it is competitively priced and of comparable quality.