Section 388.1631d - Reimbursement to districts and other eligible entities providing lunch programs, child nutrition programs, and food distribution programs(1) From the state school aid fund money appropriated in section 11, there is allocated an amount not to exceed $29,553,400.00 for 2024-2025 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 2024-2025 all available federal funding, estimated at $901,400,000.00 for child nutrition programs and, for 2024-2025, 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.Amended by 2024, Act 120,s 50, eff. 10/1/2024.Amended by 2023, Act 103,s 66, eff. 7/21/2023.Amended by 2022, Act 144,s 46, eff. 7/14/2022.Amended by 2021, Act 48,s 40, eff. 7/13/2021.Amended by 2020, Act 165,s 37, eff. 10/1/2020.Amended by 2019, Act 58,s 32, eff. 10/1/2019.Amended by 2018, Act 265,s 36, eff. 6/28/2018.Amended by 2017, Act 108,s 39, eff. 10/1/2017.Amended by 2016, Act 249,s 40, eff. 10/1/2016.Amended by 2015, Act 85,s 34, eff. 10/1/2015.Amended by 2014, Act 196,s 38, eff. 10/1/2014.Amended by 2013, Act 60,s 34, eff. 10/1/2013.Amended by 2012, Act 201,s 34, eff. 10/1/2012.Amended by 2011, Act 299,s 7, eff. 12/22/2011.Amended by 2011, Act 62,s 25, eff. 10/1/2011.Amended by 2010, Act 110,s 27 , eff. 10/1/2010.Amended by 2009, Act 121,s 27 , eff. 10/19/2009.Amended by 2008, Act 268,s 31 , eff. 10/1/2008.Amended by 2007, Act 137,s 28 , eff. 11/8/2007.Amended by 2006, Act 342, s 30, eff. 10/1/2006.Amended by 2005, Act 155, s 24, eff. 10/1/2005.Amended by 2004, Act 351, s 23, eff. 10/1/2004.Amended by 2003, Act 158, s 22, eff. 8/11/2003.Add. 1999, Act 119, Imd. Eff. 7/20/1999 ;--Am. 2000, Act 297, Imd. Eff. 7/26/2000 ;--Am. 2001, Act 121, Imd. Eff. 9/28/2001 ;--Am. 2002, Act 191, Imd. Eff. 4/26/2002 ;--Am. 2002, Act 521, Imd. Eff. 7/25/2002.