Certain expenditures from the school food service fund authorized.

HF 3183 clarifies how Minnesota public school districts can manage costs for school food service programs. It allows districts to charge certain operational costs (like meal preparation, kitchen services, and technology for meal tracking) to the school food service fund instead of the general fund, while keeping administrative costs (such as lunchroom supervision and furniture) in the general fund. The bill also sets rules for handling deficits (requiring transfers from the general fund if not resolved within three years) and surpluses (permitting districts to shift some administrative costs to the food service fund when surpluses exist for three consecutive years). These changes apply to fiscal year 2026 and later.