An Act To Change the Process of Enforcement of a Municipality's Obligations to a School Administrative District Further amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the summary and inserting in its place the following: Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §1310, sub-§6, as enacted by PL 1981, c. 693, §§5 and 8, is repealed and the following enacted in its place: 6. Enforcement. If a municipal treasurer fails to pay the installment due, or any part, on the dates reguired, to initiate collection procedures, the treasurer of the school administrative district may notify the municipal treasurer of the failure to pay. Interest accrues on each unpaid installment at the rate established under Title 36, section 186 beginning on the 60th day after the date the installment is due under subsection 4. If payment of an installment is not made within 60 days after the due date, the treasurer of the district may initiate an action in Superior Court to compel payment of the delinguent installment. The court shall determine the amount owed by the municipality to the district and shall order the municipal treasurer to pay all Page 1-LR0745(2) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 0572
Committee Amendment CA_A_H251 (House)
Amends: 20-A MRSA §1310, 20-A MRSA §1703

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "f}" to H.P. 435, L.D. 572, Bill, "An 
Act To Restrict a School District from the Wholesale Attachment 
of Personal Property if a Town Defaults on Its School Commitment" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting 
the following: 
'An Act To Change the Process of Enforcement of a Municipality's 
Obligations to a School Administrative District' 
Further amend the bill by striking out everything after the 
enacting clause and before the summary and inserting in its place 
the following: 
'Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §1310, sub-§6, as enacted by PL 1981, c. 
693, §§5 and 8, is repealed and the following enacted in its 
place: 
6. 
Enforcement. 
If a municipal treasurer fails to pay the 
installment due, or any part, on the dates reguired, to initiate 
collection procedures, the treasurer of the school administrative 
district may notify the municipal treasurer of the failure to 
pay. 
Interest accrues on each unpaid installment at the rate 
established under Title 36, section 186 beginning on the 60th day 
after the date the installment is due under subsection 4. 
If 
payment of an installment is not made within 60 days after the 
due date, the treasurer of the district may initiate an action in 
Superior Court to compel payment of the delinguent installment. 
The court shall determine the amount owed by the municipality to 
the district and shall order the municipal treasurer to pay all 
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delinquent installments, accrued interest and any court costs and 
reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the district. 
To ensure 
prompt payment of the delinquent installments, 
the court may 
require that amounts due to the municipality from the State under 
Title 30 A, section 5681 and Title 36, sections 578 and 685 be 
paid to the district until the amount determined by the court is 
satisfied. 
The court shall promptly notify the disbursing state 
agency of the determination and direct the agency to make the 
required 
change 
in payee 
and 
the 
amounts 
to 
be 
paid. 
If 
additional funds are needed to satisfy the amount determined by 
the court to be paid to the district, the court may order the 
attachment or trustee process 
and sale of real or personal 
property owned by the municipality or the attachment of the 
municipality's bank accounts or require property tax payments to 
the municipality to be turned over to the court and may pay the 
amount owed the district from the proceeds and return any excess 
to the municipality. 
Sec. 2. 20-A MRSA §1703, sub-§6, as enacted by PL 1981, c. 
693, §§5 and 8, is repealed and the following enacted in its 
place: 
6. 
Enforcement. 
If a municipal treasurer fails to pay the 
installment due, or any part, on the dates required, to initiate 
collection procedures, 
the treasurer of the 
community school 
district may notify the municipal treasurer of the failure to 
pay. 
Interest accrues on each unpaid installment at the rate 
~stablished under Title 36, section 186 beginning on the 60th day 
after the date the installment is due under subsection 4. 
If 
payment of an installment is not made within 60 days after the 
due date, the treasurer of the district may initiate an action in 
Superior Court to compel payment of the delinquent installment. 
The court shall determine the amount owed by the municipality to 
the district and shall order the municipal treasurer to pay all 
delinquent installments, accrued interest and any court costs and 
reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the distr ict. 
To ensure 
prompt payment of the delinquent installments, 
the court may 
require that amounts due to the municipality from the State under 
Title 30-A, section 5681 and Title 36, sections 578 and 685 be 
paid to the district until the amount determined by the court is 
satisfied. 
The court shall promptly notify the disbursing state 
agency of the determination and direct the agency to make the 
required 
change 
in payee 
and 
the 
amounts 
to 
be 
paid. 
If 
additional funds are needed to satisfy the amount determined by 
the court to be paid to the district, the court may order the 
attachment or trustee process 
and sale of real or personal 
property owned by the municipality or the attachment of the 
municipality's bank accounts or require property tax payments to 
the municipality to be turned over to the court and may pay the 
amount owed the district from the proceeds and return any excess 
to the municipality. ' 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 435, L.D. 572 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill. 
It updates the procedures 
for 
enforcement by the treasurer of 
a 
school 
administrative 
district 
or 
a 
community 
school 
district 
when 
a 
municipal 
treasurer fails to pay monthly installments due to the district. 
The new procedure authorizes the district treasurer to file an 
action in Superior Court to recover amounts due, interest, court 
costs and attorney's fees. 
The court may order the diversion of 
state-municipal revenue sharing and tax reimbursements due to the 
municipality and may attach municipal property and other assets 
to satisfy the payment due the district. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Approved: 04120103 ~ac 
Office of Fiscal and Program Review 
LD572 
An Act To Change the Process of Enforcement of a Municipality's 
Obligations to a School Administrative District 
LR0745(02) 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment" " 
Committee: Taxation 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
No impact on State funds. 
This bill will have no impact on State funds. There would also be no fiscal impact to a local school unit as long as 
altering the method available to a school administrative unit to enforce payment of a municipal member's local shar 
of the cost of education does not change the school unit's ability to collect monies owed. 
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