An Act Regarding the Sharing of Costs in Certain School Districts
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 1953
Committee Amendment CA_A_S495 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 750, L.D. 1953, Bill, 
Act Regarding the Sharing of Costs in Certain School Districts" 
"An 
Amend the bill in section 1 in subsection I-A in the 3rd 
line (page 1, line 41 in L.D.) by striking out the following: 
"2006-07" and inserting in its place the following: '2007-08' 
Further amend the bill by inserting after section 1 the 
following: 
'Sec. 2. 
Transition adjustments. 
The 
following 
transition 
adjustments apply to eligible school administrative districts and 
community school districts. 
1. 
For fiscal year 2006-07, eligible school administrative 
districts and community school districts must receive transition 
adjustments to the member municipalities' local contributions and 
the districts' state contributions. 
A. 
A school administrative district or community school 
district is eligible for these adjustments if it meets the 
following eligibility criteria. 
(1) 
One or more member municipalities, but not all the 
district's 
member 
municipalities, 
have 
a 
local 
contribution that is below the mill rate expectation 
established pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, 
Title 20-A, section l567l-A for fiscal year 2006-07. 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT .. A 
.. to S.P. 750, L.D. 1953 
(2) 
A 
member 
municipality's 
local 
contribution 
pursuant to Title 20-A, section 15688 is 5% greater 
than that municipal i ty' s 
local share would have been 
under its existing local cost-sharing formula. 
B. 
A school administrative district or community school 
district that meets the eligibility criteria in paragraph A 
must 
receive 
a 
transition 
adjustment 
to 
the 
state 
contribution equal to the following. 
(1) 
For. each municipality in the district that meets 
the eligibility criteria in paragraph A, 
the sum of 
each municipality's 
special 
education allocation 
as 
determined in paragraph D multiplied by 0.35. 
C. 
A school 
district that 
must have its 
administrative district, or community school 
meets the eligibility criteria in paragraph A 
local contribution adjusted as follows. 
(1) 
For each municipality in the district that meets 
the 
eligibility 
criteria 
in 
paragraph 
A, 
the 
municipality's 
local 
contribution 
as 
determined 
pursuant to Title 20-A, section 15688 must be reduced 
by 
an 
amount 
equal 
to 
the 
municipality's 
special 
education 
allocation 
as 
determined 
in 
paragraph 
D 
multiplied by 0.35. 
D. 
Each member municipality's special education allocation 
is the special education allocation pursuant to Title 20-A, 
section l568l-A, subsection 2 for the district multiplied by 
the percentage of calendar year resident pupils in each 
municipality. 
This section is repealed June 30, 2007. 
Sec. 
3. 
Appropriations 
and 
allocations. 
appropriations and allocations are made. 
EDUCATIQB, DEPAR'lMEB7 OF 
General Purpose Aid for Local Schools 
0308 
The 
following 
Initiative: 
Appropriates funds for the costs associated with 
providing 
an 
adjustment 
to 
the 
state 
share 
of 
the 
total 
allocation for 
school 
administrative districts 
and 
community 
school districts that have 
member 
municipalities with local 
contributions that are below the maximum mill rate expectation 
but 
are 
adversely 
impacted 
by 
the 
established 
cost-sharing 
mechanism. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
,-,': 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ,A" to S.P. 750, L.D. 1953 
GENERAL FUm> 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
SUMMARY 
2005-06 
$0 
$0 
2006-07 
$419,000 
$4l9,000' 
This amendment is the majority report of the Joint Standing 
Committee 
on 
Education 
and Cultural Affairs. 
The 
amendment 
retains the provision contained in the bill that recognizes the 
special education costs of certain member municipalities that are 
determined to be minimum state allocation receivers pursuant to 
the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 15689, subsection 
1, but delays the implementation of the adjustment proposed in 
the bill until fiscal year 2007-08. 
The 
amendment 
also 
extends 
and modifies 
the 
adjustment 
provided by Private and Special Law 2005, chapter 23, section 1 
for fiscal year 2005-06 to fiscal year 2006-07 for certain school 
administrative districts and community school districts that have 
member municipalities with local contributions that are below the 
maximum mill rate expectation but that are adversely affected as 
a result of the cost-sharing mechanism established pursuant to 
Title 20-A, section 15688. 
The amendment modifies the adjustment 
in fiscal year 2006-07 to recognize 35% of the special education 
costs of eligible school districts as compared to 
25~b of the 
special education costs that were recognized by the adjustment 
provided in fiscal year 2005-06. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 02/27/06 ;tvac:.. 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
122nd MAINE LEGIS LA TURE 
LD 1953 
LR 2657(02) 
An Act Regarding the Sharing of Costs in Certain School Districts 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ,A" 
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Majority Report 
Fiscal Note 
2005-06 
$0 
2006-07 
$419,000 
Projections 
2007-08 
$1,539,019 
Appropriations! Allocations 
General Fund 
$0 
$419,000 
$1,539,019 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Projections 
2008-09 
$1,598,386 
$1,598,386 
The General Purpose Aid for Local Schools program within the Department of Education will require an additional 
General Fund appropriation of $419,000 in fiscal year 2006-07 for the cost associated with providing an adjustment to 
the State share of the total allocation for school administrative districts and community school districts that have 
member municipalities with local contributions that are below the maximum mill rate expectation but are adversely 
impacted by the established cost-sharing mechanism. 
This legislation is expected to increase the total cost of Essential Programs and Services by $2,827,000 and 
$2,906,156 in fiscal years 2007-08 and 2008-09, respectively. The impact to the State is estimated to be $1,539,019 
in fiscal year 2007-08 and $1,598,386 in fiscal year 2008-09. The increase in the local share is anticipated to be 
$1,287,981 in fiscal year 2007-08 and $1,307,770 in fiscal year 2008-09. The impact to individual local school 
administrative units can not be determined at this time. 
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