An Act To Increase the State Share of Education Costs, Reduce Property Taxes and Reduce Government Spending at All Levels
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0001
Committee Amendment CA_A-SA_F_S7 (Senate)

SENATE AMENDMENT 'F" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H. P . 6, 
L.D. 1, Bill, "An Act To Increase the State Share of Education 
Costs, Reduce Property Taxes and Reduce Government Spending at 
All Levels" 
Amend the amendment in Part D in section 54 by striking out 
all of subsection 2 (page 51, lines 46 to 50 and page 52, lines 1 
to 6 in amendment) and inserting in its place the following: 
'2. 
Member 
municipalities .in 
school 
administrative 
districts or conmunity school districts; total costs. 
For each 
municipality that is a member of a school administrative district 
or community school district, the commissioner shall annually 
determine 
each 
municipality's 
total 
cost 
of 
education. 
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Further amend the amendment in Part D in section 56 in 
subsection 3-A by striking out all of paragraphs Band C (page 
52, lines 31 to 50 in amendment) and inserting in their place the 
following: 
'B. 
For 
a 
school 
administrative district or 
community 
school district composed of more than one municipality. each 
municipality's contribution to the total cost of education 
is determined by the municipality's share of the district's 
total costs 
as 
determined 
by 
the 
school 
administrative 
district's cost 
sharing 
formula 
established pursuant to 
section 1301. the community school district's cost sharing 
formula established pursuant to section 1704 or private and 
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SENATE AMENDMENT ,F" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 6, L.D. 1 
special law. except that, if a municipality that is a member 
of a school administrative district or a community school 
district 
exceeds 
the 
full-value 
education 
mill 
rate 
calculated in section l5671-A. subsection 2. then the state 
contribution must include that amount. 
C. 
For a school administrative district or cOmmunity school 
district composed of more than one municipality. the unit's 
contribution to the total cost of education is the lesser of: 
(1) 
The total cost as described in subsection 1; and 
(2) 
The sum of the total of the full-value education 
mill rate calculated in section 15671-A, subsection 2 
multiplied by the property fiscal capacity of each 
municipality. ' 
Further amend the amendment in Part D by striking out all of 
sections 57, 68 and 69. 
Further amend the amendment in Part D in section 73 in the 
2nd line from the end (page 75, line 13 in amendment) by striking 
out 
the 
following: 
"71" 
and 
inserting 
in 
its 
place 
the 
following: 
'69' 
Further amend the amendment by relettering or renumbering 
any 
nonconsecutive 
Part 
letter 
or 
section 
number 
to 
read 
consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment removes the total cost of education mechanism 
for member municipalities of school administrative districts and 
community 
school districts 
and reinstates 
the existing cost 
sharing 
formulas 
that determine 
member 
municipalities' 
local 
shares of school administrative districts' or community school 
districts' costs, which were in effect prior to January 1, 2005, 
except that, if a municipality that is a 
member of a 
school 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
SENATE AMENDMENT "f,. to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H. P. 6, L. D . 1 
administrative district or a 
community school district exceeds 
the 
full-value 
education mill 
rate calculated in the 
Maine 
Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 15671-A, subsection 2, then 
the state contribution must include that amount. 
This amendment 
also makes a technical change to Part D, section 73 to reflect 
the striking of sections 68 and 69 of Part D by this amendment. 
SPONSORED BY: 
(Senator B. 
COUNTY: 
Oxford 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 01119105 ~ae 
LDI 
LR0328(31) 
An Act to Increase the State Share of Education Costs, Reduce Property Taxes and Reduce 
Government Spending at All Levels 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment 'Mo Committee Amendment A 
Sponsor: Senator Bryant 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
No net impact - General Food 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Requiring the State to provide the additional funding if a mooicipality that is a member of a school administrative 
district or a community school district is required to raise more than the full value education mill rate as part of its cost· 
sharing agreement with other members of the SAD or CSD will not increase the General Food cost of the bill. 
However, this requirement will affect the distribution of state subsidy to local school ooits. The impact can not be 
determined at this time. 
Reinstating the existing cost sharing formulas will not change the arnooot of state subsidy received by the school 
administrative district or commooity school district but may increase or decrease the amooot of subsidy received by 
each member mooicipality within the SAD or CSD beginning in fiscal year 2005-06. The impact to each individual 
ooit can not be determined at this time. 
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