An Act To Amend the Laws Regarding School Funding
Maine Legislature, Session 123, LD 1932
House Amendment HA_D_H700 (House)

HOUSE AMENDMENT" D" to S.P. 741, L.D. 1932, Bill, "An Act To Amend the 
Laws Regarding School Funding" 
Amend the bill by inserting after the enacting clause and before section 1 the 
following: 
'PART A' 
Amend the bill by inserting at the end before the emergency clause the following: 
'PARTB 
Sec. B-1. Maximum disparity between mill rates. Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law to the contrary, no municipality may pay as part of its local allocation 
more than twice the mill rate of any other municipality within that same school 
administrative unit. 
1. 
If, after the essential programs and services total local allocation has been 
determined by the Department of Education, a municipality is determined to have to pay 
as part of its local allocation more than twice the mill rate of any municipality within that 
same school administrative unit, the department shall increase the lower mill rate and 
decrease the higher mill rate until the disparity falls within the maximum 2: 1 ratio. 
2. 
A municipality within a school administrative unit is entitled to a transition 
adjustment determined by the Department of Education if the municipality has, by 
operation of subsection 1, an adverse fiscal impact resulting in: 
A. A mill rate increase for local allocation at or in excess of 0.5 mills; and 
B. A resulting local contribution increase greater than 5%. 
No later than January 31, 2009, the Commissioner of Education shall submit to the 
joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over education and 
cultural affairs proposed legislation necessary to implement this Part. Following receipt 
and review of the proposed legislation, the joint standing committee may submit 
legislation to the First Regular Session ofthe 124th Legislature.' 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
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HOUSE AMENDMENT ".0 .. to S.P. 741, L.D. 1932 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment requires that a municipality may not pay as part of its local 
allocation more than twice the mill rate of any other municipality within that same school 
administrative unit and allows a transition adjustment for a municipality adversely 
affected to be determined by the Department of Education. The amendment also directs 
the Commissioner of Education to submit to the joint standing committee of the 
Legislature having jurisdiction over education and cultural affairs proposed legislation 
necessary to implement this requirement. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
SPONSORED BY: ~5tJ. ~~ 
(Representative BABBID 
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TOWN: Kennebunk 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Approved: 02/25/08 ;tJ;pac 
LD 1932 
LR3324(33) 
An Act To Amend the Laws Regarding School Funding 
Fiscal Note for House Amendment "V" 
Sponsor: Rep. Babbidge of Kennebunk 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
No State fiscal impact 
This amendment has no fiscal impact to the state. It provides that no municipality may pay as part of its local 
allocation more than twice the mill rate of any other municipality within that same school administrative unit. This 
amendment also provides for a transition adjustment for those municipalities that may be adversely impacted by this 
provision. 
As amended, this bill will reduce the local contribution for funding K-12 public education for certain municipalities 
within a school administrative unit and increase the local contribution for certain municipalities within the same 
school administrative unit. The amount can not be detennined at this time. 
LR3324(33) - Fiscal Note - Page I of I