An Act To Clariry the Method of Education Cost Sharing among Certain Municipalities
Maine Legislature, Session 123, LD 1590
Committee Amendment CA_C-HA_A_H619 (House)
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs proposed legislation necessary to implement this section

HOUSE AMENDMENT "A " 
to HOUSE AMENDMENT "C" to H.P. 1112, L.D. 
1590, Bill, "An Act To Clariry the Method of Education Cost Sharing among Certain 
Municipalities" 
Amend the amendment by inserting after section 1 the following: 
'Sec. 2. Maximum disparity between mill rates. Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law to the contrary, beginning July 1,2008, 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. 
I. 
If, after the essential programs and services total local allocation has been 
determined by the Department of Education, a municipality is determined 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: I ratio. 
2. 
A municipality within a school district is entitled to a transition adjustment 
determined by the Department of Education if the municipality has, by operation of 
subsection I, 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, 2008, the Commissioner of Education shall submit to the 
Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs proposed legislation 
necessary to implement this section. Following receipt and review of the proposed 
legislation, the Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs may submit 
legislation to the Second Regular Session of the 123rd Legislature.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment requires 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 and allows a transition adjustment for a municipality adversely 
affected to be determined by the Department of Education. The amendment also directs 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
HOUSE AMENDMENT" A- t. HOUSE AMENDMENT "C" t. H.P. 1112, L.D. 1590 
that the Commissioner of Education shall submit to the Joint Standing Committee on 
Education and Cultural Affairs proposed legislation necessary to implement this 
requirement. 
SPONSORED BY: ~tJ. ~ 
(Representative BABBIDGE) 
TOWN: Kennebunk 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(S~ attached) 
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HOUSE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 06/19/07 frae.. 
LD 1590 
LR 2320(08) 
An Act To Clarify the Method of Education Cost Sharing among Certain Municipalities 
Fiscal Note for House Amendment" (Jr;, to House Amendment "C" 
Sponsor: Rep. Babbidge of Kennebunk 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
No State fiscal impact 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
This amendment has no fiscal impact to the state. It strikes the provision in the original bill that would have affected 
those member municipalities whose cost-sharing formula was validated pursuant to private and special law prior to 
January I, 2004 and instead provides that the provisions in Title 20-A, section 15688, subsection 3-A do not apply to 
municipalities that are members of Maine School Administrative District 71. This amendment provides that, 
beginning in fiscal year 2008-09,50% of the local contribution for each municipality in SAD 71 must be based on 
property fiscal capacity and 50% must be based on pupil counts. 
As amended, this bill will reduce the local contribution for funding K-12 public education for Kennebunk and increase 
the local contribution for funding K-12 public education for Kennebunkport. The amount can not be determined at 
this time. 
This amendment also provides that, beginning in fiscal year 2008-09, 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 determined at this time. 
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