An Act To Make Supplemental Appropriations and Allocations for the Expenditures of State Government and To Change Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2008 and June 30, 2009
Maine Legislature, Session 123, LD 2173
Committee Amendment CA_A-SA_J_S510 (Senate)
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs

SENATE AMENDMENT ",:(" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 
1547, L.D. 2173, Bill, "An Act To Make Supplemental Appropriations and Allocations 
for the Expenditures of State Government and To Change Certain Provisions of the Law 
Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Years Ending 
June 30, 2008 and June 30, 2009" 
Amend the amendment in Part C by striking out all of sections 3 to 5. 
Amend the amendment in Part C by striking out all of sections 17 to 21 and inserting 
the following: 
'Sec. C-17. Calculation. The Commissioner of Education shall, within 30 days of 
the effective date of this Part, calculate the mill expectation pursuant to the Maine 
Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 15671-A for fiscal year 2008-09 and the total cost of 
funding public education from kindergarten to grade 12 for fiscal year 2008-09 in 
accordance with this Part. The commissioner shall submit the information to the Joint 
Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs. 
Sec. C-18. Transfer of funds from Maine Budget Stabilization Fund. 
Pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, chapter 142, the State Controller shall 
transfer $37,266,122 by June 30, 2009 from the Maine Budget Stabilization Fund to the 
unappropriated surplus of the General Fund. 
Sec. C-19. Limit of State's obligation. If the State's continued obligation for 
any individual component contained in this Part exceeds the level of funding provided for 
that component, any unexpended balances occurring in other programs may be applied to 
avoid proration of payments for any individual component. Any unexpended balances 
from the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 15671-A, subsection 2, paragraph B 
may not lapse but must be carried forward for the same purpose. 
Sec. C-20. Authorization of payments. This Part may not be construed to 
require the State to provide payments that exceed the appropriation of funds for general 
purpose aid for local schools for the fiscal year beginning July I, 2008 and ending June 
30, 2009.' 
Amend the amendment in Part C by inserting after section 22 the following: 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
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SENATE AMENDMENT'j': to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1547, L.D. 2173 
'Sec. C-23. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
General Purpose Aid for Local Schools 0308 
Initiative: Appropriates funding for the state share of General Purpose Aid for Local 
Schools and restores the State's contribution to 55% of 100% of Essential Programs and 
Services. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
2007-08 
2008-09 
$0 
$37,266,112 
$0 
$37,266,112 
Amend the amendment by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter 
or section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment restores cuts in funding for general purpose aid for local schools and 
directs that the funding to restore the cuts be transferred from the Maine Budget 
Stabilization Fund. 
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SENATE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 03/27/08 Mac:.. 
LD 2173 
LR 3445(39) 
An Act To Make Supplemental Appropriations and Allocations for the Expenditures of State 
Government and To Change Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of 
State Government for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2008 and June 30, 2009 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment" f" to Committee Amendment "A" 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
App ropriations/ Allocations 
General Fund 
Transfers 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Sponsor: Sen. Courtney of York 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2007-08 
2008-09 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$37,266,112 
$0 
$37,266,112 
Projections 
2009-10 
$37,266,122 
$37,266,122 
$0 
Projections 
2010-11 
$37,266,122 
$37,266,122 
$0 
This amendment will have no net effect on General Fund appropriations and revenue and a balanced budget is 
maintained for the 2008-2009 biennium. 
This amendment restores $37,266,122 to the General Purpose Aid to Local Schools Program within the Department of 
Education in order for the State to fund 55% of the total cost ofK-12 Public Education beginning in fiscal year 2008-
and offsets this additional cost with.a one-time transfer from the Budget Stabilization Fund to the unappropriated 
surplus of the General Fund in fiscal year 2008-09. 
LR3445(39) - Fiscal Note - Page I of I