An Act Making. Unified Appropriations and Allocations for the Expenditures of State Government, General Fund and Other Funds, and Changing 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 0499
Committee Amendment CA_A-SA_H_S212 (Senate)
Amends: 20-A MRSA §15680, 20-A MRSA §15681-A

SENATE AMENDMENT" H" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 383, 
L.D. 499, Bill, "An Act Making. Unified Appropriations and Allocations for the 
Expenditures of State Government, General Fund and Other Funds, and Changing 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 by striking out all of Part XXXX and inserting the following: 
'PART XXXX 
Sec. XXXX-l. 20-A MRSA §15680, sub-§l, ~A, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 
504, Pt. A, §6, is amended to read: 
A. System administration. The per-pupil amount for "system administration" is the 
actual system administration expenditures, as defined in the State's accounting 
handbook for local school systems, for the most recent year available excluding 
expenditures for leases and the purchase of land and buildings, less revenues to 
system administration for services to other governments and refunds from a statewide 
school management association, divided by the average October and April enrollment 
counts for that fiscal year and then inflated to an estimated allocation year level by a 
10-year average increase in the Consumer Price Index or other comparable index.:. 
Beginning in school year 2008-2009. this per-pupil amount must be based on school 
year 2005-2006 system administration expenditures then reduced by 50% and 
inflated to an estimated allocation year level by a 10-year average increase in the 
Consumer Price Index or other comparable index; 
Sec. XXXX-2. 20-A MRSA §15680, sub-§l, ~, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 
504, Pt. A, §6, is amended to read: 
B. Operation and maintenance of plant. The per-pupil amount for "operation and 
maintenance of plant" is the actual operation and maintenance of plant expenditures, 
as defined in the State's accounting handbook for local school systems, for the most 
recent year available excluding expenditures for leases and the purchase of land and 
buildings, divided by the average October and April enrollment counts for that fiscal 
year and then inflated to an estimated allocation year level by a 10-year average 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
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SENATE AMENDMENT" 1/ " to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A" to H.P. 383, L.D. 499 
increase in the Consumer Price Index or other comparable index. For school year 
2008-2009. the resulting per-pupil amount must be reduced by 5%; 
Sec. XXXX-3. 20-A MRSA §15681-A, sub-§2-A is enacted to read: 
2-A. Reduction for ("meal year 2008-09. For fiscal year 2008-09, the commissioner 
shall reduce by 5% the allocation for special education costs as described in subsection 2. 
These calculated special education costs for school administrative units for fiscal year 
2008-09 are subject to the appeals procedure described in subsection 2. 
Sec. XXXX-4. 20-A MRSA §15681-A, sub-§3-A is enacted to read: 
3-A. Reduction for fiscal year 2008-09. For fiscal year 2008-09, the commissioner 
shall reduce by 5% the allocation for transportation costs as described in subsection 3. 
These calculated tranmortation costs for school administrative units for fiscal year 2008-
are subject to the appeals procedure described in subsection 3. 
Sec. XXXX-5. Stakeholder group. The Department of Education shall convene 
a stakeholder group to study proposals and strategies to reduce costs and achieve savings, 
including proposals to consolidate school administrative units. The stakeholder group 
shall report by January 10, 20 I 0 to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having 
jurisdiction over education and cultural affairs with its recommendations, including any 
proposed implementing legislation. Following receipt and review of the report, the joint 
standing committee may submit legislation to the Second Regular Session of the 124th 
Legislature. ' 
Amend the amendment by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter 
or section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment retains the part of Committee Amendment "A" that makes decreases 
in essential programs and services funding. The amendment also requires the Department 
of Education to establish a stakeholder group to study proposals and strategies to reduce 
costs and achieve savings, including proposals to consolidate school administrative units 
and report to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over 
education and cultural affairs by January 10, 2010. 
SPONSOREDBY:~~~~~~ti~~~~~ 
(Senator DAMON) 
COUNTY: Hancock 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 06/04/07 
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LD499 
LR2452(15) 
An Act Making Unified Appropriations and Allocations for the Expenditures of State Government, 
General Fund and Other Funds, and Changing 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 "/I "to Committee Amendment "A" 
Sponsor: Sen. Damon of Hancock 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
No net fiscal impact 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
This amendment does not affect General Fund appropriations during the 2008-2009 biennium. 
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