An Act To Improve the Essential Programs and Services Funding Formula
Maine Legislature, Session 123, LD 1041
Committee Amendment CA_C_H910 (House)
Amends: 20-A MRSA §15682

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" c." to H.P. 759, L.D. 1041, Bill, "An Act To 
Improve the Essential Programs and Services Funding Formula" 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and inserting the 
following: 
'Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §15682, sub-§l is enacted to read: 
1. Regional adjustment beginning in fiscal year 2008-09. For fiscal year 2008-09 
and each fiscal year thereafter, the commissioner shall make a regional adjustment 
according to the provisions of this subsection. 
A. A school administrative unit whose regional adjustment is computed to be 1.0 or 
greater must receive a regional adjustment that is less than the adjustment the school 
administrative unit would have received based on the regional differences in teacher 
salary costs within labor market areas within the State as computed by a statewide 
education policy research institute pursuant to this section. The regional adjustments 
for these school administrative units must be reduced by an amount determined by 
the commissioner that is closer to the statewide average of all the labor market area 
teacher salary costs. 
B. A school administrative unit whose regional adjustment is computed to be less 
than 1.0 must receive a regional adjustment that is greater than the adjustment the 
school administrative unit would have received based on the regional differences in 
teacher salary costs within labor market areas within the State as computed by a 
statewide education policy research institute pursuant to this section. The regional 
adjustments for these school administrative units must be increased by an amount 
determined by the commissioner that is closer to the statewide average of all the labor 
market area teacher salary costs. 
The commissioner shall determine regional adjustments pursuant to this subsection in a 
manner that results in no net fiscal impact to the General Fund appropriations for general 
purpose aid for local schools due solely to the adjustments made to teacher salary and 
benefit costs pursuant to this subsection.' 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" U' to H.P. 759, L.D. 1041 
SUMMARY 
This amendment is one of the minority reports of the Joint Standing Committee on 
Education and Cultural Affairs. The amendment strikes and replaces the concept draft to 
require that, for fiscal year 2008-09 and each fiscal year thereafter, the regional 
adjustment to the salary and benefits costs of teachers and other school personnel that is 
based on labor market areas in the State must be further adjusted by the Commissioner of 
Education. The commissioner must annually establish a regional adjustment to teacher 
salary and benefit costs that decreases the adjustment for school administrative units 
whose labor market area teacher salary cost adjustment is computed to be greater than 1.0 
and increases the adjustment for school administrative units whose labor market area 
teacher salary cost adjustment is computed to be less than 1.0. The commissioner must 
accomplish this adjustment in a manner that results in no net fiscal impact to the General 
Fund appropriations for general purpose aid for local schools due solely to the 
adjustments made to teacher salary and benefit costs pursuant to the Maine Revised 
Statutes, Title 20-A, section 15682. 
FISCAL ~OTE REQLlRED 
J~ee attac~ed)_ 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 03/26/08 frac 
LD 1041 
LR 785(06) 
An Act To Improve the Essential Programs and Services Funding Formula 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " ~, 
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
No State fiscal impact 
Requiring the Commissioner of Education to annually adjust the regional adjustment made to the salary and benefits 
costs of teachers and other school personnel based on labor market areas of the State will not affect the total state and 
local cost to K-12 public education or the State's share of that cost. This requirement will affect the distribution of 
state subsidy to school administrative units (SAU's) with those SAD's whose labor market area teacher salary costs are 
computed to be greater than 1.0 receiving less subsidy and those SAD's whose labor market area teacher salary costs 
are computed to be less than 1.0 receiving more state subsidy. The impact to individual school administrative units 
can not be detennined at this time. 
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