An Act To Clarify the Method of Education Cost Sharing among Certain Municipalities
Maine Legislature, Session 123, LD 1590
House Amendment HA_D_H618 (House)
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs proposed legislation necessary to implement this section

HOUSE AMENDMENT ·lJ" to H.P. 1112, L.D. 1590, Bill, "An Act To Clarify the 
Method of Education Cost Sharing among Certain Municipalities" 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the 
summary and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 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. 
1. 
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: 1 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 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, 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 strikes the bill. It 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 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 1) "to H.P. 1112, L.D. 1590 
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also directs that the Commissioner of Education shall submit to the Joint Standing 
Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs proposed legislation necessary to 
implement this requirement. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
SPONSORED BY: ~ 
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(Representative BABBID 
TOWN: Kennebnnk 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 06/07/07 :?!vac:. 
LD 1590 
LR 2320(07) 
An Act To Clarify the Method of Education Cost Sharing among Certain Municipalities 
Fiscal Note for House Amendment ~ 
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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, 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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