An Act Making 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 2289
House Amendment HA_C_H879 (House)
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs

HOUSE AMENDMENT "~,, to H.P. 1651, L.D. 2289, Bill, "An Act Making 
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 bill in Part C by striking out all of section 10 (page 235, lines 8 to 16 in 
L.D.). 
Amend the bill in Part C by striking out all of sections 17 and 18 (page 237, lines 28 
to 32 and page 238, lines 1 to 40 in L.D.) 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.' 
Amend the bill in Part C in section 20 in the 2nd line (page 239, line 15 in L.D.) by 
striking out the following: "sections 18 and 19 of" 
Amend the bill in Part C in section 21 in the first line (page 239, line 20 in L.D.) by 
striking out the following: 
"Sections 18 and 19 of this" and inserting the following: 
'This' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
HOUSE A.MENDMENT 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 'Vto H.P. 1651, L.D. 2289 
SUMMARY 
This amendment restores the state share of special education costs to 100%, instead 
of 50% in fiscal year 2008-09 and 84% in succeeding years as proposed in the bill. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
SPONSORED BY: £ tJ\ CV~ 
(Representative MC 
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TOWN: Newcastle 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 03/3 1/08 frcze 
LD 2289 
LR 3624(05) 
An Act Making 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 House Amendment "V" 
Sponsor: Rep. McKane of Newcastle 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
No State fiscal impact 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
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 will not affect the total state and local cost ofK-12 education or the State's contribution to that cost. 
This amendment will affect the distribution of state subsidy to local school administrative units with school 
administrative units that are minimum receiver units receiving more state subsidy in fiscal year 2008-09 and those 
school administrative units that are not minimum receiver units receiving less. 
LR3624(05) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1