An Act To Require the Department of Education To Calculate Subsidy on the Basis of Membership in a Regional School Unit or an Alternative Organizational Structure and as if the School Administrative Unit Had Not Reorganized as of 2009
Maine Legislature, Session 124, LD 1734
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs
Sponsors: O'BRIEN, RECTOR, EDGECOMB, PIER, PRATT, WELSH, WESTON
Amends: 20-A MRSA §1481-A

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124th MAIEL GISLATU 
Legislative Document 
No. 1734 
H.P. 1232 
House of Representatives, January 12, 2010 
An Act To Require the Department of Education To Calculate 
Subsidy on the Basis of Membership in a Regional School Unit or an 
Alternative Organizational Structure and as if the School 
Administrative Unit Had Not Reorganized as of 2009 
(EMERGENCY) 
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
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Reference to the Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs suggested and ordered 
printed. 
Presented by Representative O'BRIEN of Lincolnvill~. 
Cosponsored by Senator RECTOR of Knox and 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Representatives: EDGECOMB of Caribou, PIER of Bremen, PRATT of Eddington, WELSH 
of Rockport, Senator: WESTON of Waldo. 
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Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do not 
become effective until 90 days after adjournmellt unless enacted as emergencies; and 
Whereas, this legislation needs to take effect before the expiration of the 90-day 
period in order to protect school· administrative units from certain losses in school 
subsidy; and 
Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create an emergency within 
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the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and require the following legislation as 
imrilediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, 
therefore" 
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
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Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §1481-A, sub-§4 is enacted to read: 
4. Calculation of subsidy. Notwithstanding this Title, the department shall calculate 
the subsidy a school administrative unit would receive as part of a regional school unit or 
an alternative organizational structure and as if the school administrative unit had not 
reorganized pursuant to this chapter. The department shall pay the larger subsidy amount 
to the regional school unit or alternative organizational structure of which that school 
administrative unit is a member. 
Emergency clause. 
In view of the emergency cited In the preamble, this 
legislation takes effect when approved. 
SUMMARY 
This bill requires the Department of Education to calculate the subsidy a school 
administrative unit would receive as part of a regional school unit, or an alternative 
organizational structure and as if the school administrative unit had not reorganized 
pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, chapter 103-A. The department shall 
pay the larger subsidy amount to the regional school unit or alternative organizational. 
structure of which that school administrative unit is a member. 
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