Resolve, To Establish a Transition Adjustment for Fiscal Year 2009-10 (AFTER DEADLINE)
Maine Legislature, Session 124, LD 1486
Committee: Appropriations and Financial Affairs
Sponsors: WEBSTER, GERZOFSKY, AUSTIN, VANWIE, SIMPSON

Legislative Document 
No. 1486 
H.P. 1041 
House of Representatives, June 3, 2009 
Resolve, To Establish a Transition Adjustment for Fiscal Year 2009-10 
(AFTER DEADLINE) 
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
205. 
Reference to the Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs suggested and ordered 
printed. 
Presented by Representative WEBSTER of Freeport. 
Cosponsored by Senator GERZOFSKY of Cumberland and 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Representatives: AUSTIN of Gray, VANWIE of New Gloucester, Senator: SIMPSON of 
Androscoggin. 
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Sec. 1. Transition adjustment for fiscal year 2009-10. Resolved: That, 
notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the Commissioner of Education 
shall establish a transition adjustment to minimize the adverse fiscal impact that may be 
experienced by some municipalities as a result of unique changes in "property fiscal 
capacity" as defined in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 15672, subsection 
23. A municipality is eligible for this adjustment if the municipality experiences: 
1. An increase of 14% or more in property fiscal capacity from the 2007 certified 
state valuation to the 2008 ce1iified state valuation; and 
2. A decrease of 6% or more in prope1iy fiscal capacity from the 2008 certified state 
valuation to the 2009 certified state valuation. 
A municipality eligible under this section is entitled to receive a transition adjustment 
that provides that the prope1iy fiscal capacity of that municipality is the 2009 certified 
state valuation for fiscal year 2009-10 funding calculations. 
SUMMARY 
This resolve directs the Commissioner of Education to establish a transition 
adjustment to minimize any adverse fiscal impact that may be experienced by some 
municipalities as a result of sudden, severe changes in property fiscal capacity. This 
adjustment will be available only to a municipality that experiences an increase of 14% or 
more in property fiscal capacity between the 2007 and the 2008 ce1iified state valuations 
and that immediately experiences a decrease of 6% or more in property fiscal capacity 
between .the 2008 and the 2009 ce1iified state valuations. 
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Fiscal Note Required 
(see attached) 
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Resolve, To Establish a Transition Adjustment for Fiscal Year 2009-10 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement for Original Bill 
Sponsor: Rep. Webster of Freeport 
Committee: Not Referred 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
No State fiscal impact 
Directing the Commissioner of Education to establish a transition adjustment to minimize any adverse fiscal impact 
that may be experienced by eligible municipalities as a result of changes in property fiscal capacity will not change the 
total state and local cost of K-12 public educ&tion or the State's share of that ~ost. In addition, this resolve will not 
affect the fiscal year 2009-10 distribution of state subsidy to local school administrative units. 
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