An Act To Improve Transparency in the School Funding Formula
Maine Legislature, Session 124, LD 0818
Committee: Education arid Cultural Affairs
Sponsors: TRINW ARD, MARRACHE, BOLAND, BROWNE, CLARK, FINCH, FLETCHER, MITCHELL
Amends: 20-A MRSA §15689-B

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124th MAl E LEGISLATURE 
Legislative Document· 
No. 818 
H.P.554 
House of Representatives, March 3, 2009 
An Act To Improve Transparency in the School Funding Formula 
Reference to the Committee on Education arid Cultural Affairs suggested and ordered 
printed. 
Presented by Representative TRINW ARD of Waterville. 
Cosponsored by Senator MARRACHE of Kennebec and 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk· 
Representatives: BOLAND of Sanford, BROWNE of Vassalboro, CLARK of Millinocket, 
FINCH of Fairfield, FLETCHER of Winslow, McFADDEN of Dennysville, Senator: President 
MITCHELL of Kennebec. 
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Be it enacted by the People ofthe.State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §15689-B, sub-§2, '1lA, as enacted by PL 2005, c. 2, Pt. D, 
§61 and affected by §§72 and 74 and c. 12, Pt. WW, §18, is amended to read: 
A. The commissioner shall annually, prior to February 1st, notify each school board 
of the estimated amount to be allocated to the school adri::rinistrative unit. 
Notwithstanding any other law and beginning in fiscal year 2009-10, the 
commissioner shall notify in writing the governing body and the superintendent of 
each alternative organizational structure dermed under section 1, subsection 26 of the 
computation and the· estimated total amount to be . allocated to the alternative 
organizational structure and to each member entity within the alternative 
organizational structure. 
Sec. 2. 20-A MRSA §15689-B, sub-§2, ~A-l is enacted to read: 
A-I. Beginning in fiscal year 2009-10, the commissioner shall ensure that subsidy 
printouts distributed to the governing body and the superintendent of each alternative 
organizational structure pursuant to paragraph A include the computation and the 
total amount calculated for allocation to the alternative organizational structure and 
the computation and amount calculated for allocation to each member entity within 
the alternative organizational structure. 
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SUMMARY 
Current law requires the Commissioner of Education to notify school boards of the 
estimated amount of state subsidy to be allocated to school admiriistrative units. This bill 
requires the Commissioner of Education to also provide the governing bodies and the 
superintendent of each alternative organizational structure with the computation and the 
amount of the allocation of state· subsidy that the commissioner has calculated for the 
alternative organizational· structure and each member entity in the alternative 
organizational structure. 
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