An Act Making Supplemental Appropriations and Allocations for the Expenditures of State Government, General Fund and Other Funds, and Changing Cel1ain Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2010 and June 30, 2011
Maine Legislature, Session 124, LD 1671
Committee Amendment CA_A-HA_B_H796 (House)
Amends: 20-A MRSA §15696

HOUSE AMENDMENT ,/3" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1183, 
L.D. 1671, Bill, "An Act Making Supplemental Appropriations and Allocations for the 
Expenditures of State Government, General Fund and Other Funds, and Changing Cel1ain 
Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the 
Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2010 and June 30, 2011" 
Amend the amendment by insel1ing after Part SSSS the following: 
'PARTTTTT 
Sec. TTTT-lo 20-A MRSA §15696, sub-§2 is enacted to read: 
2. Exception. 
The adjustments required by subsection 1 may not be made with 
regard to a school administrative unit that is nonconforming because the school 
administrative unit would lose state subsidy as a result of its reorganization under chapter 
103-A or if its reorganization failed because one of the school administrative units 
participating in the reorganization process would lose state subsidy as a result of 
reorganization or because the reorganization plan would not have provided any greater 
educational benefit to students than what is provided to students enrolled in the schools 
currently operated by the school administrative units participating in the reorganization 
process.' 
Amend the amendment by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive PaI1 letter 
or section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment provides an exemption from the penalties established for 
nonconforming school administrative units under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, 
section 15696 because the school administrative unit would lose state subsidy as a result 
of the reorganization plan or if the reorganization failed to be approved by voters because 
one of the school administrative units participating in the reorganization process would 
lose state subsidy as a result of reorganization or because the reorganization plan would 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
HOUSE AMENDMENT .. bto COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1183, L.D. 1671 
not have provided any greater educational benefit to students enrolled in one of the school 
administrative units participating in the reorganization process. 
SPONSORED BY: 
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(Representative JOHNSON) 
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TOWN: Greenville 
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Approved: 03/29/10 .%Pac:.. 
LD 1671 
LR 2528(07) 
An Act Malting Supplemental Appropriations and Allocations for the Expenditures of State 
Government, General Fund and Other Funds, and Changing Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary 
to the Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2010 and June 30, 
2011 
Fiscal Note for House Amendment" 8 " 
to Committee Amendment" A" 
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson of Greenville 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Current biennium cost increase - General Fund 
('\~al Detail and Notes 
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.' Given that school administrative units have already been notified of the amount of state subsidy they will receive for 
the 2010-2011 school year, this fiscal note assumes that the General Purpose Aid for Local Schools program with in 
the Department of Education will require a General Fund appropriation in fiscal year 2010-11 as a result of exempting 
nonconforming school administrative units under celiain conditions. The amount to be appropriated will depend on 
the number of nonconforming school administrative units that are exempted and the corresponding penalty. 
This legislation may impact the total state and local cost ofK-12 public education beginning in fiscal year 2011-12 
and the State's share of that cost. This legislation could also affect the distribution of state subsidy to both conforming 
and nonconforming school administrative units in future biennia. The impact to individual school administrative units 
can not be determined at this time. 
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