An Act To Allow the Town of We Us and the TowlIlI of Ogunquit To
Maine Legislature, Session 124, LD 1747
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs
Sponsors: BO WMAN

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124thMAI E LEGIS ATURE 
Legislative Document 
No. 1747 
S.P. 
In Senate, January 19,2010. 
An Act To Allow the Town of We Us and the TowlIlI of Ogunquit To 
Amend the Terms of Their Cost-sharing Agreement for Their 
Community School District and To Provide Each Town the Ability . 
To Withdraw from the Wells-Ogunquit Community School District 
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
203. 
Reference to the Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs suggested and ordered 
printed. 
Presented by Senator BO WMAN of York. 
Printed on Tecyclcd paper 
JOY 1. O'BRIEN 
Secretary of the Senate 
Be it enacted by the People. of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. P&SL 1979, c. 45, §6, 7th ~, as repealed and replaced by P&SL 1999, c. 
83, § I, is repealed and the following enacted in its place: 
The total . expenses of the Wells-Ogunquit Community School District for 
kindergarten to grade 12, including operational, program, maintenance, debt retirement 
and interest costs, must be apportioned between the participating Town of Ogunquit and 
the Tow~ of Wells according to the following formula. 
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1. For fiscal year 2009-10 and for subsequent fiscal years up to and including fiscal 
year 2011-12; 66.7% of the total must be assessed between the' towns in the same 
proportion as the state valuation of each town, for the year preced ing the year to wh ich 
the budget applies, bears to the total state valuation for both towns and 33.3% of the total' 
must be assessed in the same proportion as the average number of resident pupils of each 
town, as counted under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 15674 who are 
educated at public expense in kindergarten to grade 12 on April 1 s1 and October 1 st of the 
year preceding the year to which the budget applies, bears to the total number of resident 
pupils in both towns. 
2. For fiscal year 2012-13,56.7% of the total must be assessed between the towns in 
the same proportion as the, state valuation of each town,. for the year preceding the year to 
which the budget applies, bears to the total state valuation for both towns and 43.3% of 
the total mustbe assessed in the same proportion as the average number of resident pupils 
of each town, as counted tmder the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 15674 
who are educated at public expense in kindergarten to grade 12 on April 1st and October 
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st of the year preceding the year to which the budget applies, bears to the total number 
of resident pupils in both towns. . 
3. For fiscal year 2013-14,46.7% of the total must be assessed between the towns in 
the same proportion as the state valuation of each town, for the year preceding the year to 
which the budget applies, bears to the total state valuation for both towns and 53.3% of 
the total must be assessed in the same proportion as the average number of resident pupils 
of each town, as counted under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 15674 
who are educated at public expense in kindergarten to grade 12 on April 1st and October 
st of the year preceding the year to which the budget applies, bears to the total number 
of resident pupils. in both towns. 
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4. For fiscal year2014-15 and for subsequenMiscalyears,thetotal assessed,between 
the 2 towns must be based on the State!s; essential: progmms; and, sewices model: as' 
required by the Maine Revisedi.Statutes,. 'TIitle 20;.A, chapter606;-H.: 
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Both the Town of Wells and; the: Town. of ngunquit may withdraw from: the, 
Wells-Ogunquit Community, School, District. line decision for either-town to withdi:aw 
from the community school distriCt requires a' majority, v.ote anile; voters in each town: .. 
Regardless of when it vote is taken, neitheJ1 to:w.n may w.ithdraw,· from the. community 
school district before 2015. 
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SUMMARY 
This bill amends the terms of the cost-sharing agreement for the Wells-Ogunquit 
Community School District and allows each town the right to withdraw from the 
community school district after 20 14. 
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