An Act To Eliminate the Penalty for School Administrative Units That Did Not Consolidate and Eliminate State Funding of Local Administrative Costs
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0786
Committee Amendment CA_A_H146 (House)
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs
Amends: Title 20-A, Section 15671

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A " to H.P. 593, L.D. 786, Bill, "An Act To 
Eliminate the Penalty for School Administrative Units That Did Not Consolidate and 
Eliminate State Funding of Local Administrative Costs" 
Amend the bill by adding after section 11 the following: 
'Sec. 12. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
EDUCA TION, DEPARTMENT OF 
General Purpose Aid for Local Schools 0308 
Initiative: Provides funds for the cost of reimbursing those local school administrative 
units that were assessed a penalty for not conforming to the laws governing school 
administrative unit reorganization. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
General Purpose Aid for Local Schools 0308 
2011-12 
$4,300,000 
$4,300,000 
2012-13 
$0 
$0 
Initiative: Reduces funding for the State's share of General Purpose Aid for Local Schools 
related to system administration costs beginning in fiscal year 2011-12. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
2011-12 
2012-13 
($22,541,200) ($26,418,286) 
($22,541,200) ($26,418,286) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
~. f. %. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A "to H.P. 593, L.D. 786 
EDUCA TION, DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALLFUNDS 
SUMMARY 
2011-12 
2012-13 
($18,241,200) ($26,418,286) 
($18,241,200) ($26,418,286) 
This amendment is the minority report of the Joint Standing Committee on Education 
and Cultural Affairs. The amendment adds an appropriations and allocations section to 
the bill. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04/22111 
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LD786 
LR 872(02) 
An Act To Eliminate the Penalty for School Administrative Units That Did Not Consolidate and 
Eliminate State Funding of Local Administrative Costs 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2011-12 
FY 2012-13 
Projections 
FY 2013-14 
Projections 
FY 2014-15 
($18,241,200) 
($26,418,286) 
($30,962,232) 
($36,287,736) 
($18,241,200) 
($26,418,286) 
($30,962,232) 
($36,287,736) 
This legislation will result in a net reduction in the State's share offunding K-12 public education of $18,241 ,200 in 
fiscal year 2011-12 and $26,418,286 in fiscal year 2012-13. 
T.he bill includes General Fund deappropriations of $22,541 ,200 in fiscal year 2011-12 and $26,418,286 in fiscal year 
2012-13 to the General Purpose Aid for Local Schools program within the Department of Education as a result of the 
requirement in this legislation that State funds not be appropriated or allocated to pay local administrative costs. This 
provision will result in a corresponding increase in costs to local school administrative units. This estimate assumes 
system administration costs of $218 per student and 188,000 students enrolled in K-12 public schools statewide. It 
also assumes growth in system administration costs of 1.72% per year pursuant to Title 20-A, § 15671 and that the 
State share is 55% . 
The bill also includes a one-time General Fund appropriation of $4,300,000 in fiscal year 2011-12 to the General 
Purpose Aid for Local Schools program for the cost associated with reimbursing those local school administrative 
units that had their fiscal year 2011-12 state subsidy reduced for failing to comply with the laws governing school 
administrative unit reorganization. 
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