An Act To Change the Voting Requirements for the Withdrawal of a Municipality from a Regional School Unit
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 0783
Committee Amendment CA_A-HA_B_H567 (House)

HOUSE AMENDMENT "6,, to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 534, 
L.D. 783, Bill, "An Act To Change the Voting Requirements for the Withdrawal of a 
Municipality from a Regional School Unit" 
Amend the amendment by inserting after the title and before the first indented 
paragraph the following: 
'Amend the bill by striking out all of the emergency preamble (page 1, lines I to 11 in 
L.D.).' 
Amend the amendment by striking out section 8 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 8. Administrative costs. 
Notwithstanding any provision of law to the 
contrary, if a municipality that is a member of a regional school unit withdraws from that 
regional school unit pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 1466, 
subsection 9, any increase in administrative costs incurred by that municipality as a result 
of that withdrawal must be borne by that municipality. 
Sec. 9. Appropriations and allocations. 
The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
School Finance and Operations Z078 
Initiative: Provides funds for one Education Specialist II position and one Education 
Specialist III position and related All Other costs through June 30, 2016 to support the 
anticipated increase in workload associated with the withdrawal process of individual 
municipalities from regional school units. 
GENERAL FUND 
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
Personal Services 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
2013-14 
2.000 
$130,565 
$4,316 
$134,881 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
2014-15 
2.000 
$178,910 
$4,016 
$182,926 
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HOUSE AMENDMENT b" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 534, L.D. 783 
Amend the bill by striking out all of the emergency clause (page 3, lines 31 to 32 in 
L.D.).' 
Amend the amendment by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter 
or section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment incorporates the substance of House Amendment "A" to Committee 
Amendment "A" and strikes the emergency preamble and clause from the bill. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
SPONSOREDBY:~ D 2;)t1~ 
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(Representative MALABY) 
TOWN: Hancock 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
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Approved: 06119/13 
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LD783 
LR 125(08) 
An Act To Change the Voting Requirements for the Withdrawal of a Municipality from a Regional 
School Unit 
Fiscal Note for House Amendment;B, to Committee Amendment "A" 
Sponsor: Rep. Malaby of Hancock 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2013-14 
($43,522) 
($43,522) 
FY 2014-15 
Projections 
FY 2015-16 
Projections 
FY 2016-17 
($643,500) 
($1,287,000) 
($1,287,000) 
($643,500) 
($1,287,000) 
($1,287,000) 
This amendment reduces the General Fund appropriations in the bill by $43,522 in fiscal year 2013-14 and $643,500 
in fiscal year 2014-15 as a result of removing the emergency provision and clarifying that any administrative costs 
incurred by a municipality as a result of withdrawing from a regional school unit pursuant to this legislation must be 
borne by that municipality. 
As amended, this bill includes General Fund appropriations of$134,88l in fiscal year 2013-14 and $182,926 in fiscal 
year 2014-15 to the School Finance and Operations Program within the Department of Education for one Education 
Specialist II position and one Education Specialist III position and related all other costs to support the anticipated 
increase in workload associated with the process of municipalities withdrawing from regional school units. This fiscal 
note assumes that the positions begin in October of 20 13 and that the increased workload will subside in fiscal year 
2016-17 and these positions will end. 
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