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_A_H561 (House)

HOUSE AMENDMENT" i4" 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 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 
ofthat 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 relat(~d 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 
2013-14 
2014-15 
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
2.000 
2.000 
Personal Services 
$174,087 
$178,910 
All Other 
$4,316 
$4,016 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$178,403 
$182,926 
Amend the amendment by !:elettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter 
or section number to read conse,;utively. 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
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HOUSE AMENDMENT 'fr:- to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 534, L.D. 783 
SUMMARY 
This amendment provides that if a municipality that is a member of a regional school 
unit withdraws from that regional school unit in accordance with the requirements set 
forth in 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. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
SPONSORED BY: Q.Q~sj 2>. 'yV/ ~ 
(Representative MALABY) 
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TOWN: Hancock 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 06118/13 ;tvae 
LD783 
LR 125(06) 
An Act To Change the Voting Requirements for the Withdrawal of a Municipality from a Regional 
School Unit 
Fiscal Note for House Amendment # 
to Committee Amendment "A" 
Sponsor: Rep. Malaby of Hancock 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fis(al Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2013-14 
$0 
$0 
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 $643,500 in fiscal year 2014-15 by clarifying 
that any administrative costs incurred by a munieipality 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 $178,403 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 increased workload will subside in fiscal year 2016-17 and these positions will end. 
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