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2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 7: SCHOOL FINANCE › Chapter 603-A: FEDERAL AID › 20-A §15401. Administration of federal aid

§15401. Administration of federal aid
1.  Authorization to administer funds.
The department may administer all allotments of federal funds pertaining to schools, educational programs and institutions of higher education. The commissioner shall act for the department except where otherwise specified in the law.
[PL 1985, c. 797, §55 (NEW).]
2.  Award of subgrants.
The department may award subgrants to school administrative units, private schools, nonprofit corporations, institutions of higher learning or other persons for purposes related to education out of federal grant funds when those subgrants are permitted by the terms under which the federal funds are available. Those subgrants shall be made in conformity with applicable federal requirements and with appropriate state accounting requirements and in accordance with rules of the department.
[PL 1985, c. 797, §55 (NEW).]
3.  Rulemaking.
The department may adopt rules to implement this section.
[PL 1985, c. 797, §55 (NEW).]
4.  Rural school administrative unit.
For purposes of allocating federal funds under the federal Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015, 20 United States Code, Chapter 70, Subchapter V, "rural school administrative unit" means a school administrative unit in which no single municipality within the school administrative unit has a population over 8,000 residents for purposes of federal funding under the Every Student Succeeds Act.
[PL 2019, c. 398, §28 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1985, c. 797, §55 (NEW). PL 2019, c. 398, §28 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 7: SCHOOL FINANCE › Chapter 605: THE SCHOOL FINANCE ACT (REPEALED) › 20-A §15501. Short title (REPEALED)

§15501. Short title
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 693, §§5,8 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 859, §§G1,G4 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 7: SCHOOL FINANCE › Chapter 605: THE SCHOOL FINANCE ACT (REPEALED) › 20-A §15502. Intent (REPEALED)

§15502. Intent
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 693, §§5,8 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 859, §§G1,G4 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 7: SCHOOL FINANCE › Chapter 605: THE SCHOOL FINANCE ACT (REPEALED) › 20-A §15503. Definitions (REPEALED)

§15503. Definitions
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 693, §§5,8 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 426, §1 (AMD). PL 1983, c. 576, §§2-6 (AMD). PL 1983, c. 806, §96 (AMD). PL 1983, c. 859, §§G1,G4 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 7: SCHOOL FINANCE › Chapter 605: THE SCHOOL FINANCE ACT (REPEALED) › 20-A §15504. Notification of actual education costs (REPEALED)

§15504. Notification of actual education costs
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 693, §§5,8 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 576, §§7,8 (AMD). PL 1983, c. 859, §§G1,G4 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 7: SCHOOL FINANCE › Chapter 605: THE SCHOOL FINANCE ACT (REPEALED) › 20-A §15505. Commissioner's recommendation for funding (REPEALED)

§15505. Commissioner's recommendation for funding
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 693, §§5,8 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 576, §9 (AMD). PL 1983, c. 859, §§G1,G4 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 7: SCHOOL FINANCE › Chapter 605: THE SCHOOL FINANCE ACT (REPEALED) › 20-A §15506. Governor's recommendation for funding levels (REPEALED)

§15506. Governor's recommendation for funding levels
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 693, §§5,8 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 576, §10 (AMD). PL 1983, c. 859, §§G1,G4 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 7: SCHOOL FINANCE › Chapter 605: THE SCHOOL FINANCE ACT (REPEALED) › 20-A §15507. Actions by the Legislature (REPEALED)

§15507. Actions by the Legislature
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 693, §§5,8 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 859, §§G1,G4 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 7: SCHOOL FINANCE › Chapter 605: THE SCHOOL FINANCE ACT (REPEALED) › 20-A §15508. Computation of the state-local allocation (REPEALED)

§15508. Computation of the state-local allocation
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 693, §§5,8 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 426, §2 (AMD). PL 1983, c. 859, §§G1,G4 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 7: SCHOOL FINANCE › Chapter 605: THE SCHOOL FINANCE ACT (REPEALED) › 20-A §15509. Adjustments included in state-local allocation (REPEALED)

§15509. Adjustments included in state-local allocation
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 693, §§5,8 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 859, §§G1,G4 (RP). PL 1983, c. 859, §§K4-K5,K7 (AMD). PL 1985, c. 506, §§A38,39 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 7: SCHOOL FINANCE › Chapter 605: THE SCHOOL FINANCE ACT (REPEALED) › 20-A §15510. Schedules of payment of state allocation (REPEALED)

§15510. Schedules of payment of state allocation
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 693, §§5,8 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 39, §3 (AMD). PL 1983, c. 806, §97 (AMD). PL 1983, c. 859, §§G1,G4 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 7: SCHOOL FINANCE › Chapter 605: THE SCHOOL FINANCE ACT (REPEALED) › 20-A §15511. Local allocation and appropriations (REPEALED)

§15511. Local allocation and appropriations
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 693, §§5,8 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 110, §§C-6 (AMD). PL 1983, c. 422, §23 (AMD). PL 1983, c. 485, §29 (AMD). PL 1983, c. 824, §J6 (AMD). PL 1983, c. 859, §§G1,G4 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 7: SCHOOL FINANCE › Chapter 605: THE SCHOOL FINANCE ACT (REPEALED) › 20-A §15512. Local funds without state participation (REPEALED)

§15512. Local funds without state participation
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 693, §§5,8 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 859, §§G1,G4 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 7: SCHOOL FINANCE › Chapter 605: THE SCHOOL FINANCE ACT (REPEALED) › 20-A §15513. Municipal assessment paid to district (REPEALED)

§15513. Municipal assessment paid to district
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 693, §§5,8 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 859, §§G1,G4 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 7: SCHOOL FINANCE › Chapter 605: THE SCHOOL FINANCE ACT (REPEALED) › 20-A §15514. Special school districts (REPEALED)

§15514. Special school districts
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 693, §§5,8 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 859, §§G1,G4 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 7: SCHOOL FINANCE › Chapter 605: THE SCHOOL FINANCE ACT (REPEALED) › 20-A §15515. School budget; budget formats (REPEALED)

§15515. School budget; budget formats
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 693, §§5,8 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 859, §§G1,G4 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 7: SCHOOL FINANCE › Chapter 605: THE SCHOOL FINANCE ACT (REPEALED) › 20-A §15516. Actions on budget (REPEALED)

§15516. Actions on budget
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 693, §§5,8 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 859, §§G1,G4 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 7: SCHOOL FINANCE › Chapter 605: THE SCHOOL FINANCE ACT (REPEALED) › 20-A §15517. Bonds; notes; other (REPEALED)

§15517. Bonds; notes; other
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 693, §§5,8 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 859, §§G1,G4 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 7: SCHOOL FINANCE › Chapter 605: THE SCHOOL FINANCE ACT (REPEALED) › 20-A §15518. Compliance with federal and state laws (REPEALED)

§15518. Compliance with federal and state laws
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 693, §§5,8 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 859, §§G1,G4 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 7: SCHOOL FINANCE › Chapter 605: THE SCHOOL FINANCE ACT (REPEALED) › 20-A §15519. Approval to expend school funds by municipalities (REPEALED)

§15519. Approval to expend school funds by municipalities
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 806, §98 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 7: SCHOOL FINANCE › Chapter 606: SCHOOL FINANCE ACT OF 1985 (REPEALED) › 20-A §15601. Short title (REPEALED)

§15601. Short title
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 859, §§G2,G4 (NEW). MRSA T. 20-A §15622 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 7: SCHOOL FINANCE › Chapter 606: SCHOOL FINANCE ACT OF 1985 (REPEALED) › 20-A §15602. Intent (REPEALED)

§15602. Intent
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 859, §§G2,G4 (NEW). PL 1985, c. 505, §12 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 848, §1 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 875, §E27 (AMD). RR 1991, c. 2, §70 (COR). PL 1991, c. 528, §I7 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 528, §RRR (AFF). PL 1991, c. 591, §I7 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 625, §1 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 625, §5 (AFF). PL 1991, c. 802, §3 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 410, §F5 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 684, §3 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 368, §Y1 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 469, §1 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 643, §D1 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 401, §GG1 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 731, §D1 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 358, §U1 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 559, §D1 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 714, §FF1 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 20, §C2 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 504, §§B2-15 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 688, §§A16,17 (AMD). MRSA T. 20-A §15622 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 7: SCHOOL FINANCE › Chapter 606: SCHOOL FINANCE ACT OF 1985 (REPEALED) › 20-A §15603. Definitions (REPEALED)

§15603. Definitions
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 859, §§G2,G4 (NEW). PL 1985, c. 248, §1 (AMD). PL 1985, c. 463, §2 (AMD). PL 1985, c. 487, §§4,5 (AMD). PL 1985, c. 737, §A45 (AMD). PL 1985, c. 797, §§56,57 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 523, §§2-4 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 767, §§2-4 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 848, §§2-5 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 850, §§1,5 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 209, §§1,2 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 414, §24 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 466, §§1-3 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 600, §§B2-4 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 885 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 268, §§1-3 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 528, §§E14,15 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 528, §RRR (AFF). PL 1991, c. 591, §§E14,15 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 655, §9 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 410, §§F6-16 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 625, §17 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 560, §K82 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 560, §K83 (AFF). PL 1995, c. 665, §J2 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 787, §§6-9 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 81, §§4,5 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 127, §A34 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 401, §§GG2,JJ1 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 344, §10 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 354, §3 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 314, §1 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 477, §12 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 504, §B16 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 688, §C5 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 689, §B6 (REV). PL 2003, c. 712, §4 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 397, §D3 (REV). MRSA T. 20-A §15622 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 7: SCHOOL FINANCE › Chapter 606: SCHOOL FINANCE ACT OF 1985 (REPEALED) › 20-A §15604. Notification of actual educational costs; other information; mandatory reports; audit adjustments (REPEALED)

§15604. Notification of actual educational costs; other information; mandatory reports; audit adjustments
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 859, §§G2,G4 (NEW). PL 1997, c. 326, §3 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 688, §A18 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 397, §D3 (REV). MRSA T. 20-A §15622 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 7: SCHOOL FINANCE › Chapter 606: SCHOOL FINANCE ACT OF 1985 (REPEALED) › 20-A §15605. Commissioner's recommendation for funding levels; computations; guidelines (REPEALED)

§15605. Commissioner's recommendation for funding levels; computations; guidelines
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 859, §§G2,G4 (NEW). PL 1985, c. 797, §58 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 848, §6 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 466, §4 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 528, §E16 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 528, §RRR (AFF). PL 1991, c. 591, §E16 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 410, §KKK1 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 643, §D2 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 724, §1 (AMD). MRSA T. 20-A §15622 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 7: SCHOOL FINANCE › Chapter 606: SCHOOL FINANCE ACT OF 1985 (REPEALED) › 20-A §15606. Governor's recommendation for funding levels (REPEALED)

§15606. Governor's recommendation for funding levels
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 859, §§G2,G4 (NEW). MRSA T. 20-A §15622 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 7: SCHOOL FINANCE › Chapter 606: SCHOOL FINANCE ACT OF 1985 (REPEALED) › 20-A §15607. Actions by the Legislature (REPEALED)

§15607. Actions by the Legislature
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 859, §§G2,G4 (NEW). PL 1987, c. 850, §§2,3,5 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 502, §§C7,C8 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 875, §E28 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 98, §1 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 326, §4 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 401, §GG3 (RPR). PL 1999, c. 731, §YY2 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 688, §A19 (AMD). MRSA T. 20-A §15622 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 7: SCHOOL FINANCE › Chapter 606: SCHOOL FINANCE ACT OF 1985 (REPEALED) › 20-A §15607-A. Actions by the department (REPEALED)

§15607-A. Actions by the department
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1999, c. 401, §GG4 (NEW). MRSA T. 20-A §15622 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 7: SCHOOL FINANCE › Chapter 606: SCHOOL FINANCE ACT OF 1985 (REPEALED) › 20-A §15608. Computation of the maximum state-local allocation prior to adjustments (REPEALED)

§15608. Computation of the maximum state-local allocation prior to adjustments
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 859, §§G2,G4 (NEW). PL 1985, c. 797, §59 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 397, §D3 (REV). MRSA T. 20-A §15622 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 7: SCHOOL FINANCE › Chapter 606: SCHOOL FINANCE ACT OF 1985 (REPEALED) › 20-A §15609. Computation of maximum local share of the foundation allocation (REPEALED)

§15609. Computation of maximum local share of the foundation allocation
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 859, §§G2,G4 (NEW). PL 1987, c. 848, §7 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 410, §F17 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 712, §5 (AMD). MRSA T. 20-A §15622 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 7: SCHOOL FINANCE › Chapter 606: SCHOOL FINANCE ACT OF 1985 (REPEALED) › 20-A §15610. Computation of state share of the foundation allocation (REPEALED)

§15610. Computation of state share of the foundation allocation
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 859, §§G2,G4 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 875, §E29 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 528, §I8 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 528, §RRR (AFF). PL 1991, c. 591, §I8 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 625, §2 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 625, §5 (AFF). PL 2003, c. 688, §A20 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 712, §6 (AMD). MRSA T. 20-A §15622 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 7: SCHOOL FINANCE › Chapter 606: SCHOOL FINANCE ACT OF 1985 (REPEALED) › 20-A §15611. Computation of local and state shares for debt service (REPEALED)

§15611. Computation of local and state shares for debt service
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 859, §§G2,G4 (NEW). PL 1987, c. 848, §8 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 410, §F18 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 712, §7 (AMD). MRSA T. 20-A §15622 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 7: SCHOOL FINANCE › Chapter 606: SCHOOL FINANCE ACT OF 1985 (REPEALED) › 20-A §15612. Adjustments to the state share of the foundation allocation (REPEALED)

§15612. Adjustments to the state share of the foundation allocation
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 859, §§G2,G4 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 859, §§K6,K7 (AMD). PL 1985, c. 487, §6 (AMD). PL 1985, c. 583 (AMD). PL 1985, c. 797, §60 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 603 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 827, §2 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 850, §§4,5 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 853, §§1,2 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 861, §§16,17 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 502, §§B19-21 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 534, §E3 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 554, §§1-3 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 596, §E2 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 697, §§1-3,5 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 702, §E10 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 875, §§E30-32 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 878, §D7 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 910, §2 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 911, §8 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 528, §I9 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 528, §RRR (AFF). PL 1991, c. 591, §I9 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 625, §3 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 625, §5 (AFF). PL 1993, c. 410, §DDDD1 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 303, §1 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 736, §2 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 401, §§JJ2,3 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 504, §§B17-24 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 688, §B5 (AMD). MRSA T. 20-A §15622 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 7: SCHOOL FINANCE › Chapter 606: SCHOOL FINANCE ACT OF 1985 (REPEALED) › 20-A §15613. Authorization and schedules of payment of state subsidy; appeals; limitations (REPEALED)

§15613. Authorization and schedules of payment of state subsidy; appeals; limitations
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 859, §§G2,G4 (NEW). PL 1985, c. 789, §§4,9 (AMD). PL 1985, c. 797, §61 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 737, §§C57,C106 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 848, §§9,10 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 104, §§C8,C10 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 414, §25 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 524, §§1-3 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 560 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 700, §A73 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 875, §E33 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 71 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 410, §F19 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 427, §2 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 326, §5 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 395, §R1 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 127, §1 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 559, §D2 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 712, §8 (AMD). MRSA T. 20-A §15622 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 7: SCHOOL FINANCE › Chapter 606: SCHOOL FINANCE ACT OF 1985 (REPEALED) › 20-A §15614. Local appropriations (REPEALED)

§15614. Local appropriations
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 859, §§G2,G4 (NEW). PL 1999, c. 710, §12 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 474, §§1-3 (AMD). MRSA T. 20-A §15622 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 7: SCHOOL FINANCE › Chapter 606: SCHOOL FINANCE ACT OF 1985 (REPEALED) › 20-A §15615. Municipal assessment paid to district (REPEALED)

§15615. Municipal assessment paid to district
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 859, §§G2,G4 (NEW). MRSA T. 20-A §15622 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 7: SCHOOL FINANCE › Chapter 606: SCHOOL FINANCE ACT OF 1985 (REPEALED) › 20-A §15616. Special school districts (REPEALED)

§15616. Special school districts
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 859, §§G2,G4 (NEW). MRSA T. 20-A §15622 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 7: SCHOOL FINANCE › Chapter 606: SCHOOL FINANCE ACT OF 1985 (REPEALED) › 20-A §15617. School budget; budget formats (REPEALED)

§15617. School budget; budget formats
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 859, §§G2,G4 (NEW). PL 1987, c. 737, §§C58,C59, C106 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 104, §§C8,C10 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 429, §6 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 716, §6 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 435, §6 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 435, §7 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 545, §5 (REV). MRSA T. 20-A §15622 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 7: SCHOOL FINANCE › Chapter 606: SCHOOL FINANCE ACT OF 1985 (REPEALED) › 20-A §15618. Actions on budget (REPEALED)

§15618. Actions on budget
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 859, §§G2,G4 (NEW). PL 1991, c. 824, §A38 (AMD). MRSA T. 20-A §15622 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 7: SCHOOL FINANCE › Chapter 606: SCHOOL FINANCE ACT OF 1985 (REPEALED) › 20-A §15618-A. Annual report on educational budgets (REPEALED)

§15618-A. Annual report on educational budgets
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1987, c. 669 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 615, §§1,2 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 710, §§13,14 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 471, §A25 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 7: SCHOOL FINANCE › Chapter 606: SCHOOL FINANCE ACT OF 1985 (REPEALED) › 20-A §15619. Bonds; notes; other (REPEALED)

§15619. Bonds; notes; other
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 859, §§G2,G4 (NEW). PL 2001, c. 471, §D19 (AMD). MRSA T. 20-A §15622 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 7: SCHOOL FINANCE › Chapter 606: SCHOOL FINANCE ACT OF 1985 (REPEALED) › 20-A §15620. State allocation payments for school bus purchases (REPEALED)

§15620. State allocation payments for school bus purchases
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1987, c. 659 (NEW). MRSA T. 20-A §15622 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 7: SCHOOL FINANCE › Chapter 606: SCHOOL FINANCE ACT OF 1985 (REPEALED) › 20-A §15621. Rulemaking (REPEALED)

§15621. Rulemaking
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1989, c. 414, §26 (NEW). PL 1991, c. 268, §4 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 324, §2 (AMD). MRSA T. 20-A §15622 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 7: SCHOOL FINANCE › Chapter 606: SCHOOL FINANCE ACT OF 1985 (REPEALED) › 20-A §15622. Repeal (REPEALED)

§15622. Repeal
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2005, c. 2, §D31 (NEW). PL 2005, c. 2, §§D72,74 (AFF). PL 2005, c. 12, §WW18 (AFF). MRSA T. 20-A §15622 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 7: SCHOOL FINANCE › Chapter 606-A: SCHOOL FINANCE ACT OF 1995 (REPEALED) › 20-A §15651. Short title (REPEALED)

§15651. Short title
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1995, c. 368, §Z1 (NEW). PL 1995, c. 368, §Z2 (AFF). MRSA T. 20-A §15660 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 7: SCHOOL FINANCE › Chapter 606-A: SCHOOL FINANCE ACT OF 1995 (REPEALED) › 20-A §15652. Definitions (REPEALED)

§15652. Definitions
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1995, c. 368, §Z1 (NEW). PL 1995, c. 368, §Z2 (AFF). PL 1997, c. 643, §D3 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 401, §GG5 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 504, §A1 (AMD). MRSA T. 20-A §15660 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 7: SCHOOL FINANCE › Chapter 606-A: SCHOOL FINANCE ACT OF 1995 (REPEALED) › 20-A §15653. Per pupil guarantee; statewide features (REPEALED)

§15653. Per pupil guarantee; statewide features
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1995, c. 368, §Z1 (NEW). PL 1995, c. 368, §Z2 (AFF). PL 1997, c. 643, §D4 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 724, §2 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 401, §§GG6,7 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 731, §§D2,3 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 358, §§U2,3 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 559, §D3 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 20, §C3 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 673, §N1 (AMD). MRSA T. 20-A §15660 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 7: SCHOOL FINANCE › Chapter 606-A: SCHOOL FINANCE ACT OF 1995 (REPEALED) › 20-A §15654. School administrative unit state and local contributions to the per pupil guarantee (REPEALED)

§15654. School administrative unit state and local contributions to the per pupil guarantee
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1995, c. 368, §Z1 (NEW). PL 1995, c. 368, §Z2 (AFF). MRSA T. 20-A §15660 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 7: SCHOOL FINANCE › Chapter 606-A: SCHOOL FINANCE ACT OF 1995 (REPEALED) › 20-A §15655. Allocation for per pupil guarantee (REPEALED)

§15655. Allocation for per pupil guarantee
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1995, c. 368, §Z1 (NEW). PL 1995, c. 368, §Z2 (AFF). MRSA T. 20-A §15660 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 7: SCHOOL FINANCE › Chapter 606-A: SCHOOL FINANCE ACT OF 1995 (REPEALED) › 20-A §15656. Pupil counts (REPEALED)

§15656. Pupil counts
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1995, c. 368, §Z1 (NEW). PL 1995, c. 368, §Z2 (AFF). PL 1999, c. 401, §GG8 (RPR). PL 2003, c. 504, §A2 (AMD). MRSA T. 20-A §15660 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 7: SCHOOL FINANCE › Chapter 606-A: SCHOOL FINANCE ACT OF 1995 (REPEALED) › 20-A §15657. Weighted relative property fiscal capacity (REPEALED)

§15657. Weighted relative property fiscal capacity
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1995, c. 368, §Z1 (NEW). PL 1995, c. 368, §Z2 (AFF). PL 1997, c. 643, §D5 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 401, §GG9 (AMD). MRSA T. 20-A §15660 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 7: SCHOOL FINANCE › Chapter 606-A: SCHOOL FINANCE ACT OF 1995 (REPEALED) › 20-A §15658. Relationship to the School Finance Act of 1985 (REPEALED)

§15658. Relationship to the School Finance Act of 1985
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1995, c. 368, §Z1 (NEW). PL 1995, c. 368, §Z2 (AFF). MRSA T. 20-A §15660 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 7: SCHOOL FINANCE › Chapter 606-A: SCHOOL FINANCE ACT OF 1995 (REPEALED) › 20-A §15659. Hardship cushion (REPEALED)

§15659. Hardship cushion
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1995, c. 368, §Z1 (NEW). PL 1995, c. 368, §Z2 (AFF). MRSA T. 20-A §15660 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 7: SCHOOL FINANCE › Chapter 606-A: SCHOOL FINANCE ACT OF 1995 (REPEALED) › 20-A §15660. Repeal (REPEALED)

§15660. Repeal
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2003, c. 504, §A3 (NEW). MRSA T. 20-A §15660 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 7: SCHOOL FINANCE › Chapter 606-B: ESSENTIAL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES › 20-A §15670. Short title

§15670. Short title
This chapter may be known and cited as "the Essential Programs and Services Funding Act."   [PL 2003, c. 504, Pt. A, §4 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2003, c. 504, §A4 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 7: SCHOOL FINANCE › Chapter 606-B: ESSENTIAL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES › 20-A §15673. Relationship to School Finance Act of 1985 (REPEALED)

§15673. Relationship to School Finance Act of 1985
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2003, c. 504, §A6 (NEW). PL 2003, c. 712, §13 (RPR). PL 2005, c. 2, §D37 (RP). PL 2005, c. 2, §§D72,74 (AFF). PL 2005, c. 12, §WW18 (AFF).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 7: SCHOOL FINANCE › Chapter 606-B: ESSENTIAL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES › 20-A §15676. EPS per-pupil rate

§15676. EPS per-pupil rate
For each school administrative unit, the commissioner shall calculate the unit's EPS per-pupil rate for each year as the sum of:   [PL 2005, c. 2, Pt. D, §39 (AMD); PL 2005, c. 2, Pt. D, §§72, 74 (AFF); PL 2005, c. 12, Pt. WW, §18 (AFF).]
1.  Teaching staff costs.
Beginning July 1, 2017, the salary and benefit costs for school level teaching staff that are necessary to carry out this Act, calculated in accordance with section 15678 and adjusted by the regional adjustment under section 15682;
[PL 2017, c. 284, Pt. C, §31 (AMD).]
2.  Other staff costs.
Beginning July 1, 2017, the salary and benefit costs for school-level staff who are not teachers, but including substitute teachers, that are necessary to carry out this Act, calculated in accordance with section 15679 and adjusted by the regional adjustment under section 15682; and
[PL 2017, c. 284, Pt. C, §31 (AMD).]
3.  Additional costs.
The per-pupil amounts not related to staffing, calculated in accordance with section 15680.
[PL 2003, c. 504, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).]
The EPS per-pupil rate is calculated on the basis of which schools students attend. For school administrative units that do not operate their own schools, the EPS per-pupil rate is calculated under section 15676‑A.   [PL 2005, c. 2, Pt. D, §39 (NEW); PL 2005, c. 2, Pt. D, §§72, 74 (AFF); PL 2005, c. 12, Pt. WW, §18 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2003, c. 504, §A6 (NEW). PL 2005, c. 2, §D39 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 2, §§D72,74 (AFF). PL 2005, c. 12, §WW18 (AFF). RR 2011, c. 2, §19 (COR). PL 2017, c. 284, Pt. C, §31 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 7: SCHOOL FINANCE › Chapter 606-B: ESSENTIAL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES › 20-A §15677. Salary matrix

§15677. Salary matrix
1.  Salary matrix defined.
For purposes of this section, "salary matrix" means the relationships on a statewide basis between average staff salaries and:
A. Years of staff experience; and   [PL 2003, c. 504, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).]
B. Levels of staff education.   [PL 2003, c. 504, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).]
[PL 2003, c. 504, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).]
2.  Determination of matrix.
The salary matrix must be determined in accordance with the following.
A. For fiscal year 2005-06, the commissioner, using information provided by a statewide education policy research institute, shall establish the salary matrix based on the most recently available relevant data and appropriate trends in the Consumer Price Index or other comparable index.   [PL 2003, c. 504, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).]
B. For fiscal year 2006-07 and each subsequent year, the commissioner shall update the previous year's salary matrix to reflect appropriate trends in the Consumer Price Index or other comparable index.   [PL 2003, c. 504, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).]
[PL 2003, c. 504, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2003, c. 504, §A6 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 7: SCHOOL FINANCE › Chapter 606-B: ESSENTIAL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES › 20-A §15678. Calculation of salary and benefit costs; school level teaching staff

§15678. Calculation of salary and benefit costs; school level teaching staff
1.  Salary and benefit costs; teaching positions.
The commissioner shall annually determine, for each school administrative unit, the salary and benefit costs of all school level teaching positions that are necessary to carry out this Act.
[PL 2003, c. 504, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).]
2.  Ratios.
In calculating the salary and benefit costs pursuant to this section, the commissioner shall utilize the following student-to-teacher ratios.
A. For the elementary school level, the student-to-teacher ratio is 17:1.   [PL 2003, c. 504, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).]
A-1. Notwithstanding paragraph A, for fiscal years 2021-22 and 2022-23 only, for the elementary school level, the student-to-teacher ratio is 16:1.   [PL 2021, c. 635, Pt. C, §3 (AMD).]
B. For the middle school level, beginning July 1, 2017, the student-to-teacher ratio is 17:1.   [PL 2017, c. 284, Pt. C, §32 (AMD).]
B-1. [PL 2021, c. 635, Pt. C, §4 (NEW); MRSA T. 20-A §15678, sub-§2, ¶B-1 (RP).]
C. For the high school level, beginning July 1, 2017, the student-to-teacher ratio is 16:1.   [PL 2017, c. 284, Pt. C, §32 (AMD).]
D. For the kindergarten level, beginning July 1, 2018, the student-to-teacher ratio is 15:1.   [PL 2017, c. 284, Pt. C, §32 (NEW).]
[PL 2021, c. 635, Pt. C, §§3, 4 (AMD).]
3.  Number of teaching positions required.
The commissioner shall identify for each school administrative unit, using the pupil count arrived at under section 15674, subsection 1, paragraph C or D, whichever is applicable, the number of school level teaching positions that are required in order to achieve the student-to-teacher ratios set forth in subsection 2.
[PL 2021, c. 428, §6 (AMD).]
4.  Estimated salary costs.
The commissioner shall determine the estimated salary cost for the number of school level teaching positions required under subsection 3. In order to calculate this amount, the commissioner shall use the salary matrix pursuant to section 15677 for all school level teaching positions in each category.
[PL 2003, c. 504, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).]
5.  Total salary and benefit costs for school level teaching staff.
The total salary and benefit costs for school level teaching staff are equal to the sum of:
A. The amount identified pursuant to subsection 4; and   [PL 2003, c. 504, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).]
B. The amount, as determined by the commissioner, that equals the statewide percentage of salary costs that represents the statewide average benefit costs.   [PL 2005, c. 2, Pt. D, §41 (AMD); PL 2005, c. 2, Pt. D, §§72, 74 (AFF); PL 2005, c. 12, Pt. WW, §18 (AFF).]
[PL 2005, c. 2, Pt. D, §41 (AMD); PL 2005, c. 2, Pt. D, §§72, 74 (AFF); PL 2005, c. 12, Pt. WW, §18 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2003, c. 504, §A6 (NEW). PL 2005, c. 2, §D41 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 2, §§D72,74 (AFF). PL 2005, c. 12, §WW18 (AFF). PL 2017, c. 284, Pt. C, §32 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 29, Pt. C, §4 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 428, §6 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 635, Pt. C, §§3, 4 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 7: SCHOOL FINANCE › Chapter 606-B: ESSENTIAL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES › 20-A §15680. Per-pupil amounts not related to staffing

§15680. Per-pupil amounts not related to staffing
1.  Additional cost components.
The commissioner shall calculate one set of per-pupil amounts for each of the following cost categories to be applied to the elementary school level and middle school level and shall calculate another set of per-pupil amounts for each of the following cost categories to be applied to the high school level:
A. [PL 2017, c. 284, Pt. C, §34 (RP).]
B. Operation and maintenance of plant. The per-pupil amount for "operation and maintenance of plant" is the actual operation and maintenance of plant expenditures, as defined in the State's accounting handbook for local school systems, for the most recent year available excluding expenditures for leases and the purchase of land and buildings, divided by the average October and April enrollment counts for that fiscal year and then inflated to an estimated allocation year level by a 10-year average increase in the Consumer Price Index or other comparable index. For school year 2008-2009, the resulting per-pupil amount must be reduced by 5%;   [PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. XXXX, §26 (AMD).]
C. Supplies and equipment;   [PL 2003, c. 504, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).]
D. Cocurricular and extracurricular activities;   [PL 2003, c. 504, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).]
E. Professional development; and   [PL 2003, c. 504, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).]
F. Instructional leadership support.   [PL 2003, c. 504, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).]
[PL 2017, c. 284, Pt. C, §34 (AMD).]
2.  Fiscal year 2005-06.
[PL 2021, c. 571, §28 (RP).]
3.  Fiscal year 2006-07 and beyond.
For fiscal year 2006-07 and for each subsequent year, the commissioner shall recalculate the per-pupil amounts for additional cost components under subsection 1 using the amounts approved by the state board for the previous year as a base and including appropriate trends in the Consumer Price Index or other comparable index.
[PL 2021, c. 571, §29 (AMD).]
4.  Review; approval.
[PL 2005, c. 519, Pt. AAAA, §6 (RP).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2003, c. 504, §A6 (NEW). PL 2005, c. 519, §AAAA6 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. XXXX, §§25, 26 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 284, Pt. C, §34 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 571, §§28, 29 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 7: SCHOOL FINANCE › Chapter 606-B: ESSENTIAL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES › 20-A §15680-A. System administration allocation

§15680-A. System administration allocation
The system administration allocation is $135 per pupil based on the number of subsidizable students determined pursuant to section 15674.   [PL 2021, c. 571, §30 (AMD).]
1.  Fiscal year 2017-18.
[PL 2019, c. 213, §1 (RP).]
2.  Fiscal year 2018-19.
[PL 2019, c. 213, §1 (RP).]
3.  Fiscal year 2019-20.
[PL 2021, c. 571, §30 (RP).]
4.  Beginning in fiscal year 2020-21.
[PL 2021, c. 571, §30 (RP).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2017, c. 284, Pt. C, §35 (NEW). PL 2019, c. 213, §§1, 2 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 571, §30 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 7: SCHOOL FINANCE › Chapter 606-B: ESSENTIAL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES › 20-A §15682. Regional adjustment

§15682. Regional adjustment
The commissioner shall make a regional adjustment in the total operating allocation for each school administrative unit determined pursuant to section 15683. The regional adjustment must be based on the regional differences in teacher salary costs, for labor market areas in which the school administrative unit is located, as computed by a statewide education policy research institute, and must be applied only to appropriate teacher salary and benefits costs as calculated under section 15678 and salary and benefit costs of other school-level staff who are not teachers as calculated under section 15679. Beginning in fiscal year 2012-13, and for each subsequent fiscal year, the commissioner shall make a regional adjustment in the total operating allocation for each school administrative unit determined pursuant to section 15683. The regional adjustment must be based on the regional differences in teacher salary costs, for labor market areas in which the school administrative unit is located, as computed by a statewide education policy research institute, and must be applied only to appropriate teacher salary costs as calculated under section 15678 and salary costs of other school-level staff who are not teachers as calculated under section 15679.   [PL 2011, c. 419, §2 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2003, c. 504, §A6 (NEW). PL 2005, c. 2, §D46 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 2, §D72,74 (AFF). PL 2005, c. 12, §WW18 (AFF). PL 2005, c. 519, §AAAA9 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 213, Pt. C, §6 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 419, §2 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 7: SCHOOL FINANCE › Chapter 606-B: ESSENTIAL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES › 20-A §15683-A. Total debt service allocation

§15683-A. Total debt service allocation
For each school administrative unit, that unit's total debt service allocation is that unit's debt service costs as defined in section 15672, subsection 2‑A. Each school administrative unit's total debt service allocation must include the portion of the tuition cost applicable to the insured value factor for the base year computed under section 5806. Beginning in school year 2014-2015, each school administrative unit's total debt service allocation must include the portion of the tuition cost applicable to the insured value factor for the base year computed under section 5806 limited to an insured value factor no greater than the percentage established in section 5806, excluding any higher percentage authorized by local school boards, for each eligible student for the base year.   [PL 2013, c. 418, §2 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2005, c. 2, §D49 (NEW). PL 2005, c. 2, §§D72,74 (AFF). PL 2005, c. 12, §WW18 (AFF). PL 2007, c. 539, Pt. C, §9 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 213, Pt. C, §7 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 655, Pt. C, §7 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 418, §2 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 7: SCHOOL FINANCE › Chapter 606-B: ESSENTIAL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES › 20-A §15684. School administrative unit contributions to total operating allocation (REPEALED)

§15684. School administrative unit contributions to total operating allocation
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2003, c. 504, §A6 (NEW). PL 2003, c. 712, §15 (AMD). MRSA T. 20-A §15684, sub-§3 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 7: SCHOOL FINANCE › Chapter 606-B: ESSENTIAL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES › 20-A §15685. Weighted relative property fiscal capacity (REPEALED)

§15685. Weighted relative property fiscal capacity
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2003, c. 504, §A6 (NEW). PL 2005, c. 2, §D51 (RP). PL 2005, c. 2, §§D72,74 (AFF). PL 2005, c. 12, §WW18 (AFF).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 7: SCHOOL FINANCE › Chapter 606-B: ESSENTIAL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES › 20-A §15686. Transition adjustment (REPEALED)

§15686. Transition adjustment
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2003, c. 504, §A6 (NEW). PL 2003, c. 712, §16 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 2, §D52 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 2, §§D72,74 (AFF). PL 2005, c. 12, §UU4 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 12, §§UU12,13 (AFF). PL 2005, c. 12, §WW18 (AFF). PL 2005, c. 397, §D3 (REV). PL 2005, c. 519, §AAAA11 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 284, Pt. C, §43 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 7: SCHOOL FINANCE › Chapter 606-B: ESSENTIAL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES › 20-A §15686-A. Review of essential programs and services components

§15686-A. Review of essential programs and services components
1.  Components to be reviewed beginning in fiscal year 2017-18.
Beginning in fiscal year 2017-18, and at least every 3 years thereafter, the commissioner, using information provided by a statewide education policy research institute, shall review the essential programs and services student-to-staff ratios, salary and benefits matrices, small schools adjustments, labor markets and gifted and talented components and components related to implementation of reporting and graduation requirements under this chapter and shall submit to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over education matters any recommended changes for legislative action.
[PL 2017, c. 466, §14 (AMD).]
2.  Components to be reviewed beginning in fiscal year 2018-19.
Beginning in fiscal year 2018-19, and at least every 3 years thereafter, the commissioner, using information provided by a statewide education policy research institute, shall review the essential programs and services career and technical education, special education, specialized student populations, system administration and operations and maintenance components under this chapter and shall submit to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over education matters any recommended changes for legislative action.
[PL 2017, c. 284, Pt. C, §44 (AMD).]
3.  Components to be reviewed beginning in fiscal year 2019-20.
Beginning in fiscal year 2019-20, and at least every 3 years thereafter, the commissioner, using information provided by a statewide education policy research institute, shall review the essential programs and services professional development, student assessment, technology, transportation, leadership support, cocurricular and extra-curricular activities, supplies and equipment and, beginning in fiscal year 2016-17, charter school components under this chapter and shall submit to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over education matters any recommended changes for legislative action.
[PL 2017, c. 284, Pt. C, §44 (AMD).]
4.  Components to be reviewed beginning in fiscal year 2017-18.
[PL 2017, c. 284, Pt. C, §44 (RP).]
The commissioner may adjust the schedule by replacing one component in one year with another component in another year if information on a specific component is needed in an earlier time frame. This replacement may not result in a component's being reviewed beyond a 4-year period. The commissioner may include a review of one or more of the components from sections 15688‑A, 15689 and 15689‑A to the schedule in addition to the components listed in this section.   [PL 2017, c. 284, Pt. C, §44 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2005, c. 519, §AAAA12 (NEW). PL 2015, c. 389, Pt. C, §6 (AMD). PL 2015, c. 489, §8 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 284, Pt. C, §44 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 466, §14 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 7: SCHOOL FINANCE › Chapter 606-B: ESSENTIAL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES › 20-A §15687. Rules

§15687. Rules
The commissioner shall adopt rules to implement this Act. Rules adopted pursuant to this section are major substantive rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2‑A.   [PL 2003, c. 504, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2003, c. 504, §A6 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 7: SCHOOL FINANCE › Chapter 606-B: ESSENTIAL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES › 20-A §15689-D. Governor's recommendation for funding levels

§15689-D. Governor's recommendation for funding levels
1.  Annual recommendations.
The Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of the Budget shall annually certify to the Legislature the funding levels that the Governor recommends under sections 15671, 15671‑A, 15683, 15683‑A, 15683‑B, 15688‑A, 15689 and 15689‑A and the amount for any other components of the total cost of funding public education from kindergarten to grade 12 pursuant to this chapter. The Governor's recommendations must be transmitted to the Legislature within the time schedules set forth in Title 5, section 1666 and in the form and manner described in subsection 2 and these recommendations must be posted on the department's publicly accessible website. The commissioner may adjust, consistent with the Governor's recommendation for funding levels, per-pupil amounts not related to staffing pursuant to section 15680 and targeted funds pursuant to section 15681.
[PL 2015, c. 489, §11 (AMD).]
2.  Funding level computations.
The Governor’s recommendations under subsection 1 must specify the amounts that are recommended for the total operating allocations pursuant to section 15683 including the total allocation pursuant to section 15683‑B, the total of other subsidizable costs pursuant to section 15681‑A, the total debt service allocation pursuant to section 15683‑A, the total costs of enhancing student performance and opportunity pursuant to section 15688‑A, the total adjustments pursuant to section 15689, the total miscellaneous costs pursuant to section 15689‑A, the amount for any other components of the total cost of funding public education from kindergarten to grade 12 and the total cost of funding public education from kindergarten to grade 12 pursuant to this chapter. The Governor’s recommendations regarding the adjustments and miscellaneous costs components also must delineate each amount that is recommended for each subsection and paragraph sections 15689 and 15689‑A and the purposes for each cost in these sections. For each amount shown in the Governor’s recommendations, the Governor’s recommendations must also show the amount for the same component or purpose that is included in the most recently approved state budget, the differences between the amounts in the most recently approved state budget and the Governor’s recommendations and the reasons for the changes. These computations must be posted on the department's publicly accessible website.
[PL 2015, c. 54, §9 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2005, c. 2, §D61 (NEW). PL 2005, c. 2, §§D72,74 (AFF). PL 2005, c. 12, §WW18 (AFF). PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. C, §7 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 275, §3 (RPR). PL 2013, c. 368, Pt. C, §18 (AMD). PL 2015, c. 54, §9 (AMD). PL 2015, c. 489, §11 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 7: SCHOOL FINANCE › Chapter 606-B: ESSENTIAL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES › 20-A §15689-E. Actions by Legislature

§15689-E. Actions by Legislature
The Legislature shall annually, prior to March 15th, enact legislation to:   [PL 2005, c. 2, Pt. D, §61 (NEW); PL 2005, c. 2, Pt. D, §§72, 74 (AFF); PL 2005, c. 12, Pt. WW, §18 (AFF).]
1.  Appropriation for state share of adjustments, debt service and operating; single account.
Appropriate the necessary funds for the State's share for general purpose aid for local schools with a separate amount for each of the following components:
A. Adjustments and miscellaneous costs described in sections 15689 and 15689‑A, including an appropriation for special education pupils placed directly by the State, for:
(1) Tuition and board for pupils placed directly by the State in accordance with rules adopted or amended by the commissioner; and
(2) Special education tuition and other tuition for residents of state-operated institutions attending programs in school administrative units or private schools in accordance with rules adopted or amended by the commissioner;   [PL 2013, c. 368, Pt. C, §19 (AMD).]
B. The state share of the total operating allocation and the total debt service allocation described in sections 15683, 15683‑A and 15683‑B;   [PL 2015, c. 54, §10 (AMD).]
C. The state share of the total costs of enhancing student performance and opportunity described in section 15688‑A; and   [PL 2013, c. 368, Pt. C, §19 (NEW).]
D. The state share of the total normal cost of teacher retirement pursuant to Title 5, section 17154, subsection 6; and   [PL 2013, c. 368, Pt. C, §19 (NEW).]
[PL 2015, c. 54, §10 (AMD).]
2.  Local cost share expectation.
Establish the local cost share expectation described in section 15671‑A.
[PL 2005, c. 2, Pt. D, §61 (NEW); PL 2005, c. 2, Pt. D, §§72, 74 (AFF); PL 2005, c. 12, Pt. WW, §18 (AFF).]
Funds for appropriations under this section must be placed in a single account.   [PL 2005, c. 2, Pt. D, §61 (NEW); PL 2005, c. 2, Pt. D, §§72, 74 (AFF); PL 2005, c. 12, Pt. WW, §18 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2005, c. 2, §D61 (NEW). PL 2005, c. 2, §§D72,74 (AFF). PL 2005, c. 12, §WW18 (AFF). PL 2013, c. 368, Pt. C, §19 (AMD). PL 2015, c. 54, §10 (AMD).