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An Act To Fund Public Education for Kindergarten to Grade 12 at 55%
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
 
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF
 
General Purpose Aid for Local Schools 0308
 
Initiative: Allocates funds from revenues received from the State's share of income from the Oxford Casino as part of the additional funding needed to achieve the statutory commitment for the State to fund 55% of the total cost of kindergarten to grade 12 public education as calculated by the essential programs and services funding model.

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2013-14	2014-15	
All Other	$24,861,398	$13,782,643	
			
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$24,861,398	$13,782,643	

General Purpose Aid for Local Schools 0308
 
Initiative: Provides for the additional funds necessary to achieve the statutory commitment for the State to fund 55% of the total cost of kindergarten to grade 12 public education as calculated by the essential programs and services funding model.

GENERAL FUND	2013-14	2014-15	
All Other	$58,856,800	$85,742,750	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$58,856,800	$85,742,750	

EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF			
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2013-14	2014-15	
			
GENERAL FUND	$58,856,800	$85,742,750	
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	$24,861,398	$13,782,643	
			
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$83,718,198	$99,525,393	

SUMMARY
This bill provides additional funding totaling $83,718,198 in fiscal year 2013-14 and $99,525,393 in fiscal year 2014-15 necessary for the State to achieve the statutory commitment to fund 55% of the total cost of kindergarten to grade 12 public education as calculated by the essential programs and services funding model.