| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §6004, sub-§2, ¶D is enacted to read: |
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| D.__A student residing in the school administrative unit who | is enrolled in an approved equivalent instruction program at | a private school or through home instruction must be counted | in the school administrative unit in which that student | resides. |
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| | Sec. 2. 20-A MRSA §15607, sub-§11, as amended by PL 1987, c. 850, §§2 | and 5, is further amended to read: |
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| | 11. Appropriation for nonpublic school services. Appropriate | the necessary funds for reimbursement for nonpublic school | services under section 15613, subsection 4; and |
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| | Sec. 3. 20-A MRSA §15607, sub-§12, as amended by PL 1989, c. 502, Pt. | C, §§7 and 8, is further amended to read: |
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| | 12. Appropriation for special education tuition and costs for | out-of-district placements. Appropriate the necessary funds for | special education tuition under section 15612, subsection 11.; | and |
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| | Sec. 3. 20-A MRSA §15607, sub-§13 is enacted to read: |
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| | 13.__Appropriation for enrollment decrease due to private | school and home-schooled student enrollments.__Appropriate the | necessary funds for adjustments for enrollment decreases due to | private and home-schooled enrollments under section 15612, | subsection 15. |
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| | Sec. 4. 20-A MRSA §15612, sub-§15 is enacted to read: |
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| | 15.__Private school and home-schooled student enrollment | adjustment.__The following provisions apply to adjustments for | enrollment decreases due to private school and home-schooled | student enrollments. |
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| A.__Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a | school administrative unit is entitled to receive an | adjustment for students residing in the school | administrative unit who are enrolled in approved equivalent | instruction programs at private schools or through home | instruction. |
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| B.__School administrative units shall keep an accurate count of | the number of students residing in the unit that are receiving | equivalent instruction at a private school or |
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