Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §6004, sub-§2, ¶D is enacted to read:

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.

Sec. 2. 20-A MRSA §15607, sub-§11, as amended by PL 1987, c. 850, §§2 and 5, is further amended to read:

11. Appropriation for nonpublic school services. Appropriate the necessary funds for reimbursement for nonpublic school services under section 15613, subsection 4; and

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:

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

Sec. 3. 20-A MRSA §15607, sub-§13 is enacted to read:

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.

Sec. 4. 20-A MRSA §15612, sub-§15 is enacted to read:

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.

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.

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