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LR 1172
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Sec. 10. 20-A MRSA §15610, sub-§1, śC, as amended by PL 1989, c. 875, Pt.
E, §29, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:

 
C.__The state share of the foundation allocation for each
school administrative unit is limited to the same proportion
of the maximum foundation allocation as the local school
administrative unit raises of its maximum local share of the
foundation allocation.

 
Sec. 11. 20-A MRSA §15613, sub-§13, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 848,
§10, is amended to read:

 
13. Minimum state allocation. Effective 1988-89, each Each
school administrative unit shall be is guaranteed a minimum state
share of its total allocation that is determined by multiplying
5% of the foundation per pupil operating rate by the average
number of resident kindergarten to grade 12 pupils, including
special education and tuition pupils, in the unit on April 1st
and October 1st of the calendar year immediately prior to the
year of allocation. These funds shall must be included as part
of the school administrative unit's total allocation as computed
under this chapter and not as an adjustment to the unit's total
allocation. The amount guaranteed to school administrative units
is limited to the same proportional amount as is raised by the
total of the foundation subsidy index.

 
Sec. 12. 20-A MRSA §15613, sub-§17, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 395, Pt.
R, §1, is amended to read:

 
17. Unobligated balances. Unobligated balances from amounts
appropriated for general purpose aid for local schools may not
lapse but must be redistributed to school administrative units in
the same fiscal year. The commissioner shall make the final
determination of the total amount of unobligated funds and must
redistribute 75% of those funds to program costs and 25% of those
funds to out-of-district placement costs. To redistribute the
75% portion to the state share of program costs, the reduction
percentage originally calculated for program costs pursuant to
section 15603, subsection 26-A, paragraph F must be reduced by an
amount sufficient to distribute the 75% share. The reductions in
these percentages apply to all program cost areas except the
transportation operating cost allocation.

 
Sec. 13. 20-A MRSA §15652, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 368, Pt.
Z, §1 and affected by §2, is repealed.

 
Sec. 14. 20-A MRSA §15652, sub-§4, as amended by PL 1997, c. 643, Pt.
D, §3, is repealed.


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