Sec. EE-5. Rules.

The Department of Human Services shall adopt any rules not inconsistent with state law and fiscal procedures necessary for the proper administration of this Part and to carry out the provisions, policies and purposes of this Part. Rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine technical rules as defined in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.

PART FF

Sec. FF-1. 20-A MRSA §15602, sub-§17 is enacted to read:

17.__Curtailment.__The following curtailment is established for fiscal year 2002-03.

A.__An amount equal to $10,000,000 must be reduced from the following components of general purpose aid to local schools:

(1)__The state share of the adjusted debt service allocation component must be reduced by $2,000,000;

(2)__The state share of the adjustments and miscellaneous costs component must be reduced by $680,096, resulting in a 1.37% reduction for each of the categories in this component; and

(3)__The state share of the foundation component including minimum subsidy must be reduced by $7,319,904 by a method that preserves the equalizing intent of the original distribution.

B.__The method of curtailment for the foundation component including minimum subsidy must be calculated as follows:

(1)__The state share of each school administrative unit's curtailment amount must equal each school administrative unit's state share of the foundation plus minimum subsidy multiplied by the unit's local share percentage, as determined by the School Finance Act of 1995, and this amount must be prorated so that