"Funding public education from kindergarten to grade 12" has the following meanings under the following circumstances.

1.__Before implementation of essential programs and services model.__In fiscal year 2004-05, and in any succeeding year before an essential programs and services model pursuant to section 15671 is in effect, "funding public education from kindergarten to grade 12" means the sum of:

A.__The total allocation amount for that year, as defined in section 15603, subsection 28, as adjusted by section 15658;

B.__All adjustments for that year listed in sections 15612 and 15613; and

C.__The additional local appropriation amount for the prior year.

2.__At implementation of essential programs and services model.__Beginning in the first year in which an essential programs and services model pursuant to section 15671 is in effect, "funding public education from kindergarten to grade 12" means funding the total costs of the essential programs and services components that must be funded that year pursuant to the transition plan that is in effect for that year plus the state and local share amounts for any nonredundant components of the School Finance Act of 1985 and the School Finance Act of 1995 that remain in effect for that year.

3.__Municipalities that are part of a school administrative district or community school district.__For a municipality that is a member of a school administrative district or a community school district as defined in section 1, "funding public education from kindergarten to grade 12" means funding the amount that is calculated under subsection 1 or subsection 2 for the school administrative district or the__community school district of which the municipality is a member.__For a municipality that is a member of a community school district and that also operates a municipal school unit as defined in subsection 1, "funding public education from kindergarten to grade 12" means funding the sum of amounts that are calculated under subsection 1 or subsection 2 for the community school district and the municipal school unit.

Sec. 10. 30-A MRSA §2523, sub-§6 is enacted to read: