| The purpose of this bill is to increase efficiencies, improve |
| equity in delivering educational services and alleviate |
| increasing costs without compromising the quality of public |
| education from kindergarten to grade 12. This bill encourages |
| regional delivery of educational services and school |
| administration through voluntary formation of regional school |
| districts and regional cooperatives and provision of assistance |
| by efficient school units to school administrative units seeking |
| to reduce their education costs. The State provides monetary |
| incentives for school units choosing to participate in these |
| efforts. |
