121st Maine Legislature
		Office of Fiscal and Program Review
		LD 1861
		An Act to Require School Administrative Units To Report Their Costs for Legal, Consulting and Other Professional Services to the Department of Education
		LR 2714(02)
		Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " "
		Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs
		Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
No fiscal impact
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	Because school administrative units are already required to change the way annual reports are formatted by fiscal year 2005-06 in order to be able to submit them through the new Maine Education Data Management System, there will be no additional costs to the local school units to provide the required detail of expenses for legal services, consulting and other professional services.  Since school administrative units are required by statute to file reports in the format and the time periods specified by the Commissioner of Education, there is no mandate.