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Sec. D-2. 20-A MRSA §1, sub-§§17 and 18, as amended by PL 1999, c. 75,
§1, are further amended to read:

 
17. Major capital costs. "Major capital costs" is defined in
section 15603, subsection 17 15672, subsection 18-A.

 
18. Minor capital costs. "Minor capital costs" is defined in
section 15603, subsection 18 15672, subsection 20-A.

 
Sec. D-3. 20-A MRSA §1301, sub-§1, ¶A, as amended by PL 1993, c. 410,
Pt. F, §3, is further amended to read:

 
A. Under a property valuation method, municipalities in a
district shall share costs in the same proportion as each
municipality's fiscal capacity as defined in section 15603,
subsection 11-A 15672, subsection 23 is to the district's
fiscal capacity.

 
Sec. D-4. 20-A MRSA §1301, sub-§1, ¶B, as amended by PL 2001, c. 375,
§1, is further amended to read:

 
B. Under an alternate plan approved by the state board and
by a vote of the legislative bodies of the school
administrative units forming the district and based on:

 
(1) The number of resident pupils in each town;

 
(2) The fiscal capacity of each member municipality as
defined in section 15603, subsection 11-A 15672,
subsection 23;

 
(3) Any combination of subparagraphs (1) and (2); or

 
(4) Any other factor or combination of factors that
may, but need not, include subparagraphs (1) and (2).

 
Sec. D-5. 20-A MRSA §1307, sub-§3, as amended by PL 1997, c. 68, §1,
is further amended to read:

 
3. Summary action. To summarize the action taken on the
school budget for the purposes of determining state and local
cost sharing, the articles prescribed in chapter 606 606-B must
also be voted upon.

 
Sec. D-6. 20-A MRSA §1307, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 68, §2,
is amended to read:

 
4. Budget explanation. The warrant may include an
explanation of the relationship between warrant articles
authorizing specific line item expenditures as provided in


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