(2) Special education tuition and other tuition for residents of state-operated institutions attending programs in school administrative units or private schools in accordance with rules adopted or amended by the commissioner; and

B.__The state share of the total operating allocation and the total debt service allocation described in sections 15683 and 15683-A; and

2.__Local cost share expectation.__Establish the local cost share expectation described in section 15671-A.

Funds for appropriations under this section must be placed in a single account.

§15689-F. Actions by department

Within the annual appropriations, the department shall follow the procedures described in this section.

1.__State's obligation.__If the State's continued obligation for any program provided by one of the appropriated amounts under section 15689-E exceeds the appropriated amount, any unexpended balance from another of those appropriated amounts may be applied by the commissioner toward the obligation for that program.

2.__Cash flow.__For the purpose of cash flow, the commissioner may pay the full state and local share of the payment amounts due on bond issues for school construction from that school administrative unit's state subsidy, excluding payments on non- state-funded projects.__This subsection does not apply if a school administrative unit has less subsidy than the total principal and interest payment on bonds.

Sec. D-55. 20-A MRSA §§15690 to 15695 are enacted to read:

§15690. Local appropriations

Beginning with the budget for the 2005-2006 school year, the following provisions apply to local appropriations for school purposes.

1.__School administrative unit contribution to total cost of funding public education from kindergarten to grade 12. The legislative body of each school administrative unit may vote to