(1)__"Article____ : To see what sum the (municipality or district) will raise for the annual debt service payments on a non-state-funded school construction project or non-state-funded portion of a school construction project in addition to the funds appropriated as the local share of the school administrative unit's contribution to the total cost of funding public education from kindergarten to grade 12.__ (Recommend $____ .)"

(2)__The following statement must accompany the article in subparagraph (1).__"Explanation: Non-state-funded debt service is the amount of money needed for the annual payments on the (municipality's or district's) long-term debt for major capital school construction that is not approved for state subsidy. The bonding of this long-term debt was approved by the voters on (date of original referendum)."

3.__Additional local appropriation.__A school administrative unit may raise and expend funds for educational purposes in addition to the funds under subsections 1 and 2.

A.__An article in substantially the following form must be used when a school administrative unit is considering the appropriation of additional local funds:

(1)__"Article____ : To see what sum the (municipality or district) will raise and to appropriate the sum of (Recommend $____ ) in additional local funds for school purposes under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 15690. (Recommend $____ .)"

(2)__The following statement must accompany the article in subparagraph (1).__"Explanation: The additional local funds are those locally raised funds over and above the school administrative unit's local contribution to the total cost of funding public education from kindergarten to grade 12 as described in the Essential Programs and Services Funding Act and local amounts raised for the annual debt service payment on non-state-funded school construction projects or the non-state-funded portion of a school construction project that will help achieve the (municipality's or district's) budget for educational programs."