| | | commissioner's recommendation pursuant to section 15689-C the | | total costs to the individual school administrative units | | associated with providing all special education services mandated | | under federal or state law, rule or regulation for the school | | year associated with the commissioner's recommendation.__In | | addition to any appropriations required by section 15689-E, the | | Legislature shall appropriate and ensure the accurate | | distribution of the total amount identified by the commissioner, | | adjusted by the federal reimbursements for the costs of special | | education services mandated by federal or state law, rule or | | regulation that will be provided to the individual school | | administrative units for that same school year. |
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| | | §15754.__Fund for the Efficient Delivery of Educational Services |
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| | | The Fund for the Efficient Delivery of Educational Services, | | referred to in this section as "the fund," is established. |
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| | | Two percent of the funds annually appropriated pursuant to | | this chapter must be dedicated to the fund and distributed from | | the fund to those school administrative units and municipalities | | that can demonstrate significant and sustainable savings in the | | cost of delivering educational services through changes in | | governance, administrative structure or adopted policy that | | result in the creation of consolidated school administrative | | units, broad-based purchasing alliances, enhanced regional | | delivery of educational services or collaborative school- | | municipal service delivery or service support systems. |
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| | | The State's school administrative units and municipalities are | | entitled to the appropriations required by this chapter. |
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| | | Sec. D-57. 30-A MRSA §6006-F, sub-§6, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 787, | | §13, is amended to read: |
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| | | 6. Forgiveness of principal payments. The fund must provide | | direct grants by forgiving the principal payments of a loan for | | an eligible school administrative unit. The amount of the | | forgiveness of principal payments must be determined by the | school administrative unit's state share percentage of debt | service costs15611 | | subsection 31, not to exceed: |
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| | | A. Seventy percent and no less than 30% for health, safety | | and compliance; |
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| | | B. Seventy percent and no less than 30% for repairs and | | improvements; and |
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