| | | Governor and to the joint standing committee of the Legislature | | having jurisdiction over taxation matters on the progress made by | | the State, counties, municipalities and school administrative | | units, respectively, in achieving the tax burden reduction goal | | established in section 7301.__The report required by this | | subsection must be comprised of 4 distinct parts reporting on the | | progress made by the State, municipalities, counties and school | | administrative units, respectively.__The commission may also | | include in its report recommendations on alternative strategies | | to achieve the tax burden reduction goal established in section | | 7301 that reflect the best practices in this State, other states | | and other countries. |
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| | | Sec. H-2. Fund for the Efficient Delivery of Educational Services. In accordance | | with Initiated Bill 2003, chapter 2, section 4, subsection 2, | | this section provides for the design, implementation, management | | and oversight of the Fund for the Efficient Delivery of | | Educational Services established by the Maine Revised Statutes, | | Title 20-A, section 15684, referred to in this section as "the | | fund." Any balance remaining in the fund at the end of any | | fiscal year does not lapse and must be carried forward for the | | next fiscal year. |
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| | | The Department of Education shall administer the fund or may | | contract for services for administration of the fund. |
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| | | Notwithstanding Title 20-A, section 15684, the Treasurer of | | State shall transfer from the amount appropriated for general | | purpose aid for local schools to the fund the following amounts | | on the first day of each of the following fiscal years: |
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| | | 1. Fiscal year 2005-06. In fiscal year 2005-06, an amount | | equivalent to 0.5% of the total amount appropriated for general | | purpose aid for local schools; |
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| | | 2. Fiscal year 2006-07. In fiscal year 2006-07, an amount | | equivalent to 1% of the total amount appropriated for general | | purpose aid for local schools; |
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| | | 3. Fiscal year 2007-08. In fiscal year 2007-08, an amount | | equivalent to 1.5% of the total amount appropriated for general | | purpose aid for local schools; and |
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| | | 4. Fiscal year 2008-09. In fiscal year 2008-09, an amount | | equivalent to 2% of the total amount appropriated for general | | purpose aid for local schools. |
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| | | The Department of Education, in consultation with the | | Executive Department, State Planning Office and the other | | agencies, organizations and individuals determined appropriate by |
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