5. Review; approval. Beginning in fiscal year 2006-07, and at least every 2 years thereafter, the commissioner, using information provided by a statewide education policy research institute, shall review the targeted amounts under this section and shall submit, in consultation with the review panel established pursuant to section 15671, subsection 1-A, any recommended changes to the state board for approval.

Sec. 10. 20-A MRSA §15682, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 504, Pt. A, §6, is amended to read:

§15682. Regional adjustment

The commissioner shall make a regional adjustment in the total operating allocation for each school administrative unit determined pursuant to section 15683. The regional adjustment must be based on the regional differences in teacher salary costs within labor market areas in the State, as computed by a statewide education policy research institute, and must be applied only to appropriate teacher salary and benefits costs as calculated under section 15678. Beginning in fiscal year 2006- 07, and at least every 2 years thereafter, the commissioner, using information provided by a statewide education policy research institute, shall review the regional adjustment amounts under this section and shall submit, in consultation with the review panel established pursuant to section 15671, subsection 1- A, any recommended changes to the state board for approval.

Sec. 11. 20-A MRSA §15683, last ¶, as enacted by IB 2003, c. 2, §1, is amended to read:

For the purposes of the mandatory appropriation required by this section and in accordance with the essential programs and services school funding allocation system established in this chapter, the commissioner shall identify and provide in the commissioner's recommendation pursuant to section 15605 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 concluding on the previous June 30th associated with the commissioner's recommendation. In addition to any appropriations required by section 15607, the Legislature shall appropriate and ensure the accurate distribution of the total amount identified by the commissioner, adjusted by the actual state and federal reimbursements for the costs of special education services mandated by federal or state law, rule or regulation and previously that will be provided to the individual school administrative units for that same school year.