PART A

Sec. A-1. 5 MRSA §17154, sub-§6, ¶E, as amended by PL 2003, c. 504, Pt. B, §1, is further amended to read:

E. Notwithstanding this section, the employer retirement costs related to the retirement system applicable to those teachers whose funding is provided directly or through reimbursement from private or public grants must be paid by local school systems from those funds. "Public grants" does not include state or local funds provided to school administrative units under Title 20-A, chapters 315, 606 and 606-B.

Sec. A-2. 20-A MRSA §1, sub-§§17 and 18, as amended by PL 1999, c. 75, §1, are further amended to read:

17. Major capital costs. "Major capital costs" is defined in section 15603, subsection 17 15672, subsection 18-A.

18. Minor capital costs. "Minor capital costs" is defined in section 15603, subsection 18 15672, subsection 20-A.

Sec. A-3. 20-A MRSA §1301, sub-§1, ¶A, as amended by PL 1993, c. 410, Pt. F, §3, is further amended to read:

A. Under a property valuation method, municipalities in a district shall share costs in the same proportion as each municipality's fiscal capacity as defined in section 15603, subsection 11-A 15672, subsection 23 is to the district's fiscal capacity.

Sec. A-4. 20-A MRSA §1301, sub-§1, ¶B, as amended by PL 2001, c. 375, §1, is further amended to read:

B. Under an alternate plan approved by the state board and by a vote of the legislative bodies of the school administrative units forming the district and based on:

(1) The number of resident pupils in each town;

(2) The fiscal capacity of each member municipality as defined in section 15603, subsection 11-A 15672, subsection 23;

(3) Any combination of subparagraphs (1) and (2); or