| | 4. Educational cost components outside the per-pupil rate. A | per-pupil guarantee rate is not a suitable method for allocation | of all educational cost components. These components may | include, but are not limited to, debt service, transportation, | bus purchases, vocational education, small school adjustments, | teacher educational attainment and longevity of service and | adjustments to general purpose aid. The funding methodology of | these educational cost components must be established based on | available research. |
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| | 6. Targeted funds. Funds for technology, assessment and the | costs of additional investments in educating children in | kindergarten to grade 2 as described in section__15681 must be | provided as targeted grants. School administrative units shall | submit a plan for the use of these funds and shall receive | funding based on approval of the plan by the commissioner. |
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| | Sec. A-34. 20-A MRSA §15671, sub-§7, as amended by PL 2003, c. 712, | §10, is further amended to read: |
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| | 7. Transition; annual targets. To achieve the system of | school funding based on essential programs and services required | by this section, the following annual targets are established. |
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| A. The base total calculated pursuant to section__15683, | subsection 2 is subject to the following annual targets for | the essential programs and services transition percentage, | excluding program cost allocation, debt service allocation | and adjustments, are as follows. |
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| (1) For fiscal year 2005-06, the target is 84%. |
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| (2) For fiscal year 2006-07, the target is 88% 100%. |
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| (3) For fiscal year 2007-08, the target is 92%. |
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| (4) For fiscal year 2008-09, the target is 96%. |
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| (5) For fiscal year 2009-10 and succeeding years, the | target is 100%. |
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| B. The annual targets for the state share percentage of the | statewide adjusted total cost of the components of essential | programs and services are as follows. |
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| (1) For fiscal year 2005-06, the target is 52.6%. |
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| (2) For fiscal year 2006-07, the target is 52.6% 55%. |
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| (3) For fiscal year 2007-08, the target is 53%. |
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