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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.

 
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.

 
Sec. A-34. 20-A MRSA §15671, sub-§7, as amended by PL 2003, c. 712,
§10, is further amended to read:

 
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.

 
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.

 
(1) For fiscal year 2005-06, the target is 84%.

 
(2) For fiscal year 2006-07, the target is 88% 100%.

 
(3) For fiscal year 2007-08, the target is 92%.

 
(4) For fiscal year 2008-09, the target is 96%.

 
(5) For fiscal year 2009-10 and succeeding years, the
target is 100%.

 
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.

 
(1) For fiscal year 2005-06, the target is 52.6%.

 
(2) For fiscal year 2006-07, the target is 52.6% 55%.

 
(3) For fiscal year 2007-08, the target is 53%.


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