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LR 2170
Item 1

 
A.__Principal and interest costs for approved major capital
projects in the allocation year, including the initial local
share of school construction projects that received voter
approval for all or part of their funding in referendum in
fiscal year 1984-85, but excluding payments made with funds
from state and local government accounts established under the
federal Internal Revenue Code and regulations for disposition
of excess, unneeded proceeds of bonds issued for a school
project;

 
B.__Lease costs for school buildings when the leases,
including leases under which the school administrative unit
may apply the lease payments to the purchase of portable,
temporary classroom space beginning January 1, 1988, have
been approved by the commissioner for the year prior to the
allocation year.__Beginning July 1, 1998 lease costs include
costs for leasing:

 
(1)__Administrative space.__A school administrative
unit may lease administrative space with state support
until July 1, 2003. A school administrative unit
engaged in a lease-purchase agreement for
administrative space is eligible for state support
until July 1, 2008;

 
(2)__Temporary interim nonadministrative space.

 
(a)__A school administrative unit with state-
approved need for nonadministrative space may
lease temporary interim space, with state support,
for a maximum of 5 years.__A school administrative
unit may appeal to the state board if this
limitation presents an undue burden.__When making
a determination on a school administrative unit's
request for relief based on undue burden, the
state board may consider, but are not limited to
considering, the following:

 
(i)__Fiscal capacity;

 
(ii)__Enrollment demographics; and

 
(iii)__Unforeseen circumstances not within
the control of the appealing school
administrative unit.

 
The state board's decision is final.


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