4.__Vocational education costs.__Vocational education costs in the base year adjusted to the year prior to the allocation year; and

5.__Gifted and talented education costs.__Gifted and talented costs in the base year adjusted to the year prior to the allocation year.

Sec. A-45. 20-A MRSA §15682, as enacted by IB 2003, c. 2, §1, is repealed.

Sec. A-46. 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 and salary and benefit costs of other school-level staff who are not teachers as calculated under section 15679. 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 any recommended changes to the state board for approval.

Sec. A-47. 20-A MRSA §15683, as amended by PL 2003, c. 712, §14, is further amended to read:

§15683. Total operating allocation

For each school administrative unit, that unit's total operating allocation is the base total set forth in subsection 1 as adjusted in accordance with subsection 2 and including the total amount for subsection 3 of other subsidizable costs as described in section 15681-A.

1. Base total. The base total of a school administrative unit's total operating allocation is the sum of: