6.__Adjustment for uncertified personnel.__The commissioner shall reduce the state share of the total allocation to a school administrative unit in the current year or following year by an amount that represents the state share of expenditures for salaries and benefits paid to uncertified personnel.

Sec. A-61. 20-A MRSA §§15689-A to 15689-F are enacted to read:

§15689-A.__Authorization of payment of miscellaneous costs

1.__Payment of state agency client costs.__State agency client costs are payable pursuant to this subsection.__As used in this subsection, "state agency client" has the same meaning as defined in section 1, subsection 34-A.

A.__The commissioner shall approve special education costs and supportive services, including transportation, for all state agency clients placed in residential placements by an authorized agent of a state agency.

B.__Special education costs authorized by this subsection for state agency clients must be paid by the department in the allocation year at 100% of actual costs.

C.__The commissioner shall pay only approved special education costs and supportive services, including transportation, authorized by this subsection for state agency clients and may not allocate for those special education costs and supportive services, including transportation, incurred by the school administrative unit for state agency clients in the base years starting July 1, 1985, and every base year thereafter.

D.__Transportation costs for state agency clients, when provided in accordance with rules established by the commissioner under section 7204, must be paid by the department in the allocation year at 100% of actual costs.

2.__Education of institutional residents.__The commissioner may pay tuition to school administrative units or private schools for institutional residents within the limits of the allocation made under this section.

3.__Essential programs and services components contract.__The commissioner may contract for the updating of the essential