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1.__Appropriation for state share of adjustments, debt service
and operating; single account.__Appropriate the necessary funds
for the State's share for general purpose aid for local schools
with a separate amount for each of the following components:

 
A.__Adjustments and miscellaneous costs described in
sections 15689 and 15689-A, including an appropriation for
special education pupils placed directly by the State, for:

 
(1) Tuition and board for pupils placed directly by the
State in accordance with rules adopted or amended by
the commissioner; and

 
(2) Special education tuition and other tuition for
residents of state-operated institutions attending
programs in school administrative units or private
schools in accordance with rules adopted or amended by
the commissioner; and

 
B.__The state share of the total operating allocation and
the total debt service allocation described in sections
15683 and 15683-A; and

 
2.__Local cost share expectation.__Establish the local cost
share expectation described in section 15671-A.

 
Funds for appropriations under this section must be placed in
a single account.

 
§15689-F. Actions by department

 
Within the annual appropriations, the department shall follow
the procedures described in this section.

 
1.__State's obligation.__If the State's continued obligation
for any program provided by one of the appropriated amounts under
section 15689-E exceeds the appropriated amount, any unexpended
balance from another of those appropriated amounts may be applied
by the commissioner toward the obligation for that program.

 
2.__Cash flow.__For the purpose of cash flow, the commissioner
may pay the full state and local share of the payment amounts due
on bond issues for school construction from that school
administrative unit's state subsidy, excluding payments on non-
state-funded projects.__This subsection does not apply if a
school administrative unit has less subsidy than the total
principal and interest payment on bonds.

 
Sec. A-62. 20-A MRSA §§15690 to 15695 are enacted to read:


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