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2003-04 2005-06, these expenditures must be subsidized in
accordance with section 15603, subsection 26-A chapter 606-
B.

 
Sec. A-19. 20-A MRSA §6303, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 427, §1, is
amended to read:

 
§6303. Medicaid for health and human services

 
A school administrative unit may receive funds from the
Medicaid program pursuant to the United States Social Security
Act, 42 United States Code, for the provision of preventive
health, health, habilitation, rehabilitation and social services
to eligible students in accordance with section 15613, subsection
16.

 
Sec. A-20. 20-A MRSA §6651, sub-§3, as amended by PL 1989, c. 414, §16,
is repealed.

 
Sec. A-21. 20-A MRSA §6654, as amended by PL 1991, c. 550 and PL
2003, c. 689, Pt. B, §6, is further amended to read:

 
§6654. School-based child care grants

 
The department and the Department of Health and Human Services
are authorized to provide assistance to school administrative
units to assist the units in establishing school-based child care
services. Any assistance provided must provide funds for 2 years
and expenditure of those funds is considered expenditure of local
funds in computing the unit's educational program costs in
chapter 606. The department has full authority to administer any
grant program that it operates under this section.

 
Sec. A-22. 20-A MRSA §7734-A, first ¶, as repealed and replaced by PL
1999, c. 296, §10, is amended to read:

 
In addition to the programs authorized in this chapter, school
administrative units may provide services for children who are
disabled in a manner consistent with sections 4251 to 4254, and
the cost of such services is subsidizable as special education
costs under chapter 606 606-B.

 
Sec. A-23. 20-A MRSA §8301-A, sub-§§4 and 9, as enacted by PL 1991, c.
518, §2, are amended to read:

 
4. Municipality. "Municipality" has the same meaning as in
section 15603, subsection 19 15672, subsection 21.

 
9. State subsidy. "State subsidy" has the same meaning as in
section 15603, subsection 26 15672, subsection 31-A.


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