Sec. D-44. 20-A MRSA §15681, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 504, Pt. A, §6, is amended to read:

1. Eligibility. In order for a school administrative unit to receive targeted funds under this section, the school administrative unit must meet the following eligibility criteria.

A. To receive targeted student assessment funds calculated pursuant to subsection 2, a school administrative unit must be in compliance with applicable state statutes and department rules regarding local assessment systems for the system of learning results established in section 6209 and be in compliance with applicable federal statutes and regulations pertaining to student assessment as required by the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, 20 United States Code, Chapter 70.

B. To receive targeted technology resource funds calculated pursuant to subsection 3, a school administrative unit must be in compliance with the technology components of the unit's comprehensive education plan as required under section 4502, subsection 1.

C. To receive targeted kindergarten to grade 2 funds calculated pursuant to subsection 4, the school administrative unit must be in compliance with any applicable reporting requirements for local early childhood programs. Any program must be in compliance with chapter 203, subchapter 2.

Sec. D-45. 20-A MRSA §15681-A is enacted to read:

§15681-A.__Other subsidizable costs

The following are other subsidizable costs.

1.__Bus purchases.__Bus purchase costs.

2.__Special education costs.__Beginning in fiscal year 2005- 06, a school administrative unit receives an additional weight of at least 1.20 but not greater than 1.40 for each special education student identified on the annual December 1st child count as required by the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act for the most recent year, up to a maximum of 15% of the school administrative unit resident's pupils as determined under section 15674, subsection 1, paragraph