Total cost of funding public education from

kindergarten to grade 12 for fiscal year

2005-06 pursuant to the Maine Revised

Statutes, Title 20-A, chapter 606-B $1,566,417,644

2005-06 Transition Adjustment

Total cost of the transition adjustment

costs pursuant to the Maine Revised

Statutes, Title 20-A, section 15686 $13,425,799

Sec. C-3. Local and state contributions to total cost of funding public education from kindergarten to grade 12 and the Fund for the Efficient Delivery of Educational Services. The local contribution and the state contribution appropriation provided for general purpose aid for local schools for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2005 and ending June 30, 2006 are calculated as follows:

2005-06 2005-06

LOCAL STATE

Local and State Contributions to the

Total Cost of Funding Public Education

from Kindergarten to Grade 12 and the Fund

for the Efficient Delivery of Educational

Services

Local and state contributions to

the total cost of funding public

education from kindergarten to

grade 12 pursuant to the Maine

Revised Statutes, Title 20-A,

section 15683 and the Fund for the

Efficient Delivery of Educational

Services $742,331,574 $837,453,898

Sec. C-4. Limit of State's obligation. If the State's continued obligation for any individual component contained in section 2 of this Part exceeds the level of funding provided for that component, any unexpended balances occurring in other programs may be applied to avoid proration of payments for any individual component. Any unexpended balances from section 2 of this Part may not lapse but must be carried forward for the same purpose.

Sec. C-5. Authorization of payments. Sections 1 to 4 of this Part may not be construed to require the State to provide payments that exceed the appropriation of funds for general purpose aid for local schools for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2005 and ending June 30, 2006.