Sec. UU-1. 20-A MRSA §15671, sub-§6, as amended by PL 2005, c. 2, Pt. D, §33 and affected by §§72 and 73, is further amended to read:

6. Targeted funds. Funds for technology, assessment and the costs of additional investments in educating children in kindergarten to grade 2 as described in section 15681 must be provided as targeted grants allocations. School administrative units shall submit a plan for the use of these funds and shall receive funding based on approval of the plan by the commissioner.

Sec. UU-2. 20-A MRSA §15675, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2005, c. 2, Pt. D, §38 and affected by §§72 and 73, is further amended to read:

1. Limited English proficiency students. The additional weights for school administrative units with limited English proficiency students are as follows:

A. For a school administrative unit with 15 or fewer limited English proficiency students, the unit receives an additional weight of .50 per student;

B. For a school administrative unit with more than 15 and fewer than 251 limited English proficiency students, the unit receives an additional weight of .30 per student; and

C. For a school administrative unit with 251 or more limited English proficiency students, the unit receives an additional weight of .60 per student.; and

D.__Notwithstanding paragraphs A, B and C and for fiscal year 2005-06 only, a school administrative unit that receives an allocation for limited English proficiency students and that has more than 15 and fewer than 26 limited English proficiency students is eligible for an adjustment to its allocation for limited English proficiency students that is the difference between the amount that the school unit would have received under the calculation described in paragraph B and the amount that is calculated when the school unit receives for the first 15 students a weight of .50 instead of .30 as otherwise required under paragraph B.__ This paragraph is repealed June 30, 2006.

Eligibility for state funds under this subsection is limited to school administrative units that are providing services to

limited English proficient proficiency students through programs approved by the department.