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adopt rules pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, | | section 15687 that establish the requirements for school | | administrative unit plans and the use of targeted funds for | | technology, assessment and costs of education for kindergarten to | | grade 2 in accordance with Title 20-A, section 15671, subsection 6 | | and Title 20-A, section 15681 no later than December 2, 2005 so | | that the Legislature may consider these rules during the Second | | Regular Session of the 122nd Legislature. |
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| | | Sec. UU-9. Review of regional adjustment to salary and benefit costs for fiscal year | | 2006-07. For fiscal year 2006-07, the Commissioner of Education | | shall review the regional adjustment to the salary and benefit | | costs of school-level teachers and for school-level staff who are | | not teachers as calculated under the Maine Revised Statutes, | | Title 20-A, section 15682. The Commissioner of Education may | | consult with the Commissioner of Labor and the Maine Educational | | Policy Research Institute within the University of Southern Maine | | to address the following: |
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| | | 1. The efficacy of using this regional adjustment as a means | | to providing an adequate level of resources for teachers and | | other school-level personnel under the Essential Programs and | | Services Funding Act; |
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| | | 2. The efficacy of using this regional adjustment as a means | | to providing a recruitment and retention incentive for teachers | | in all school administrative units in the State; and |
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| | | 3. The implications of the reduction in the number of labor | | market areas in the State on this regional adjustment, including | | an analysis of the impact of the Department of Labor plan to | | develop its labor force employment data based on 31 labor market | | areas in the State compared to the 35 labor market areas | | previously used for these purposes. |
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| | | The Commissioner of Education shall report the findings of | | this review, including any recommended legislation, to the Joint | | Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs by November | | 30, 2005. The Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cultural | | Affairs may introduce a bill related to the report to the Second | | Regular Session of the 122nd Legislature. |
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| | | Sec. UU-10. Review of implications of minimum state allocation adjustments for certain | | school administrative units. The Commissioner of Education shall review | | the most recent data available related to the implications of the | | minimum state allocation adjustments enacted pursuant to Public | | Law 2005, chapter 2 for certain school administrative units whose | | state share of the school administrative unit's debt service | | costs were |
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