Sec. D-4. 20-A MRSA §1301, sub-§1, ¶B, as amended by PL 2001, c. 375, §1, is further amended to read:

B. Under an alternate plan approved by the state board and by a vote of the legislative bodies of the school administrative units forming the district and based on:

(1) The number of resident pupils in each town;

(2) The fiscal capacity of each member municipality as defined in section 15603, subsection 11-A 15672, subsection 23;

(3) Any combination of subparagraphs (1) and (2); or

(4) Any other factor or combination of factors that may, but need not, include subparagraphs (1) and (2).

Sec. D-5. 20-A MRSA §1307, sub-§3, as amended by PL 1997, c. 68, §1, is further amended to read:

3. Summary action. To summarize the action taken on the school budget for the purposes of determining state and local cost sharing, the articles prescribed in chapter 606 606-B must also be voted upon.

Sec. D-6. 20-A MRSA §1307, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 68, §2, is amended to read:

4. Budget explanation. The warrant may include an explanation of the relationship between warrant articles authorizing specific line item expenditures as provided in subsection 1 and the articles prescribed in chapter 606 606-B summarizing the budget proposal.

Sec. D-7. 20-A MRSA §1308, as amended by PL 1999, c. 710, §6, is further amended to read:

§1308. Failure to pass budget

If a budget for the operating of the district is not approved prior to July 1st, the latest budget as submitted by the board of directors is automatically considered the budget for operational expenses for the ensuing year until a final budget is approved, except that, when the school board delays the school budget meeting in accordance with section 15617 15693, subsection 2, paragraph C, the operating budget must be approved within 30