| | | A.__The base total calculated pursuant to section 15683, | | subsection 1 without the adjustment for transition targets | | under section 15671, subsection 7, paragraph A; |
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| | | B.__Other subsidizable costs described in section 15681-A; | | and |
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| | | C.__The debt service allocation pursuant to section__15683- | | A. |
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| | | The commissioner shall annually notify each school administrative | | unit of its maximum state and local spending target. |
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| | | 5.__Exceeding maximum state and local spending target.__If the | | sum of a school administrative unit's required local contribution | | determined pursuant to section 15688, subsection 3-A plus the | | state contribution as calculated pursuant to section 15688, | | subsection 3-A, paragraph D plus any additional local amount | | proposed to be raised pursuant to section 15690, subsection 3 | | exceeds the school administrative unit's maximum state and local | | spending target established pursuant to subsection 4, the | | following provisions govern approval of that additional amount. |
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| | | A.__The article approving the additional amount must conform | | to the requirements of section 15690, subsection 3, | | paragraph B.__Notwithstanding section 1304, subsection 6; | | section 1701, subsection 7; Title 30-A, section 2528, | | subsection 5, or any other provision of law, municipal | | charter provision or ordinance, voter approval of the | | article, whether in town meeting, district meeting or other | | voting process established by law, municipal charter or | | ordinance, including, but not limited to, any vote on the | | article initiated by voter petition, must be by referendum | | or written ballot. |
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| | | B.__In a municipality where the responsibility for final | | adoption of the school budget is vested by the municipal | | charter in a council, this paragraph applies, except that | | the petition and referendum provisions apply only if the | | municipal charter does not otherwise provide for or prohibit | | a petition and referendum process with respect to the | | matters described in this paragraph. |
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| | | (1)__A majority of the entire membership of the school | | board or committee must approve the additional amount | | in a regular budget meeting. |
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| | | (2)__An article approving the additional amount must | | conform to the requirements of section 15690, | | subsection 3, paragraph B and be approved by a majority |
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