Sec. D-38. 20-A MRSA §15675, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 504, Pt. A, §6, is 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.

Eligibility for state funds under this subsection is limited to school administrative units that are providing services to limited English proficient students through programs approved by the department.

Sec. D-39. 20-A MRSA §15676, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 504, Pt. A, §6, is amended to read:

§15676. EPS per-pupil rate

For each school administrative unit, the commissioner shall calculate the unit's per-pupil guarantee EPS per-pupil rate for each year as the sum of:

1. Teaching staff costs. The salary and benefit costs for school level teaching staff that are necessary to carry out this Act, calculated in accordance with section 15678, adjusted by the regional adjustment under section 15682 and reduced by the amount of funds received by the school administrative unit during the most recent fiscal year under Title 1 of the federal Elementary and Secondary Act of 1965, 20 United States Code, Section 6301 et seq.;

2. Other staff costs. The salary and benefit costs for school-level staff who are not teachers, but including substitute teachers, that are necessary to carry out this Act, calculated in accordance with section 15679, adjusted by the regional adjustment under section 15682 and reduced by the amount of funds