3.__Additional local appropriation.__A school administrative unit may raise and expend funds for educational purposes in addition to the funds under subsections 1 and 2.

A.__If the amount of the additional funds does not result in the unit's exceeding its maximum state and local spending target established pursuant to section 15671-A, subsection 4, an article in substantially the following form must be used when a school administrative unit is considering the appropriation of additional local funds:

(1)__"Article ....: To see what sum the (municipality or district) will raise and to appropriate the sum of (Recommend $.....) in additional local funds for school purposes under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 15690. (Recommend $......)"

(2)__The following statement must accompany the article in subparagraph (1).__"Explanation: The additional local funds are those locally raised funds over and above the school administrative unit's local contribution to the total cost of funding public education from kindergarten to grade 12 as described in the Essential Programs and Services Funding Act and local amounts raised for the annual debt service payment on non-state-funded school construction projects or the non-state-funded portion of a school construction project that will help achieve the (municipality's or district's) budget for educational programs."

B.__If the amount exceeds the unit's maximum state and local spending target established pursuant to section 15671-A, subsection 4, an article in substantially the following form must be used when a school administrative unit is considering an appropriation of additional local funds.

(1)__"Article ....:__Shall (name of municipality or district) raise and appropriate $....... in additional local funds, which exceeds the State's Essential Programs and Services funding model by $......?"

The (school committee or board of directors) recommends $......... for the following reasons: (state reasons)