Sec. D-64. 30-A MRSA §2181, sub-§4, ķE, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 696, §12, is amended to read:

E. Identify best management practices and make this information available to the public, including, but not limited to, best management practices that facilitate property tax rate reduction pursuant to the increasing state share of the total cost of essential programs and services under Title 20-A, chapter 606-B;

Sec. D-65. 30-A MRSA §6006-F, sub-§6, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 787, §13, is amended to read:

6. Forgiveness of principal payments. The fund must provide direct grants by forgiving the principal payments of a loan for an eligible school administrative unit. The amount of the forgiveness of principal payments must be determined by the school administrative unit's state share percentage of debt service costs as determined in Title 20-A, section 15611 15672, subsection 31, not to exceed:

A. Seventy percent and no less than 30% for health, safety and compliance;

B. Seventy percent and no less than 30% for repairs and improvements; and

C. Fifty Seventy percent and no less than 20% 30% for learning space upgrades.

Sec. D-66. Fund for the Efficient Delivery of Educational Services; implementation plan. The Commissioner of Education shall submit a proposed plan to govern the design, implementation, management and oversight of the Fund for the Efficient Delivery of Educational Services established in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 15754 to the Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs by March 31, 2005. As part of this review, the commissioner shall consider the efficient delivery of educational services in rural and isolated small school administrative units. The joint standing committee may report out a bill designed in accordance with the intentions of this Part to govern the design, implementation, management and oversight of the Fund for the Efficient Delivery of Educational Services.