| | | Title 20-A, sections 1301 and 1704, respectively, remain subject | | to a phase-in approach to achieve the requirements of Title 20-A, | | section 15688, subsection 2 and must reach full implementation of | | this provision no later than fiscal year 2008-09. |
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| | | Sec. D-70. Criteria for isolated small school adjustment; rulemaking. For fiscal | | year 2005-06 and pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title | | 20-A, section 15683, subsection 1, paragraph F, the Commissioner | | of Education shall use the proposed model that was approved by | | the State Board of Education during its December 2004 meeting to | | determine the school administrative units that qualify for the | | adjustment for isolated small schools, except that the | | commissioner shall use the following criterion change for | | isolated small elementary schools: for elementary schools, the | | distance from the nearest school is reduced from 10 to 8 miles. | | The commissioner shall develop provisionally adopted rules that | | establish the qualifications for the adjustment for isolated | | small schools in accordance with Title 20-A, section 15687 no | | later than December 2, 2005 so that the Legislature may consider | | these criteria during the Second Regular Session of the 122nd | | Legislature. |
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| | | Sec. D-71. Transition adjustment for fiscal year 2006-07. To minimize the | | adverse fiscal impact that may be experienced by some school | | administrative units as a result of the phase-in of the Essential | | Programs and Services Funding Act, the Commissioner of Education | | shall facilitate a review and analysis of the need for a | | transition adjustment in fiscal year 2006-07. The Commissioner | | of Education, no later than January 13, 2006, shall make a | | recommendation to the Joint Standing Committee on Education and | | Cultural Affairs regarding the eligibility requirements and | | funding levels necessary for a transition adjustment in fiscal | | year 2006-07. The recommendations of the Commissioner of | | Education must be consistent with the provisions of the Maine | | Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 15686. |
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| | | Sec. D-72. Application. This Part applies to school budgets passed | | for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2005, and thereafter. |
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| | | Sec. D-73. Retroactive application. This Part applies retroactively to | | July 1, 2005. |
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| | | Sec. E-1. 36 MRSA §6201, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1993, c. 670, §9, is | | further amended to read: |
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