6.__Recommendation.__The student has received a recommendation to take a postsecondary course or courses at an eligible institution from the student's school administration or one of the student's secondary school teachers following an assessment of the student by the school administration.

Sec. XX-4. 20-A MRSA §4772-A, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 495, §1, is amended to read:

2. Recommendation. Has received a recommendation to take a postsecondary course or courses at an eligible institution from the student's school administration or from a teacher at the student's school following an assessment of the student by the school administration; and

Sec. XX-5. 20-A MRSA §15689-A, sub-§11 is enacted to read:

11.__Courses for credit at eligible postsecondary institutions.__The commissioner may pay costs for secondary students to take postsecondary courses at eligible institutions.

PART YY

Sec. YY-1. PL 2001, c. 559, Pt. D, §21 is amended to read:

*Sec. D-21. Lease purchase authorization. Pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 1587, the Department of Administrative and Financial Services on behalf of the Department of Education may enter into financing arrangements in fiscal years 2001-02 and 2002-03 for the acquisition of laptop computer systems to support the operations of the Maine Learning Technology Program. The financing agreements may not exceed 4-1/2 years in duration and $22,323,279.08 $25,509,377.81 in principal costs. The interest rate may not exceed 4.5% and the total interest costs may not exceed $2,546,720.92 $2,856,720.02. The annual principal and interest costs must be paid from the appropriate line category allocations in the Department of Education.

PART ZZ

Sec. ZZ-1. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.

EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF