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an amount equal to the difference between the following:__the | | school administrative unit's state subsidy in fiscal year | | 2006-07, including the transition adjustment under this | | section; and the fiscal year 2004-05 state share of the school | | administrative unit's total allocation, including the minimum | | state share of its total allocation pursuant to section 15689, | | subsection 1 and the adjustment for geographic isolation | | pursuant to former section 15612, subsection 2 and including | | the adjustment due to reduced expenditures for buses, debt | | service, special education, gifted and talented education and | | career and technical education plus 5%. |
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| | | Sec. AAAA-12. 20-A MRSA §15686-A is enacted to read: |
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| | | §15686-A.__Review of essential programs and services components |
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| | | 1.__Components to be reviewed beginning in fiscal year 2006- | | 07.__Beginning in fiscal year 2006-07, and at least every 3 years | | thereafter, the commissioner, using information provided by a | | statewide education policy research institute, shall review the | | essential programs and services student-to-staff ratios, salary | | and benefits matrices, transportation, small schools adjustments, | | labor markets and gifted and talented components under this | | chapter and shall submit to the joint standing committee of the | | Legislature having jurisdiction over education matters any | | recommended changes for legislative action. |
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| | | 2.__Components to be reviewed beginning in fiscal year 2007- | | 08.__Beginning in fiscal year 2007-08, and at least every 3 years | | thereafter, the commissioner, using information provided by a | | statewide education policy research institute, shall review the | | essential programs and services career and technical education, | | special education, specialized student populations, system | | administration and operations and maintenance components under | | this chapter and shall submit to the joint standing committee of | | the Legislature having jurisdiction over education matters any | | recommended changes for legislative action. |
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| | | 3.__Components to be reviewed beginning in fiscal year 2008- | | 09.__Beginning in fiscal year 2008-09, and at least every 3 years | | thereafter, the commissioner, using information provided by a | | statewide education policy research institute, shall review the | | essential programs and services professional development, student | | assessment, technology, leadership support, cocurricular and | | extra-curricular activities and supplies and equipment components | | under this chapter and shall submit to the joint standing | | committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over education | | matters any recommended changes for legislative action. |
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