| | | Sec. AAAA-18. 20-A MRSA §15690, sub-§3, ¶B, as enacted by PL 2005, c. | | 2, Pt. D, §62 and affected by §§72 and 74 and c. 12, Pt. WW, §18, | | is amended to read: |
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| | | 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. |
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| | | (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 | | $...... as required to fund the budget recommended by | | the (school committee or board of directors)?" |
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| | | The (school committee or board of directors) recommends | | $......... for additional local funds and gives the | following reasons (state reasons) | | State's Essential Programs and Services funding model | | by $........: |
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| | | (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 | | achieve the (municipality's or district's) budget for | | educational programs." |
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| | | Sec. AAAA-19. PL 2003, c. 712, §21 is repealed. |
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| | | Sec. AAAA-20. Gifted and talented education. To ensure greater equity of | | education opportunities and efficiency in the use of approved | | gifted and talented education resources, beginning no later than | | fiscal year 2007-08, approved gifted and talented education costs | | must be included in the essential programs and services operating | | cost calculations. |
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| | | Sec. AAAA-21. Career and technical education. To ensure greater equity | | of education opportunities and efficiency in the use of approved | | career and technical education resources, beginning no later than | | fiscal year 2008-09, approved career and |
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