(2) The product of the high school level per-pupil amount for targeted student assessment funds for the implementation of a standards-based system calculated pursuant to section 15681, subsection 2 multiplied by the grade 9 to 12 portion of the pupil count calculated pursuant to section 15674, subsection 1, paragraph C, subparagraph (1);

Sec. 9. 20-A MRSA §15689, sub-§§7 and 8 are enacted to read:

7. Adjustment for minimum teacher salary.__Beginning in fiscal year 2008-09 and in each subsequent fiscal year, the commissioner shall increase the state share of the total allocation to a qualifying school administrative unit in the current year by an amount that represents the amount from the state General Fund necessary to achieve the minimum starting salary for certified teachers established in section 13406.

A. As used in this subsection, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.

(1) "Qualifying school administrative unit" means a school administrative unit that the commissioner has determined has a locally established salary schedule with a minimum teacher salary of less than $30,000 in school year 2008-2009.

B.__The commissioner shall allocate the funds appropriated by the Legislature in fiscal year 2008-09 and each subsequent fiscal year in accordance with the following conditions.

(1)__The amount of the minimum salary adjustments provided to qualifying school administrative units must generally reflect the costs that are necessary to achieve the minimum teacher salary requirements set forth in this section.

(2)__The number of teachers used in computing minimum salary adjustments in a qualifying school administrative unit for fiscal year 2008-09 must be based on the local staff information data supplied to