PUBLIC Law Chapter 683

municipality from the State in that fiscal year, with respect to

services funded in whole or in part by the property tax levy, less

the product of the following: the amount of such funds received in

the prior fiscal year multiplied by one plus the growth limitation

factor described in subsection 3. "Net new funds" does not include

changes in state funding for general assistance under Title 22,

section 4311 or in state funding under the Urban-Rural Initiative

Program under Title 23, section 1803-B if those changes are the

result of the operation of the formula for calculation of state

funding under that section but does include changes in funding that

are the result of a statutory change in the formula for calculation

of state funding under that section. If a municipality receives

net new funds in any fiscal year for which its property tax levy

limit has not been adjusted as provided in this subsection, the

municipality shall adjust its property tax levy limit in the

following year in an amount equal to the net new funds.

PART J

Sec. J-1. 20-A MRSA §15905, sub-§4, as amended by PL 2005, c. 595, §1
and affected by §2, is further amended to read:

4. Rules. The state board may adopt or amend rules relating
to the approval of school construction projects. Rules adopted
pursuant to this subsection relating to the approval of major
capital ~~secondary~~ school construction projects under this chapter
are major substantive rules pursuant to Title 5, chapter 375,
subchapter 2-A.

The state board is encouraged to review school construction rules
regarding costs per square foot, consider other measures for
containing building costs and report on these efforts to the
joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction
over education matters during the First Regular Session of the
115th Legislature. On or before February 1, 1994 the state board
shall adopt rules for approving movable equipment costs for
school construction.

Sec. J-2. Effective date. This Part takes effect January 1, 2007.

PART K

Sec. K-1. Clayton Lake Township. Wherever the designation T11 R14
WELS appears or reference is made to T11 R14 WELS, that
designation or reference means Clayton Lake Township.

Sec. K-2. Effective date. This Part takes effect January 1, 2007.

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