| 122nd MAINE LEGISLATURE | |||||||||
| LD 1381 | LR 1263(02) | ||||||||
| An Act To Update Teachers' Minimum Salaries | |||||||||
| Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " " | |||||||||
| Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs | |||||||||
| Fiscal Note Required: Yes | |||||||||
| Fiscal Note | |||||||||
| Current Cost - State Mandate | |||||||||
| Projections | Projections | ||||||||
| 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | ||||||
| Net Cost (Savings) | |||||||||
| General Fund | $0 | $3,110,809 | $2,161,520 | $2,181,534 | |||||
| Appropriations/Allocations | |||||||||
| General Fund | $0 | $3,110,809 | $2,161,520 | $2,181,534 | |||||
| State Mandate | |||||||||
| New or Expanded Activity | Unit Affected | Costs | |||||||
| Requiring school administrative units and state-operated schools to establish a starting salary of $30,000 for certified teachers beginning in fiscal year 2006-07 is a mandate. The Department of Education has estimated the cost of the mandate to be approximately $3,573,942 in fiscal year 2006-07. Although this legislation proposes to fund 100% of the cost of this provision in fiscal year 2006-07, local school administrative units will be required to share in the cost beginning in fiscal year 2007-08. | School | Significant | |||||||
| Fiscal Detail and Notes | |||||||||
| This bill includes General Fund appropriations totaling $3,110,809 in fiscal year 2006-07 to the Department of Education for the costs associated with increasing the minimum teachers' salary to $30,000 per year. Of that amount, $2,894,943 is provided to the General Purpose Aid for Local Schools program (GPA) and $215,866 is provided to the Teacher Retirement program to increase the employer contributions of the normal cost component of the Maine State Retirement System associated with the salary increase. | |||||||||
| LD 1968, the 2006-2007 Supplemental Budget, eliminated the proposal to establish a minimum salary of $30,000 for certified teachers for the school year starting after June 30, 2006. Of the $3.6 million that had been available within the fiscal year 2006-07 GPA program to support the increase in teacher salaries, LD 1968 used $2.9 million to fund transition adjustments for certain eligible school administrative units, leaving approximately $0.7 million remaining to fund the salary increase. With only $0.7 million available within the GPA funding, an additional General Fund appropriation is required for the balance. | |||||||||