123rd MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 317		LR 1787(01)
	An Act To Increase the Availability of Public Education Services from Child Development Services
	Fiscal Note for Original Bill
	Sponsor: Sen. Dow of Lincoln
	Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
			2007-08	2008-09	Projections 2009-10	Projections 2010-11
Net Cost (Savings)
	General Fund		$0	($16,190)	($16,708)	($17,242)
Appropriations/Allocations
	General Fund		$0	($16,190)	($16,708)	($17,242)
	Federal Expenditures Fund		$0	$22,112	$22,819	$23,549
Revenue
	Federal Expenditures Fund		$0	$22,112	$22,819	$23,549
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	Expanding the timeframe for a child who is already receiving free, appropriate public education through the Child Development Services system to become eligible to continue to receive those services if the child's parents choose not to enroll the child in kindergarten until the following school year by 2 months will result in a net General Fund savings of $16,190 in fiscal year 2008-09.  This fiscal note assumes that 15 additional children will be eligible in fiscal year 2008-09 and that half of those children will be MaineCare eligible.  The actual fiscal impact of this measure may be higher or lower depending on actual experience.
	The Child Development Services program within the Department of Education will require a General Fund appropriation of $29,756 in fiscal year 2008-09 to provide services to those additional children who are not MaineCare eligible.  The MaineCare program within the Department of Health and Human Services will require a General Fund appropriation of $7,644 in fiscal year 2008-09 for the State's share of providing services to the additional MaineCare eligible children.  The MaineCare program will also require a Federal Expenditures Fund allocation of $22,112 in fiscal year 2008-09 for the federal match.
	This legislation is anticipated to reduce the total cost of K-12 public education by $97,436 in fiscal year 2008-09 as a result of parents of the additional eligible children choosing not to enroll their child in kindergarten until age 6.  The General Purpose Aid for Local Schools program within the Department of Education will require a General Fund deappropriation of $53,590 in fiscal year 2008-09 to recognize the state's share of the savings to local school units from the delayed entry into kindergarten.