126th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 783		LR 125(06)
	An Act To Change the Voting Requirements for the Withdrawal of a Municipality from a Regional School Unit
	Fiscal Note for House Amendment " " to Committee Amendment "A"
	Sponsor: Rep. Malaby of Hancock
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
			FY 2013-14	FY 2014-15	Projections  FY 2015-16	Projections  FY 2016-17
Net Cost (Savings)
	General Fund		$0	($643,500)	($1,287,000)	($1,287,000)
Appropriations/Allocations
	General Fund		$0	($643,500)	($1,287,000)	($1,287,000)
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	This amendment reduces the General Fund appropriations in the bill by $643,500 in fiscal year 2014-15 by clarifying that any administrative costs incurred by a municipality as a result of withdrawing from a regional school unit pursuant to this legislation must be borne by that municipality.
	As amended, this bill includes General Fund appropriations of $178,403 in fiscal year 2013-14 and $182,926 in fiscal year 2014-15 to the School Finance and Operations Program within the Department of Education for one Education Specialist II position and one Education Specialist III position and related all other costs to support the anticipated increase in workload associated with the process of municipalities withdrawing from regional school units.  This fiscal note assumes that the increased workload will subside in fiscal year 2016-17 and these positions will end.