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126th MAINE LEGISLATURE |
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LD 1850 |
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LR 2782(03) |
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Resolve, To
Establish the Commission To Strengthen the Adequacy and Equity of Certain
Cost Components of the School Funding Formula |
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Fiscal Note for
Senate Amendment " " to Original Bill |
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Sponsor: Sen. Langley of Hancock |
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Fiscal Note Required: Yes |
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| Fiscal Note |
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| Removes Legislative Cost/Study |
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FY 2013-14 |
FY 2014-15 |
Projections FY 2015-16 |
Projections FY 2016-17 |
| Net Cost
(Savings) |
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General Fund |
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$0 |
($10,000) |
$0 |
$0 |
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| Appropriations/Allocations |
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General Fund |
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$0 |
($10,000) |
$0 |
$0 |
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Cost/Study |
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This amendment
removes the study commission from the bill and eliminates the impact on the
Legislature. |
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| Fiscal Detail
and Notes |
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This amendment
eliminates the one-time General Fund appropriation of $10,000 in fiscal year
2014-15 to the General Purpose Aid for Local Schools program within the
Department of Education for the costs associated with contracting with a
staffing agency to provide assistance to the commission. |
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Current law
requires the Department of Education to contract with a statewide education
research institute for the 1) updating of the essential programs and services
components (Title 20-A, §15689-A, sub-§3) and 2) the compilation and analysis
of education data (Title 20-A, §15689-A, sub-§6). For fiscal year 2014-15, $250,000 is currently budgeted within the
General Purpose Aid for Local Schools General Fund program account for each
of these contracts, for a total of $500,000.
As amended, this legislation requires that, for fiscal year 2014-15
only, the Department of Education not contract with a statewide education
research institute for the purposes established in current law, but instead
allows these funds to be utilized to support the costs of the study.
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Pursuant to
Public Law 2013, Chapter 368, Part F, the Governor's Office of Policy and
Management identified potential savings for fiscal year 2014-15 and submitted
its recommendations to the Joint Standing Committee on Appropriations and
Financial Affairs on October 2, 2013.
The report included a recommendation to eliminate the $500,000 in
funding for both of the contracts listed in the paragraph above. Part F
authorizes the Joint Standing Committee on Appropriations and Financial
Affairs to submit legislation related to the report to the Second Regular
Session of the 126th Legislature. Whether this recommendation will be
included in legislation that may be reported out by the Joint Standing
Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs can not be determined at
this time. If the recommendation is
included and the legislation is approved by the Legislature and signed by the
Governor, this funding will not be available to support the work of the
department and the institute. Unless
an alternative funding source is identified or a General Fund appropriation
is provided, the Department of Education and the Education Research Institute
may not be able to complete all of the requirements of this legislation. |
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