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PUBLIC LAWS OF MAINE
Second Special Session of the 121st

PART N

     Sec. N-1. 20-A MRSA §15653, sub-§4, as amended by PL 2003, c. 20, Pt. C, §3, is further amended to read:

     4. Statewide local share. For fiscal year 2003-04 2004-05, the statewide local share amount of the operating costs allocation is based on the sum of the amounts determined by multiplying for each unit 6.74 6.21 mills times the unit's property fiscal capacity. In subsequent years the mill rate is 7.57 mills, except that the Legislature shall determine if an increase is needed to achieve the targeted per pupil guarantee under this section.

     Sec. N-2. 20-A MRSA §15905, sub-§1, ¶A, as amended by PL 2001, c. 439, Pt. OOOO, §1, is further amended to read:

Table 1

     Fiscal year

     Maximum Debt Service Limit

     1990

     $ 48,000,000

     1991

     $ 57,000,000

     1992

     $ 65,000,000

     1993

     $ 67,000,000

     1994

     $ 67,000,000

     1995

     $ 67,000,000

     1996

     $ 67,000,000

     1997

     $ 67,000,000

     1998

     $ 67,000,000

     1999

     $ 69,000,000

     2000

     $ 72,000,000

     2001

     $ 74,000,000

     2002

     $ 74,000,000

     2003

     $ 80,000,000

     2004

     $ 80,000,000

     2005

     $ 84,000,000

     2006

     $ 90,000,000

     2007

     $ 96,000,000

     2008

     $100,000,000

     2009

     $104,000,000

     Sec. N-3. Clarification of lease-purchase for replacement of Carpenter buses authorized by Resolve 2003, chapter 92, Part B. The Department of Education shall provide subsidy to support the purchase of Carpenter replacement buses for Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor, Baileyville and Hancock at a level equal to the level provided for all other school administrative units that have been approved for funding through the Carpenter bus special replacement program. The state share must be calculated as if the unit's program cost has exceeded the circuit breaker for that unit's program cost. Thus, the state share of the purchase is 100% of the Department of Education-approved purchase price minus the reduction percentage for the year that the subsidy is due. Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor, Baileyville and Hancock are, as are all other schools, responsible for any cost of the purchase that exceeds the Department of Education-approved purchase price. This includes, but is not limited to, the cost of optional equipment that is requested by the unit over and above the State's school bus specification and any interest cost associated with financing the purchase.

     This exception to the normal method of determining the state and local shares of a school bus purchase applies only to Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor, Baileyville and Hancock and to those buses identified under the Carpenter bus special replacement program. This exception does not apply to any school bus approved for purchase under the normal provisions for new bus purchases as provided in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 5401, subsection 15.

     Sec. N-4. Basic elementary and secondary per pupil operating rates. The basic elementary per pupil operating rate for fiscal year 2004-05 is $5,459, and the basic secondary per pupil operating rate for fiscal year 2004-05 is $6,070. The foundation per pupil operating rate for fiscal year 2004-05 is $5,658.

     Sec. N-5. Per pupil guarantee and statewide factor. The per pupil guarantee for fiscal year 2004-05 is $4,816. The statewide factor for fiscal year 2004-05 is 0.62050.

     Sec. N-6. Foundation allocation. The foundation allocation of state and local funds for fiscal year 2004-05 for the purposes listed in this section is as follows:

Operating

Program Costs

     Early Childhood 1,367,317

     Special Education (Local) 195,504,985

     Vocational Education 34,423,516

     Transportation Operating 76,147,845

Program Cost Total 336,839,607

     subsection 26-A, paragraph F (10,071,504)

Adjusted Program Cost Total 326,768,103

Foundation Total - Combined
Adjusted Operating and

Program Cost $1,340,604,442

     Sec. N-7. Foundation subsidy indexes. This section establishes mill rates pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, chapter 606 as follows: operating cost millage, 8.96 mills; program millage limit, 1.35 mills.

     Sec. N-8. Foundation reduction percentages. This section establishes reduction percentages as follows: program cost reduction percentage, 2.99%; transportation operating reduction percentage, 2.99%.

     Sec. N-9. Foundation appropriation. The foundation appropriation provided for general purpose aid for local schools for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2004 and ending June 30, 2005 is calculated as follows:

Foundation Total -
Combined Adjusted
Operating and
Program Cost
$1,340,604,442 $633,772,413

ADJUSTED FOUNDATION
ALLOCATION TOTAL
$1,342,861,366 $636,029,337

     Sec. N-10. Debt service allocation. The debt service allocation of state and local funds for fiscal year 2004-05 for the purposes listed in this section is as follows:

Debt Service Costs

     Principal and Interest $73,787,290

     Insured Value Factor 3,055,623

     Debt Service Cost Total $83,021,680

     paragraph F (91,363)

Adjusted Debt Service Cost Total $82,930,317

     Sec. N-11. Debt service subsidy indexes. This section establishes mill rates pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, chapter 606 as follows: operating cost millage, 8.96 mills; debt service millage limit, 0.38 mills.

     Sec. N-12. Debt service reduction percentages. This section establishes reduction percentages as follows: insured value factor reduction percentage, 2.99%.

     Sec. N-13. Debt service appropriation. The debt service appropriation provided for general purpose aid for local schools for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2004 and ending June 30, 2005 is calculated as follows:

ADJUSTED DEBT SERVICE
ALLOCATION TOTAL
$82,930,317 $59,045,587

COMBINED ADJUSTED 2004-05 2004-05
FOUNDATION AND TOTAL STATE

ADJUSTED DEBT SERVICE
ALLOCATIONS

TOTAL $1,425,791,683 $695,074,924

     Sec. N-14. Adjustments and miscellaneous costs allocation. The adjustments and miscellaneous costs allocation of state funds for fiscal year 2004-05 for the purposes listed in this section is as follows:

Adjustments and Miscellaneous Costs

     Cost of Quality Incentive Adjustments 0

     Audit Adjustments 0

     Special Education Tuition and Board for

     State Wards and Other Pupils Placed

     Directly by the State 11,231,613

     State Agency Clients 25,839,830

     English as a 2nd Language 2,129,818

     Out-of-district Placements 2,981,064

     Long-term Drug Treatment Centers 166,392

     Essential Programs & Services Contract 75,000

     Carpenter Bus Loan 550,000

     Regionalization/Consolidation/

     Efficiency Assistance 125,000

     Learning Results Accountability 250,000

     Learning Results Implementation and

     Assessment 1,112,000

Total Adjustments $45,303,652

     Sec. N-15. Adjustments and miscellaneous costs appropriation. The adjustments and miscellaneous costs appropriation provided for general purpose aid for local schools for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2004 and ending June 30, 2005 is calculated as follows:

ADJUSTMENTS AND
MISCELLANEOUS COSTS

TOTAL $45,303,652 $45,303,652
FOUNDATION, DEBT SERVICE
AND ADJUSTMENTS AND
MISCELLANEOUS

COSTS TOTAL $1,471,095,335 $740,378,576

     Sec. N-16. Limit of State's obligation. If the State's continued obligation for any individual program contained in sections 6, 9, 10, 13, 14 and 15 of this Part exceeds the level of funding provided for that program, any unexpended balances occurring in other programs may be applied to avoid proration of payments for any individual program. Any unexpended balances from sections 6, 9, 10, 13, 14 and 15 of this Part may not lapse but must be carried forward for the same purpose.

     Sec. N-17. Authorization of payments. Section 1 and sections 3 to 16 of this Part may not be construed to require the State to provide payments that exceed the appropriation of funds for general purpose aid for local schools for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2004 and ending June 30, 2005.

     Sec. N-18. Component funding. In accordance with the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 15607, subsection 3, component funding within general purpose aid for local schools for the fiscal year 2004-05 is as follows:

Foundation (including Minimum
State Subsidy) $636,029,337

Debt Service 59,045,587
Adjustments 45,303,652

     Sec. N-19. General Purpose Aid for Local Schools; fiscal year 2003-04 balances. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the total amount of funds available in the General Purpose Aid for Local Schools program in this Part to be distributed to school administrative units in fiscal year 2004-05 includes $5,050,000 in funds carried forward from fiscal year 2003-04.

     Sec. N-20. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.

EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF
General Purpose Aid for Local Schools 0308
Initiative: Provides additional funding for the General Purpose Aid for Local Schools program in fiscal year 2004-05.
General Fund 2003-04 2004-05

General Purpose Aid for Local Schools 0308
Initiative: Deappropriates funds from General Purpose Aid for Local Schools resulting from construction audit recoveries in the spring of 2004 and reduced costs for state agency clients and provides additional funds for General Purpose Aid for Local Schools to distribute in fiscal year 2004-05.
General Fund 2003-04 2004-05

EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 2003-04 2004-05

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