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A. The 2 census counts in each calendar year must be for | April 1st and October 1st. |
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| B. As an exception, only the 2 census counts in the most | recent calendar year may be used for: |
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| (1) Kindergarten to grade 8 students for units that | send all their kindergarten to grade 8 students as | tuition students to schools elsewhere in the State; |
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| (2) Grade 9 to grade 12 students for units that send | all their grade 9 to grade 12 students as tuition | students to schools elsewhere in the State; and |
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| (3) Kindergarten to grade 12 students for units that | send all their kindergarten to grade 12 students as | tuition students to schools elsewhere in the State. |
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| | Sec. 6. 20-A MRSA §15657, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 368, Pt. | Z, §1 and affected by §2, is amended to read: |
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| | 1. Fiscal capacity. The local per pupil property fiscal | capacity divided by the statewide per pupil property fiscal | capacity as computed by the commissioner is multiplied by a | property weight of 0.85 as described in this subsection. |
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| A.__Beginning in fiscal year 2003-04, the determination of | fiscal capacity must be computed in accordance with the | following provisions: |
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| (1) For fiscal year 2003-04, the property weight used | is 0.80; and |
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| (2) For fiscal year 2004-05, the property weight used | is 0.75. |
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| B.__As an exception to the property fiscal capacity computed | under subsection 1, the commissioner shall adjust the weighted | relative property fiscal capacity used in accordance with this | subsection for a school administrative unit that is located in | a municipality that has tax-exempt property as described in | Title 36, sections 651 and 652 that exceeds 20% or more of the | property within the municipality as determined by the | Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of | Revenue Services under Title 36, section 305, subsection 1.__ | The commissioner shall adopt rules for the exception to be | provided under this paragraph, including procedures for | determining the adjustment needed for school administrative | units that qualify for an |
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