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LR 56
Item 1

 
A. The 2 census counts in each calendar year must be for
April 1st and October 1st.

 
B. As an exception, only the 2 census counts in the most
recent calendar year may be used for:

 
(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;

 
(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

 
(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.

 
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:

 
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.

 
A.__Beginning in fiscal year 2003-04, the determination of
fiscal capacity must be computed in accordance with the
following provisions:

 
(1) For fiscal year 2003-04, the property weight used
is 0.80; and

 
(2) For fiscal year 2004-05, the property weight used
is 0.75.

 
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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