(12) Multiple disabilities.

Sec. 7. 20-A MRSA §8102, first ¶, as enacted by PL 1981, c. 693, §§5 and 8, is amended to read:

The department may, from funds available to it, grant funds to a school administrative unit to undertake gifted education programs. A grant shall must be made on the basis of $2 of state matching funds for each $1 of funds appropriated by the school administrative unit the requirements of the department.

Sec. 8. 20-A MRSA §8102, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 1981, c. 693, §§5 and 8, is amended to read:

3. Time limits. The following limits shall apply.

A. On or before February 1st June 30th, the school administrative unit shall submit to the department its proposed program.

B. By May 15th September 1st, the commissioner shall notify the school administrative unit whether the proposal has been funded for the following fiscal year.

Sec. 9. 20-A MRSA §8103, as enacted by PL 1981, c. 693, §§5 and 8, is amended to read:

§8103. Available funds

Funds made available to the department for gifted and talented education programs from state, federal or other sources shall do not lapse at the end of a fiscal year, but shall be are carried forward to the next fiscal year for a period of 90 days to be used for the purposes set forth in this chapter or for the purposes stipulated by the granting agency.

Sec. 10. 20-A MRSA §8104, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1999, c. 790, Pt. N, §3, is further amended to read:

1. Establishment. Each school administrative unit must, commencing with the 1987-88 2003-2004 school year, establish a fully implement its plan for phasing in gifted and talented educational programs. A school administrative unit or part of a school administrative unit is not required to comply with the provisions of its plan during the school years beginning in the fall of 2000 and 2001.