C.__Except as otherwise proved by paragraph D, a regional school district, regional cooperative or efficient school unit is eligible to receive only that amount of assistance that is available after provision of funds to previously certified regional school districts; and

D. In no event may the amount disbursed from__the Fund for the Efficient Delivery of Education Services to efficient school units in a fiscal year exceed 1/3 of the total amount disbursed from the fund in that fiscal year.

§3708.__Technical assistance

School administrative units that have entered into an agreement to form a regional school district or regional cooperative pursuant to section 3703 and that have received preliminary certification under section 3704, subsection 2 or preliminary approval under section 3705, subsection 2 may jointly apply to the department for assistance from the Fund for the Efficient Delivery of Education Services to support their development of efficiency and cost-saving programs, governance or administrative structures or other changes needed to meet the criteria for final certification under section 3704, subsection 3 or final approval under section 3705, subsection 3.

§3709.__Rulemaking

The commissioner shall develop rules concerning application for and provision of technical assistance pursuant to section 3708 and certification of efficient school units pursuant to section 3706 and may develop any additional rules that the commissioner considers necessary to implement this chapter in accordance with the legislative policy stated in section 3701.__ Rules developed pursuant to this section are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.

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