CHAPTER 474

H.P. 77 - L.D. 69

An Act To Clarify the Intent of School Budget Referendum

Language

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §15614, sub-§1, ķA, as enacted by PL 1983, c. 859, Pt. G, §§2 and 4, is amended to read:

A. An article in substantially the following form shall must be used when a school administrative unit is considering the appropriation of the foundation allocation.

(1) "Article : To see what sum the municipality/district will appropriate from the foundation allocation for school purposes (Recommend $ ) and to see what sum the municipality/district will raise as the local share of the foundation allocation (Recommend $ ). Explanation:__The local share of the foundation allocation is the amount of money determined by state law to be the minimum amount that a municipality/district must raise in order to receive the full amount of state dollars."

Sec. 2. 20-A MRSA §15614, sub-§2, ķA, as enacted by PL 1983, c. 859, Pt. G, §§2 and 4, is amended to read:

A. An article in substantially the following form shall must be used when a school administrative unit is considering the appropriation for debt service allocation.