Sec. A-7. Review of data. By October 1, 2006, the Commissioner of Education, in consultation with the Maine Education Policy Research Institute, shall review data on limited English proficiency students, including the number of students in the State qualifying for limited English proficiency status and the costs attributable to English as a 2nd language programs. The commissioner shall submit the results of this review to the State Board of Education.

PART B

Sec. B-1. 5 MRSA §17154, sub-§6, ķE, as repealed and replaced by PL 1995, c. 471, §2, is amended to read:

E. Notwithstanding this section, the employer retirement costs related to the retirement system applicable to those teachers whose funding is provided directly or through reimbursement from private or public grants must be paid by local school systems from those funds. "Public grants" does not include state or local funds provided to school administrative units under Title 20-A, chapters 315 and, 606 and 606-B.

Sec. B-2. 20-A MRSA §15602, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1985, c. 505, §12, is further amended to read:

1. Contributions from General Fund. It is the intent of the Legislature to provide at least 55% of the cost of the total allocation from General Fund revenue sources or a percentage no less than that provided in the year prior to the year of allocation, whichever is greater.

The amount of the teacher recognition grants authorized in section 13503-A which are paid or deemed eligible to be paid on August 15, 1986, shall be added to the actual local operating costs expended by local units in 1986-87. The minimum amount of the cost of the total allocation from General Fund revenue sources for 1988-89 shall be increased by the total amount expended by the State in 1986-87 for teacher recognition grants in accordance with section 13503-A and block grants in accordance with section 13509. The resulting percentage shall be used to define the minimum percentage contribution from General Fund revenue sources in 1988-89 and subsequent years.