B.__"Local cost share expectation" means the maximum amount of money for funding public education from kindergarten to grade 12 that may be derived from property tax for the required local contribution established in section 15688, subsection 3.

2.__Local cost share expectation.__The local cost share expectation is established as follows.

A.__Notwithstanding any other provision of law, with respect to the assessment of any property taxes for property tax years beginning on or after April 1, 2005, this subsection establishes the local cost share expectation that may be assessed on the value of property for the purpose of funding public education from kindergarten to grade 12.__The commissioner shall annually by February 1st notify each school administrative unit of its local cost share expectation.__Each superintendent shall report to the municipal officers whenever a school administrative unit is notified of the local cost share expectation or a change made in the local cost share expectation resulting from an adjustment.

B.__For property tax years beginning on or after April 1, 2005, the commissioner shall calculate the full-value education mill rate that is required to raise the total of the local cost share expectation.__The full-value education mill rate is calculated by dividing the applicable tax year percentage of the projected cost of funding public education from kindergarten to grade 12 by the certified total state valuation for the year prior to the most recently certified total state valuation for all municipalities.__The full- value education mill rate must decline over the period from fiscal year 2005-06 to fiscal year 2009-10 and may not exceed 9.0 mills in fiscal year 2005-06 and may not exceed 8.0 mills in fiscal year 2009-10.__The full-value education mill rate must be applied according to section 15688, subsection 3, paragraph A to determine a municipality's local cost share expectation.__Full-value education mill rates must be derived according to the following schedule.

(1)__For the 2005 property tax year, the full-value education mill rate is the amount necessary to result in a 47.4% local share in fiscal year 2005-06.