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LR 328
Item 1

 
Sec. D-15. 20-A MRSA §1704, sub-§1, ¶B, as amended by PL 1993, c. 410,
Pt. F, §4, is further amended to read:

 
B. The fiscal capacity of each member municipality as
defined in section 15603, subsection 11-A 15672, subsection
23;

 
Sec. D-16. 20-A MRSA §4003-A is enacted to read:

 
§4003-A.__Hazardous chemicals

 
The commissioner shall establish rules governing the purchase
and storage of hazardous chemicals in schools.

 
Sec. D-17. 20-A MRSA §4254, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1997, c. 534, §3,
is further amended to read:

 
1. Allowable costs. Allowable costs are the cost of
implementing approved plans; these costs may be added to the
school unit's subsidizable costs under chapter 606 606-B.

 
Sec. D-18. 20-A MRSA §5401, sub-§15, ¶C, as amended by PL 2001, c. 667,
Pt. C, §11, is further amended to read:

 
C. A school board may obtain a short-term loan or enter
into a lease-purchase agreement to acquire school buses if
the loan is approved by the unit's legislative body or if
funds that can be used for the initial lease-purchase
payment have been appropriated by the unit's legislative
body. The term of a loan or a lease-purchase agreement may
not exceed 5 years. The commissioner shall establish a
maximum amount for annual-term purchases in excess of the
amount established in paragraph A. Beginning in fiscal year
2003-04 2005-06, these expenditures must be subsidized in
accordance with section 15603, subsection 26-A chapter 606-
B.

 
Sec. D-19. 20-A MRSA §6303, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 427, §1, is
amended to read:

 
§6303. Medicaid for health and human services

 
A school administrative unit may receive funds from the
Medicaid program pursuant to the United States Social Security
Act, 42 United States Code, for the provision of preventive
health, health, habilitation, rehabilitation and social services
to eligible students in accordance with section 15613, subsection
16.

 
Sec. D-20. 20-A MRSA §6651, sub-§3, as amended by PL 1989, c. 414, §16,
is repealed.


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