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skills on other than an employee basis. Programs of career and
technical education may also include alternative educational
programs and training and education in music, athletics, art and
other activities approved by the commissioner pursuant to section
8306-A.

 
Sec. D-28. 20-A MRSA §8601-A, sub-§6, as enacted by PL 1991, c. 518,
§33, is amended to read:

 
6. Municipality. "Municipality" has the same meaning as in
section 15603, subsection 19 15672, subsection 21.

 
Sec. D-29. 20-A MRSA §8605, sub-§2, ¶B, as amended by PL 1995, c. 665,
Pt. J, §1, is further amended to read:

 
B. The unit in which such a person resides must be
reimbursed in accordance with chapters 606 and 606-A chapter
606-B.

 
Sec. D-30. 20-A MRSA §8606-A, sub-§2, ¶C, as amended by PL 1991, c.
518, §38, is further amended to read:

 
C. The recommendation in the commissioner's funding level
certification must include local program cost adjustment to
the equivalent of the year prior to the year of allocation.
This adjustment is calculated according to the same
guidelines established, for purposes of chapter 606 606-B,
by section 15605 15689-C, subsection 3.

 
Sec. D-31. 20-A MRSA §15622 is enacted to read:

 
§15622.__Repeal

 
This chapter is repealed July 1, 2005.

 
Sec. D-32. 20-A MRSA §15658, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 368, Pt. Z,
§1 and affected by §2, is amended to read:

 
§15658. Relationship to the School Finance Act of 1985

 
The provisions of chapter 606 606-B apply except as described
in this section.

 
1. Operating costs mill rate. The operating costs mill rate,
as described in chapter 606 606-B, is in effect for the limited
purposes of determining the state and local shares of each school
administrative unit's program costs allocation and its debt
service allocation, and for determining the amount required to
provide the statewide state share of the allocation for the per
pupil guarantee. For each individual school


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