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defined in Title 5, section 1665, subsection 1, which rate may not
exceed 2.75%.__For fiscal years commencing after such time as the
state tax burden ranks in the middle 1/3 of all states, the growth
factor must become the personal income growth factor as defined in
Title 5, section 1664.__For purposes of this section, "state tax
burden" has the same meaning as set forth in Title 5, section 1664.__
For any fiscal year thereafter, if the State Tax Assessor
determines pursuant to Title 5, section 1664 that the state tax
burden has increased to the highest 1/3 of all states, the growth
factor for the following fiscal year must be the base growth
factor.__In all other fiscal years when the state tax burden ranks
in the middle 1/3 of all states, the growth factor must be the
personal income growth factor.

 
4.__Adjustment for new state funding.__If the State provides
net new funds to a school administrative unit for existing
services funded in whole or in part by assessments, other than
required state mandate funds pursuant to Title 30-A, section 5685
that do not displace current assessment-funded expenditures, the
school administrative unit shall lower its assessment limit in
that year in an amount equal to the net new funds.__For purposes
of this section, "net new funds" includes, but is not limited to,
any additional state subsidies provided to the school district
related to implementation of the goal of 55% state funding of
kindergarten to grade 12 education costs pursuant to the School
Finance Act of 2003 set forth in chapter 606-C and includes the
net of any additional local costs or additional state subsidies
resulting from implementation of the essential programs and
services model set forth in chapter 606-B, and "net new funds"
means the amount of subsidy received by the unit from the State
in that fiscal year, with respect to services funded in whole or
in part by assessment, less the following product:__the amount of
such subsidy received in the prior fiscal year multiplied by an
adjustment factor.__The adjustment factor equals:__one plus the
income growth factor defined in subsection 3 plus the annual
property growth factor as defined in subsection 1 for member
municipalities.__In the event a school administrative unit
receives net new funds in any fiscal year for which its
assessment limit has not been adjusted as provided in this
subsection, the school administrative unit shall adjust its
assessment limit in the following year in an amount equal to the
net new funds.

 
5.__Extraordinary event.__Upon the affirmative vote of its
legislative body, a school administrative unit may exceed its
assessment limit in an amount necessary to comply with a court
order or decree or to respond to an extraordinary event.__
"Extraordinary event" includes any catastrophic event outside the
control of the legislative body, such as natural disasters,
severe weather events, acts of God, acts of terrorism, fire, war


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