Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §3304, sub-§1-A, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 535, §2, is amended to read:

1-A. Charges. The per pupil tuition charge must be an amount equal to 125% of the state average expenditure per elementary pupil during the preceding year, as determined annually by the commissioner pursuant to section 5804, or the receiving school administrative unit's actual expenditure per elementary pupil for the preceding year as calculated by the commissioner, whichever is less.

SUMMARY

This bill caps the per pupil tuition charge of schools maintained by the State in the unorganized territory for students sent by other school districts at the state average expenditure per pupil for the preceding year.