| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | This bill is a concept draft pursuant to Joint Rule 208. |
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| | This bill proposes to amend the current law to: |
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| | 1. Reestablish the reserve fund for the retired teachers' | health insurance program; |
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| | 2. Include state and local school administrative unit | contributions for the teacher retirement program as a cost | component of the essential programs and services funding model in | the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, chapter 606-B; and |
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| | 3. Amend the funding mechanisms for the retired teachers' | health insurance program and the teacher retirement program by | requiring that local school administrative units will fully fund | these program costs and by including these local costs as part of | the total costs recognized by the essential programs and services | funding model in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, chapter | 606-B. |
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