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also allowed a credit for Maine income tax directly related to | income generated by a certified media production activity. |
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| | Part HH amends Public Law 2005, chapter 457, Part EE, section | 1 by changing the amount of the transfer to the General Fund | unappropriated surplus from the Efficient Delivery of Local and | Regional Services, Other Special Revenue Funds account, from | $2,451,935 to $1,451,935 in fiscal year 2006-07. |
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| | Part II transfers $1,000,000 from the unappropriated surplus | of the General Fund to the Fund for the Efficient Delivery of | Educational Services, Other Special Revenue Funds account within | the Department of Education in fiscal year 2006-07. |
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| | Part JJ authorizes the State Budget Officer to eliminate 254 | positions from the General Fund and other funds, representing a | reduction in position count of 200.071, as a result of the review | of vacant positions statewide. The State Budget Officer shall | eliminate the position counts by financial order upon approval of | the Governor before June 30, 2007. |
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| | Part KK exempts from income tax military retirement plan | income received by any person who retires from the active or | reserve components of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines or Coast | Guard on or after January 1, 2007. |
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| | Part LL does the following. |
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| | It increases the minimum starting salary for certified | teachers from $15,500 to $30,000 for the school year starting | after June 30, 2006. |
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| | It amends the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, chapter 606- | B to reflect the work that has been done to implement the system | of learning results. |
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| | It provides that for fiscal year 2006-07 only, a portion of | targeted funds to implement a standards-based system must be | dedicated to the achievement of a minimum teacher starting salary | of $30,000 per year beginning in the school year starting after | June 30, 2006. |
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