122nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
LD 1954 LR 2870(02)
An Act To Invest in the Future of Maine Citizens
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "   "
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
   
             
Fiscal Note
Projections Projections
2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09
Net Cost (Savings)
General Fund $0 $1,000,000 $1,000,000 $1,000,000
Appropriations/Allocations
General Fund  $0 $1,000,000 $1,000,000 $1,000,000
Fiscal Detail and Notes
This bill includes ongoing General Fund appropriations totaling $1,000,000 for the Department of Education beginning in fiscal year 2006-07.  Of this amount, $500,000 is to establish the After-school Program Fund to encourage the facilitation of high-quality after-school programs in school administrative units throughout the State and $500,000 is for the Support Systems program for expansion of the postsecondary enrollment of eligible secondary school students.  Currently, $75,000 per year is already appropriated to the Support Systems program within the Department of Education to enable secondary school students to take postsecondary courses at eligible institutions.
Additional costs to the Department of Education associated with rulemaking and preparing the required report can be absorbed utilizing existing budgeted resources.