Amend the amendment in Part XXXX in section 5 in subsection 26 in the last line (page 750, line 25 in amendment) by inserting after the following: " 103-A." the following: ' Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a school union qualifies as a regional school unit pursuant to chapter 103-A if the school union meets the applicable minimum resident student requirement of chapter 103-A.'

Amend the amendment in Part XXXX in section 32 in §15696 by striking out all of subsection 1 (page 793, lines 23 to 38 and page 794, lines 1 and 2 in amendment) and inserting the following:

Amend the amendment by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section number to read consecutively.

summary

This amendment clarifies that a school union qualifies as a regional school unit and it changes the penalties for nonconforming school administrative units by reducing the adjustment to the cost component for system administration to 50%.