123rd MAINE LEGISLATURE
LD 1590 LR 2320(06)
An Act To Clarify the Method of Education Cost Sharing among Certain Municipalities
Fiscal Note for House Amendment "   "
Sponsor: Rep. Babbidge of Kennebunk
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
             
Fiscal Note
No state fiscal impact
Fiscal Detail and Notes
This amendment has no fiscal impact to the state.  It strikes the provision in the original bill that would have affected those member municipalities whose cost-sharing formula was validated pursuant to private and special law prior to January 1, 2004 and instead provides that the provisions in Title 20-A, section 15688, subsection 3-A do not apply to municipalities that are members of Maine School Administrative District 71.  This amendment provides that, beginning in fiscal year 2008-09, 50% of the local contribution for each municipality in SAD 71 must be based on property fiscal capacity and 50% must be based on pupil counts.
As amended, this bill will reduce the local contribution for funding K-12 public education for Kennebunk and increase the local contribution for funding K-12 public education for Kennebunkport.  The amount can not be determined at this time.