125th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 385		LR 327(03)
	An Act To Amend the School Administrative Unit Consolidation Laws
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "   "
	Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
		FY 2010-11	FY 2011-12	FY 2012-13	Projections  FY 2013-14	Projections  FY 2014-15
Net Cost (Savings)
	General Fund	$3,612,507	$4,300,000	$0	$0	$0
Appropriations/Allocations
	General Fund	$3,612,507	$4,300,000	$0	$0	$0
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	This bill includes a General Fund appropriation of $3,612,507 in fiscal year 2010-11 to the General Purpose Aid for Local Schools program within the Department of Education for the cost associated with reimbursing nonconforming school administrative units for the amount that their fiscal year 2010-2011 state subsidy was reduced by for failing to comply with the laws governing school administrative unit reorganization. This fiscal note assumes that, although this is an emergency bill, it will not be enacted in time for the Department of Education to recalculate the amount of subsidy to be distributed to local school adminstrative units (SAU's) in the 2010-2011 school year.
	Additionally, this bill includes a General Fund appropriation of $4,300,000 in fiscal year 2011-12 to the General Purpose Aid for Local Schools program for the cost associated with reimbursing nonconforming school administrative units for the amount that their fiscal year 2011-12 state subsidy was reduced for not complying with the laws governing school administrative unit reorganization.   This fiscal note assumes that, since the State's budget for fiscal year 2011-12 and the budgets of local SAU's for the 2011-2012 school year will be set well before this legislation becomes effective, a General Fund appropriation will be provided so those school administrative units who did comply with the school reorganization laws will not be negatively impacted.