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127th MAINE LEGISLATURE |
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LD 235 |
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LR 1862(01) |
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An Act To Adjust
Appropriations and Allocations from the General Fund and Other Funds for the
Expenditures of the Department of Education, the Maine Arts Commission and
the Maine State Museum and To Change Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary
to the Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Year Ending June
30, 2015 |
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Preliminary
Fiscal Impact Statement for Original Bill |
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Sponsor: Rep. Rotundo of Lewiston |
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Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs |
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Fiscal Note Required: Yes |
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| Preliminary
Fiscal Impact Statement |
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FY 2014-15 |
FY 2015-16 |
FY 2016-17 |
Projections FY 2017-18 |
Projections FY 2018-19 |
| Net Cost
(Savings) |
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General Fund |
$76,435 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
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| Appropriations/Allocations |
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General Fund |
$76,435 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
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Federal Expenditures Fund |
($5,598) |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
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Other Special Revenue Funds |
$3,688 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
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| Fund Detail by
Section |
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| Appropriations/Allocations |
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General Fund |
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PART B, Section 1 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
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PART E, Section 1 |
$76,435 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
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Federal Expenditures Fund |
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PART A, Section 1 |
($5,598) |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
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Other Special Revenue Funds |
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PART B, Section 1 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
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PART F, Section 1 |
$3,688 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
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| Fiscal Detail
and Notes |
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This bill
includes one-time appropriations and allocation in fiscal year 2014-15 to
various programs within the Department of Education, the Maine Arts
Commission and the Maine State Museum to support position reorganizations,
reclassifications and payroll obligations. |
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This bill also
changes the way funding for students who attend authorized public charter
schools is provided beginning in the 2015-2016 school year. Current law requires the school
administrative unit in which the student resides to forward the per-pupil
allocation to the public charter school that the student is attending
pursuant to Title 20-A, §2413. This legislation proposes to include the
cost for authorized public charter schools in the total cost of funding
public education from kindergarten to grade 12 with the state providing
payments for the public charter schools total allocation directly to the
charter school. This change in
methodology will increase the total cost of K-12 public education by $12.0
million in fiscal year 2015-16 and $12.9 million in fiscal year 2016-17. |
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These costs are
not reflected in the table above because they are included in the Governor's
proposed budget for the 2016-2017 biennium.
The Governor's proposed biennial budget includes additional General
Fund appropriations of $17.9 million in fiscal year 2015-16 and $19.9 million
in fiscal year 2016-17 and additional Other Special Revenue Funds allocations
of $2.4 million and $2.6 million in fiscal years 2015-16 and 2016-17,
respectively, for the General Purpose Aid for Local Schools program. Of these amounts, approximately $14.5
million in fiscal year 2015-16 and $15.8 million in fiscal year 2016-17 are
targeted for specific initiatives, leaving approximately $5.8 million in
fiscal year 2015-16 and $6.7 million in fiscal year 2016-17 to be distributed
as subsidy to local school administrative units. According to the Department of Education,
these funds will be used to support the state's share of the cost of
including authorized public charter schools in the total cost of funding K-12
public education. |
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