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127th MAINE LEGISLATURE |
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LD 1684 |
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LR 2715(01) |
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An Act To
Implement Certain Recommendations of the Task Force on School Leadership |
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Fiscal Note for
Original Bill |
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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 2015-16 |
FY 2016-17 |
Projections FY 2017-18 |
Projections FY 2018-19 |
| Net Cost
(Savings) |
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General Fund |
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$0 |
$148,075 |
$153,666 |
$159,481 |
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| Appropriations/Allocations |
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General Fund |
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$0 |
$148,075 |
$153,666 |
$159,481 |
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| Fiscal Detail
and Notes |
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This bill
includes a General Fund appropriation of $148,075 in fiscal year 2016-17 to
the General Purpose Aid for Local Schools program within the Department of
Education for one Education Specialist III position and one Office Associate
II position and related All Other costs associated with providing services
and resources to school administrative units that form regional school
leadership academies. The General Fund
cost to support the 2 positions in the 2018-2019 biennium is estimated to be
$153,666 in fiscal year 2017-18 and $159,481 in fiscal year 2018-19. |
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This legislation
provides that, beginning in fiscal year 2016-17, the department shall
consider providing state grants from the Fund for the Efficient Delivery of
Educational Services to support qualified school leadership academies. Public Law 2015, Chapter 267, Part T, the
2016-2017 biennial budget enacted on June 30, 2015, transferred $750,000 in
each year of the biennium from the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund
to the Fund for the Efficient Delivery of Educational Services which, at the
time had a zero balance. That
provision was repealed, however, as part of Public Law 2015, Chapter 388, An
Act To Provide for Tax Conformity and Funding Methods, enacted on March 16,
2016, bringing the balance in the Fund back to zero. Unless funding is provided in this or
future legislation, no monies will be available in the Fund to provide the
grants. |
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This legislation
also allows for the Commissioner of Education to expend and disburse funds to
support the establishment of regional school leadership academies from the
enhancing school performance and opportunity cost component within the
General Purpose Aid for Local Schools account. There currently are no funds budgeted for
this purpose in either year of the 2016-2017 biennium. |
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