An Act To Amend Education Statutes
Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §2405, sub-§9, as amended by PL 2011, c. 570, §8, is further amended to read:
This subsection is repealed July 1, 2022.
Sec. 2. 20-A MRSA §2410, sub-§3 is enacted to read:
Sec. 3. 20-A MRSA §6214, sub-§1, ¶E, as enacted by PL 2015, c. 500, §1, is amended to read:
Sec. 4. 20-A MRSA §8232, sub-§2, ¶A, as enacted by PL 2015, c. 363, §4, is amended to read:
Sec. 5. 20-A MRSA §8233, sub-§1-A is enacted to read:
Sec. 6. 20-A MRSA §8235-A is enacted to read:
§ 8235-A. Oversight by the commission
The commission shall provide oversight of the school in accordance with the following.
Sec. 7. 20-A MRSA §15674, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2007, c. 667, §15, is further amended to read:
(1) The average of the 2 pupil counts for April 1st and October 1st of the most recent calendar year prior to the year of funding, reported in accordance with section 6004, including the counts of students enrolled in an alternative education program made in accordance with section 5104-A; and
(2) The average of the 6 pupil counts for April 1st and October 1st of the 3 most recent calendar years prior to the year of funding, reported in accordance with section 6004, including the counts of students enrolled in an alternative education program and counted in accordance with section 5104-A.
Sec. 8. 20-A MRSA §15674, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 504, Pt. A, §6, is repealed.
Sec. 9. 20-A MRSA §15675, first ¶, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 504, Pt. A, §6, is amended to read:
For the purpose of calculating the total operating allocation under this chapter pursuant to section 15683, the following additional weights must be added to the per-pupil count calculated under section 15674, subsection 1, paragraph C , subparagraph (1).
Sec. 10. 20-A MRSA §15678, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 504, Pt. A, §6, is amended to read:
Sec. 11. 20-A MRSA §15679, sub-§§3 and 5, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 504, Pt. A, §6, are amended to read:
Sec. 12. 20-A MRSA §15681, sub-§6, as enacted by PL 2011, c. 635, Pt. A, §5, is repealed.
Sec. 13. 20-A MRSA §15681-A, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 2005, c. 2, Pt. D, §44 and affected by §§72 and 74 and c. 12, Pt. WW, §18, is amended to read:
The commissioner shall develop an appeals procedure for calculated special education costs for school administrative units;
Sec. 14. 20-A MRSA §15683, sub-§1, ¶C, as amended by PL 2005, c. 635, §8, is further amended to read:
(1) The product of the elementary school level and middle school level per-pupil amount for targeted funds for the implementation of a standards-based system calculated pursuant to section 15681, subsection 2 multiplied by the kindergarten to grade 8 portion of the pupil count calculated pursuant to section 15674, subsection 1, paragraph C , subparagraph (1); and
(2) The product of the high school level per-pupil amount for targeted funds for the implementation of a standards-based system calculated pursuant to section 15681, subsection 2 multiplied by the grade 9 to 12 portion of the pupil count calculated pursuant to section 15674, subsection 1, paragraph C , subparagraph (1);
Sec. 15. 20-A MRSA §15683, sub-§1, ¶D, as amended by PL 2005, c. 2, Pt. D, §47 and affected by §§72 and 74 and c. 12, Pt. WW, §18, is further amended to read:
(1) The product of the elementary school level and middle school level per-pupil amount for targeted technology resource funds calculated pursuant to section 15681, subsection 3 multiplied by the kindergarten to grade 8 portion of the pupil count calculated pursuant to section 15674, subsection 1, paragraph C , subparagraph (1); and
(2) The product of the high school level per-pupil amount for targeted technology resource funds calculated pursuant of section 15681, subsection 3 multiplied by the grade 9 to 12 portion of the pupil count calculated pursuant to section 15674, subsection 1, paragraph C , subparagraph (1);
Sec. 16. 20-A MRSA §15688-A, sub-§§5 and 7, as enacted by PL 2015, c. 267, Pt. C, §11, are repealed.
Sec. 17. 20-A MRSA §15689, sub-§1, ¶A, as amended by PL 2013, c. 1, Pt. C, §4, is further amended to read:
(1) Multiplying 5% of each school administrative unit's essential programs and services per-pupil elementary rate by the average number of resident kindergarten to grade 8 pupils as determined under section 15674, subsection 1, paragraph C , subparagraph (1); and
(2) Multiplying 5% of each school administrative unit's essential programs and services per-pupil secondary rate by the average number of resident grade 9 to grade 12 pupils as determined under section 15674, subsection 1, paragraph C , subparagraph (1).
The 5% factor in subparagraphs (1) and (2) must be replaced by: 4% for the 2009-10 funding year including funds provided under Title XIV of the State Fiscal Stabilization Fund of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009; 3% for the 2010-11 funding year including funds provided under Title XIV of the State Fiscal Stabilization Fund of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009; 3% for the 2011-12 funding year; and 3% for the 2012-13 funding year and subsequent years; and
Sec. 18. 20-A MRSA §15689-A, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 2005, c. 2, Pt. D, §61 and affected by §§72 and 74 and c. 12, Pt. WW, §18, is repealed.
Sec. 19. 20-A MRSA §15689-A, sub-§§27 and 28 are enacted to read:
Sec. 20. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF
General Purpose Aid to Local Schools
Initiative: Provides funds to provide training for identification and intervention services for children with autism.
GENERAL FUND | 2017-18 | 2018-19 |
All Other
|
$0 | $450,000 |
General Purpose Aid to Local Schools
Initiative: Provides funds to establish pilot programs in science, computer science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
GENERAL FUND | 2017-18 | 2018-19 |
All Other
|
$250,000 | $250,000 |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $250,000 | $700,000 |
SUMMARY
This bill:
1. Specifies that the Maine School for Marine Science, Technology, Transportation and Engineering does not count towards the limit of 10 public charter schools set forth in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 2405, subsection 9;
2. Specifies that the Maine Charter School Commission is responsible for the oversight of the Maine School for Marine Science, Technology, Transportation and Engineering;
3. Provides that state funding for the Maine School for Marine Science, Technology, Transportation and Engineering must be provided using the method established for public charter schools that are authorized by the Maine Charter School Commission;
4. Replaces the so-called declining enrollment adjustment to the calculation of essential programs and services;
5. Repeals the authority of the Commissioner of Education to expend and disburse funds for school improvement and support, implementation of performance evaluation and professional growth systems and learning results implementation, assessment and accountability;
6. Provides funding and authority for the commissioner to expend and disburse funds through a competitive grant process to establish pilot programs that would benefit students in public schools in the fields of science, computer science, technology, engineering and mathematics;
7. Provides funding and authority for the commissioner to expend and disburse funds to provide training for identification and intervention services for children with autism; and
8. Corrects cross-references.