131st MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 154		LR 194(02)
	An Act Regarding Special Education Funding for So-called Minimum Receiver School Administration Units
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " "
	Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
Increases total cost of public education from kindergarten to grade 12
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	Increasing the minimum state share of a school administrative unit's (SAU's) special education costs under the essential programs and services funding model from 50% to 55% will increase the total cost of public education from kindergarten to grade 12 and the State's share of that cost beginning in fiscal year 2024-25.  Although the cost for fiscal year 2024-25 can not be determined at this time, the Department of Education has estimated that had this provision been in effect in fiscal year 2023-24 the total cost of K-12 public education would have increased by $2,057,055, with the State's share being 55%, or $1,131,380 and the local share being 45%, or $925,675.