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131st MAINE LEGISLATURE |
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LD 2042 |
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LR 2758(01) |
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An Act to Update
the Laws Governing Education in the Unorganized Territory |
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Preliminary
Fiscal Impact Statement for Original Bill |
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Sponsor: Rep. Brennan of Portland |
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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 2023-24 |
FY 2024-25 |
Projections FY 2025-26 |
Projections FY 2026-27 |
| Net Cost
(Savings) |
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General Fund |
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$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
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| Appropriations/Allocations |
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General Fund |
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$0 |
$64,400 |
$64,400 |
$64,400 |
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| Revenue |
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General Fund |
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$0 |
$64,400 |
$64,400 |
$64,400 |
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| Fiscal Detail
and Notes |
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The Education in
the Unorganized Territory program within the Department of Education will
require ongoing General Fund appropriations of $64,400 per year beginning in
fiscal year 2024-25 for the cost to reimburse parents for the transportation
of elementary school children residing in the unorganized territory. This estimate, provided by the Department
of Education, assumes that 8 students currently need parents to transport
them approximately 100 miles each day (round trip) for 175 school days at a
mileage reimbursement rate of $0.46 per mile.
As General Fund expenditures from this program are fully reimbursed by
the Unorganized Territory Education and Services Fund, there will be a
corresponding increase in the tax collected through the Unorganized Territory
Education and Services Tax, which is levied on all nonexempt real and
personal property located in the Unorganized Territory Tax District,
beginning in fiscal year 2024-25. The
additional tax revenue will reimburse the General Fund for expenditures
incurred from this bill. |
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