131st MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 2120		LR 2889(02)
	An Act to Fund the Delivery of Educational Services to Children with Special Needs as Required by State and Federal Law in Special Purpose Private Preschools
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " "
	Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
			FY 2023-24	FY 2024-25	Projections  FY 2025-26	Projections  FY 2026-27
Net Cost (Savings)
	General Fund		$0	$7,500,000	$0	$0
Appropriations/Allocations
	Other Special Revenue Funds		$0	$7,500,000	$0	$0
Transfers
	General Fund		$0	($7,500,000)	$0	$0
	Other Special Revenue Funds		$0	$7,500,000	$0	$0
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	This bill includes a one-time Other Special Revenue Funds allocation of $7,500,000 in fiscal year 2024-25 to the Child Development Services (CDS) program within the Department of Education for payments for specially designed instruction provided by each special purpose private preschool at a rate of $125 per day, per child receiving medically necessary therapeutic services through the MaineCare program for scheduled school days in accordance with a child's individualized education plan.  The bill also provides for a one-time $7,500,000 transfer from the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund to CDS to provide funding for the payments.