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PUBLIC LAWS OF MAINE
First Regular Session of the 118th

PART N

     Sec. N-1. Basic elementary and secondary per pupil operating rates, per pupil guarantee and statewide factor. The basic elementary per pupil operating rate for fiscal year 1997-98 is $2,922 and the basic secondary per pupil operating rate for fiscal year 1997-98 is $3,746. The foundation per pupil operating rate for fiscal year 1997-98 is $3,158. The per pupil guarantee for fiscal year 1997-98 is $3,548. The statewide factor for fiscal year 1997-98 is 0.55301.

     Sec. N-2. Basic education allocation. The basic allocation of state and local funds for fiscal year 1997-98 for the purposes listed in this section is as follows:

1997-98

Operating

Adjusted Operating Total 765,428,767

Program Costs

Program Costs Total 223,892,330

Adjusted Program Costs Total 179,436,755

Debt Service Costs

Debt Service Costs Total 73,545,812

Adjusted Debt Service Costs Total 73,095,826

Combined Allocations 1,017,961,348

TOTAL ALLOCATION $1,018,951,348

     Sec. N-3. Subsidy indexes. This section establishes mill rates as follows: operating cost millage, 5.00 mills; program millage limit, 1.06 mills; and debt service millage, 0.50 mills.

     Sec. N-4. Calculation of appropriation. The appropriation provided for General Purpose Aid for Local Schools for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1997 and ending June 30, 1998 is calculated as follows.

1997-98

STATE ALLOCATION $534,114,786

Total Adjusted State Allocation 534,114,786

ADJUSTMENTS AND MISCELLANEOUS COSTS

     School Services 201,000

Total Adjustments 24,234,084

RECOMMENDED FUNDING __________
LEVEL TOTAL 558,348,870

TOTAL APPROPRIATION FOR ____________
FISCAL YEAR 1997-98 $558,348,870

     Sec. N-5. Unexpended balances. If the State's continued obligation for any individual program contained in sections 2 and 4 of this Part exceeds the level of funding provided for that program, any unexpended balances occurring in other programs may be applied to avoid proration of payments for any individual program. Any unexpended balances from sections 2 and 4 of this Part may not lapse but must be carried forward for the same purpose.

     Sec. N-6. Limit of State's obligation. Nothing in sections 1 to 5 of this Part may be construed to require the State to provide payments that exceed the appropriation of funds for General Purpose Aid for Local Schools for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1997 and ending June 30, 1998.

     Sec. N-7. Hardship cushion. The following hardship cushion is established for fiscal year 1997-98.

     1. Subsidy change. A subsidy change from fiscal year 1996-97 to fiscal year 1997-98 is calculated for each school administrative unit as the amount in paragraph A less the amount in paragraph B:

     2. Fiscal year 1997-98 hardship cushion. The hardship cushion targets funds to school administrative units according to a 50-50 weighting of 2 distribution strategies described in paragraphs A and B.

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