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PUBLIC LAWS OF MAINE
First Regular Session of the 121st

PART C

     Sec. C-1. 20-A MRSA §13451, sub-§3, ¶¶B and C, as amended by PL 2001, c. 714, Pt. EE, §1, are further amended to read:

     Sec. C-2. 20-A MRSA §15602, sub-§§18 and 19 are enacted to read:

     18. Tier 1 cushion in fiscal year 2003-04. The following cushion is established for fiscal year 2003-04.

     19. Tier 2 cushion in fiscal year 2003-04. The following tier 2 cushion is established for fiscal year 2003-04. This cushion must be calculated and distributed after distribution of the cushion set forth in subsection 18.

     Sec. C-3. 20-A MRSA §15653, sub-§4, as amended by PL 2001, c. 559, Pt. D, §3, is further amended to read:

     4. Statewide local share. For fiscal year 2001-02 2003-04, the statewide local share amount of the operating costs allocation is based on the sum of the amounts determined by multiplying for each unit 7.29 6.74 mills times the unit's property fiscal capacity. In subsequent years the mill rate is 7.57 mills, except that the Legislature shall determine if an increase is needed to achieve the targeted per pupil guarantee under this section.

     Sec. C-4. Basic elementary and secondary per pupil operating rates. The basic elementary per pupil operating rate for fiscal year 2003-04 is $5,247, and the basic secondary per pupil operating rate for fiscal year 2003-04 is $5,845. The foundation per pupil operating rate for fiscal year 2003-04 is $5,439.

     Sec. C-5. Per pupil guarantee and statewide factor. The per pupil guarantee for fiscal year 2003-04 is $4,816. The statewide factor for fiscal year 2003-04 is 0.62760.

     Sec. C-6. Foundation allocation. The foundation allocation of state and local funds for fiscal year 2003-04 for the purposes listed in this section is as follows:

Operating

Program Costs

Program Cost Total 327,343,460

Adjusted Program Cost Total 317,555,891

Foundation Total - Combined Adjusted Operating and Program Cost $1,333,375,266

     Sec. C-7. Foundation subsidy indexes. This section establishes mill rates pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, chapter 606 as follows: operating cost millage, 9.35 mills; program millage limit, 1.45 mills.

     Sec. C-8. Foundation reduction percentages. This section establishes reduction percentages as follows: program cost reduction percentage, 2.99%; transportation operating reduction percentage, 2.99%.

      Sec. C-9. Foundation appropriation. The foundation appropriation provided for general purpose aid for local schools for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2003 and ending June 30, 2004 is calculated as follows:

Foundation Total - Combined
Adjusted Operating and
Program Cost
$1,333,375,266 $621,180,258

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ADJUSTED FOUNDATION
ALLOCATION TOTAL
$1,335,593,413 $623,398,405

     Sec. C-10. Debt service allocation. The debt service allocation of state and local funds for fiscal year 2003-04 for the purposes listed in this section is as follows:

2003-04
TOTAL

Debt Service Costs

Debt Service Cost Total 85,261,045

Adjusted Debt Service Cost Total $85,174,988

     Sec. C-11. Debt service subsidy indexes. This section establishes mill rates pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, chapter 606 as follows: operating cost millage, 9.35 mills; debt service millage limit, 0.43 mills.

     Sec. C-12. Debt service reduction percentage. This section establishes the reduction percentage as follows: insured value factor reduction percentage, 2.99%.

     Sec. C-13. Debt service appropriation. The debt service appropriation provided for general purpose aid for local schools for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2003 and ending June 30, 2004 is calculated as follows:

ADJUSTED DEBT SERVICE
ALLOCATION
TOTAL
$85,174,988 $59,869,537

COMBINED ADJUSTED
FOUNDATION AND
ADJUSTED DEBT
SERVICE
ALLOCATIONS
TOTAL
$1,420,768,401 $683,267,942

     Sec. C-14. Adjustments and miscellaneous costs allocation. The adjustments and miscellaneous costs allocation of state funds for fiscal year 2003-04 for the purposes listed in this section is as follows:

2003-04
TOTAL

Adjustments and Miscellaneous
Costs

     Cost of quality incentive adjustments 0

     Audit adjustments 0

     Cost of reimbursement for private 200,228

     school services

     Special education tuition and board

     for state wards and other pupils

     placed directly by the State 11,076,541

     State agency clients 25,514,625

     English as a 2nd language 2,100,412

     Out-of-district placements 2,939,905

     Long-term drug treatment centers 68,327

     Contract for cost-of-education and

     income data 0

     Learning results implementation 1,250,000

     Fiscal Year 2003-04 Tier 1 Cushion 4,000,000

     Fiscal year 2003-04 Tier 2 Cushion 1,000,000

Total Adjustments $48,858,178

     Sec. C-15. Adjustments and miscellaneous costs appropriation. The adjustments and miscellaneous costs appropriation provided for general purpose aid for local schools for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2003 and ending June 30, 2004 is calculated as follows:

ADJUSTMENTS AND
MISCELLANEOUS COSTS
TOTAL
$48,858,178 $48,858,178

FOUNDATION, DEBT
SERVICE AND
ADJUSTMENTS AND
MISCELLANEOUS COSTS
TOTAL
$1,469,626,579 $732,126,120

     Sec. C-16. Limit of State's obligation. If the State's continued obligation for any individual program contained in section 6, 9, 10, 13, 14 and 15 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 6, 9, 10, 13, 14 and 15 of this Part may not lapse but must be carried forward for the same purposes.

     Sec. C-17. Appropriations. Sections 2 to 16 of this Part may not 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, 2003 and ending June 30, 2004.

     Sec. C-18. Component funding. In accordance with the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 15607, subsection 3, component funding within general purpose aid for local schools for fiscal year 2003-04 is as follows:

Foundation (including Minimum
State Subsidy) $623,398,405

Debt Service 59,869,537
Adjustments 48,858,178

TOTAL $732,126,120

     Sec. C-19. Department of Education Debt Service transfer. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State Controller may transfer $200,000 in fiscal year 2003-04 and $300,000 in fiscal year 2004-05 from the General Purpose Aid for Local Schools account in the Department of Education to General Fund unappropriated surplus no later than June 30, 2004 and June 30, 2005. These savings will be achieved through the standardization of specifications related to all phases of school construction and renovation. The standardization must be applied to projects that are currently under construction, projects that are in planning and projects that are entering the design phase.

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