| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §15602, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1985, c. 505, §12, | | is further amended to read: |
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| | | 1. Contributions from General Fund. It is the intent of the | | Legislature to provide at least 55% of the cost of the total | | allocation from General Fund revenue sources or a percentage no | | less than that provided in the year prior to the year of | | allocation, whichever is greater, but if the amount appropriated | | by the Legislature from General Fund revenue sources is not | | sufficient to fund 55% of the cost of the total allocation, the | | percentage of funding provided by the State must be determined by | | the amount of funds actually provided by the Legislature. |
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| | The amount of the teacher recognition grants authorized in | section 13503-A which are paid or deemed eligible to be paid on | August 15, 1986, shall be added to the actual local operating | costs expended by local units in 1986-87. The minimum amount of | the cost of the total allocation from General Fund revenue | sources for 1988-89 shall be increased by the total amount | expended by the State in 1986-87 for teacher recognition grants | in accordance with section 13503-A and block grants in accordance | with section 13509. The resulting percentage shall be used to | define the minimum percentage contribution from General Fund | revenue sources in 1988-89 and subsequent years. |
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| | | Sec. 2. 20-A MRSA §15602, sub-§13 is enacted to read: |
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| | | 13.__Supplemental state subsidy for fiscal year 1999-00.__ | | Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the State's | | share of the total allocation that would have been payable to | | each school administrative unit under the School Finance Act of | | 1985 for fiscal year 1999-00 must be paid to each school | | administrative unit over a 3-year period beginning July 1, 1999.__ | | The commissioner shall establish a schedule for payment of the | | additional state subsidy, if any, that must be paid to school | | administrative units. |
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| | | Sec. 3. 20-A MRSA §15603, sub-§26-A, ¶F, as amended by PL 1995, c. 665, | | Pt. J, §2, is repealed. |
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| | | Sec. 4. 20-A MRSA §15603, sub-§27, as amended by PL 1993, c. 410, Pt. | | F, §16, is further amended to read: |
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| | | 27. Subsidy indices. "Subsidy indices" means the equivalent | | of mill rates that, when applied to the fiscal capacity of all | municipalities, would raise not more than 45% of the total | allocation and would establish |
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