These indices may not be levied, but must be used for the purpose of computing allocations.

Sec. 5. 20-A MRSA §15610, sub-§1, ¶G is enacted to read:

G.__Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, if reductions are made in the state share of the foundation allocation by calculating a reduction for each unit, the calculation must be performed by applying a standard mill rate to each school administrative unit rather than by applying a fixed percentage.

Sec. 6. 20-A MRSA §15613, sub-§17, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 395, Pt. R, §1, is amended to read:

17. Unobligated balances. Unobligated balances from amounts appropriated for general purpose aid for local schools may not lapse but must be redistributed to school administrative units in the same fiscal year. The commissioner shall make the final determination of the total amount of unobligated funds and must redistribute 75% of those funds to program costs and 25% of those funds to out-of-district placement costs. To redistribute the 75% portion to the state share of program costs, the reduction percentage originally calculated for program costs pursuant to section 15603, subsection 26-A, paragraph F must be reduced by an amount sufficient to distribute the 75% share. The reductions in these percentages apply to all program cost areas except the transportation operating cost allocation.

Sec. 7. 20-A MRSA §15652, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 368, Pt. Z, §1 and affected by §2, is repealed.

Sec. 8. 20-A MRSA §15652, sub-§4, as amended by PL 1997, c. 643, Pt. D, §3, is repealed.

Sec. 9. 20-A MRSA §15652, sub-§7, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 368, Pt. Z, §1 and affected by §2, is amended to read:

7. Property weight. "Property weight" means a value between zero and one that is used to adjust a municipality's ratio of local per pupil property fiscal capacity to the statewide per pupil property fiscal capacity. The income weight, as defined in subsection 2, plus the property weight must equal one.

Sec. 10. 20-A MRSA §15654, sub-§1, ¶A, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 368, Pt. Z, §1 and affected by §2, is amended to read: