Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §15672, sub-§22-A, as enacted by PL 2005, c. 2, Pt. D, §36 and affected by §§72 and 73, is amended to read:

22-A. Predicted per-pupil transportation costs. "Predicted per-pupil transportation costs" means the predicted transportation costs for a school administrative unit based on the number of resident pupils, the number of miles of Class 1 to Class 5 roads in the school administrative unit and approved adjustments. Approved adjustments include a per mile rate equal to the state average gross transportation operating costs per mile driven for transportation associated with out-of-district special education programs, up to 2 round trips per day for vocational education programs, and adjustments for expenditures for ferry services within a school administrative unit, transportation of homeless children in accordance with section 5205 and, transportation costs of island school administrative units, an unusual number of one-way or dead-end runs and any other cost factors that cause an undue burden on the school administrative unit.

SUMMARY

This bill changes the definition of "predicted per-pupil transportation costs" for purposes of determining state funding by allowing adjustments for an unusual number of one-way or dead- end runs and any other factors that may cause an undue burden on the school administrative unit.