HP0383
LD 499
First Regular Session - 123rd Legislature - Text: MS-Word, RTF or PDF LR 2452
Item 52
Bill Tracking Chamber Status

Amend the amendment in Part XXXX in section 5 in subsection 26 in the last line (page 750, line 25 in amendment) by inserting after the following: " 103-A." the following: ' Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a school union qualifies as a regional school unit pursuant to chapter 103-A if the school union meets the applicable minimum resident student requirement of chapter 103-A.'

Amend the amendment in Part XXXX in section 32 in §15696 by striking out all of subsection 1 (page 793, lines 23 to 38 and page 794, lines 1 and 2 in amendment) and inserting the following:

1 Authorized adjustment.   Notwithstanding any other provision of this Title, the following adjustment to the calculation of subsidy under chapter 606-B is required beginning July 1, 2009 for a school administrative unit that is not a conforming school administrative unit:
A The school administrative unit's total cost of education is reduced by adjusting the cost component for system administration under section 15680, subsection 1, paragraph A to 50%.

Amend the amendment by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section number to read consecutively.

summary

This amendment clarifies that a school union qualifies as a regional school unit and it changes the penalties for nonconforming school administrative units by reducing the adjustment to the cost component for system administration to 50%.

FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)


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