125th MAINE LEGISLATURE
LD 817 LR 1383(01)
An Act To Stabilize Short-term Funding of Public Kindergarten to Grade 12 Education
Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement for Original Bill
Sponsor: Rep. Dow of Waldoboro
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
             
Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement
FY 2011-12 FY 2012-13 Projections  FY 2013-14 Projections  FY 2014-15
Net Cost (Savings)
General Fund ($178,127,110) ($161,058,574) ($143,350,184) $0
Appropriations/Allocations
General Fund ($178,127,110) ($161,058,574) ($143,350,184) $0
Fiscal Detail and Notes
This legislation reduces the State's share of the cost of K-12 public education by $178,127,110 in fiscal year 2011-12 and $161,058,574 in fiscal year 2012-13 funded through General Fund appropriations to the General Purpose Aid for Local Schools program within the Department of Education.  These estimates are based on the assumptions included in the table below.  LD 1043, the Governor's proposed biennial budget for the 2012-2013 biennium, includes changes which may affect this bill's impact on the General Purpose Aid for Local Schools program.  This estimate may need to be adjusted based on final legislative actions on the biennial budget.
Fiscal Year Fiscal Year
2011-12 2012-13
State and Local expenditures 1  $ 1,979,190,108  $ 2,013,232,178
Current Law - State share  (%) 55% 55%
LD 817 - Proposed State share (%) 46% 47%
Current Law - State share ($)  $ 1,088,554,559  $ 1,107,277,698
LD 817 - State share ($)  $    910,427,450  $    946,219,124
Current Law - Local share ($)  $    890,635,549  $    905,954,480
LD 817 - Local share ($)  $ 1,068,762,658  $ 1,067,013,054
Total General Fund cost (savings)  $  (178,127,110)  $  (161,058,574)
Total local share cost (savings)  $    178,127,110  $    161,058,574
1  Based on fiscal year 2011-12 Total Cost of Funding Public Education from Kindergarten to Grade 12 prepared by the Department of Education, increased by Real Personal Income growth of 1.72% per year per Title 20-A, §15671.