128th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 603		LR 1463(02)
	An Act To Provide Funding for Preschool Programs
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " "
	Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
			FY 2017-18	FY 2018-19	Projections  FY 2019-20	Projections  FY 2020-21
Net Cost (Savings)
	General Fund		$4,000,000	$4,075,436	$4,159,141	$4,164,994
Appropriations/Allocations
	General Fund		$4,000,000	$4,075,436	$4,159,141	$4,164,994
	Other Special Revenue Funds		$0	$23,456	$49,669	$51,656
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	This bill includes ongoing General Fund appropriations of $4.0 million per year beginning in fiscal year 2017-18 to the General Purpose Aid for Local Schools program within the Department of Education to be distributed as start-up grants for expanded access to public preschool programs for children 4 years of age.
	The bill also includes a General Fund appropriation of $75,436 in fiscal year 2018-19 to the Learning Systems program within the Department to continue 2 Education Specialist II positions that currently provide administrative and technical support to the public preschool program that was implemented utilizing funds from a federal four-year $14.8 million Preschool Expansion Grant received by the Department in January of 2015.  These positions were established as limited-period positions that will end when the federal grant expires in December of 2018.  This bill includes General Fund support for the 2 positions beginning in January of 2019.  The General Fund cost to fully fund these positions after that is estimated to be $159,141 in fiscal year 2019-20 and $164,994 in fiscal year 2020-21.
	This bill includes an Other Special Revenue Funds allocation of $23,456 in fiscal year 2018-19 to the Leadership Team to support a portion of the cost of one of the 2 Education Specialist II positions that is funded by a transfer from the Child Development Services program.