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128th MAINE LEGISLATURE |
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LD 1484 |
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LR 446(05) |
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An Act Authorizing
the Deorganization of the Town of Atkinson |
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Fiscal Note for
Bill as Engrossed with:
C "A" (H-698)
S "A" (S-432) |
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Committee: State and Local Government |
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| Fiscal Note |
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| Contingent future biennium savings - General Fund |
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| Fiscal Detail
and Notes |
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This bill will
become effective only if approved by the voters of the Town of Atkinson at
the next general election to be held in November. If approved, the deorganization of the Town
of Atkinson would take effect on July 1, 2019. |
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For purposes of
this analysis, all other factors in the calculation of the total cost of K-12
public education and the state's contribution are assumed to be held
constant. Given this assumption, the
deorganization of the Town of Atkinson will lower the total cost of K-12
public education beginning in fiscal year 2019-20 and result in savings to
the General Purpose Aid for Local Schools program within the Department of
Education. The amount of savings can
not be determined at this time. For
comparison purposes, the preliminary total cost allocation for Atkinson for
the 2018-2019 school year is $327,693 with the State contributing $172,000 of
that total. |
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The Division of
State Schools - Education in the Unorganized Territories program in the
Department of Education will incur future General Fund expenditures to
provide services to the Unorganized Territories. These expenditures would be ongoing and
would be to provide schooling to students from Atkinson. The cost can not be determined at this
time, but is estimated to be approximately $327,693 annually. The General Fund would be fully reimbursed
for these costs by higher collections made through the Municipal Cost
Component program. |
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Any additional
costs incurred by Maine Revenue Services related to the deorganization of the
Town of Atkinson can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. The minor additional costs associated with
the filing of certain election results can be absorbed by the Secretary of
State utilizing existing budgeted resources. Any additional costs incurred by
the Office of the State Auditor are expected to be minor and can be absorbed
within existing budgeted resources. |
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