Sec. A-20. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.

EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF

Adult Education 0364

Initiative: Reduces funding for a professional development contract at the University of Maine that provides teacher stipends for curriculum work and a contract with Sanford Curriculum to support implementation of the system of learning results to maintain costs within available resources.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	($217,734)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($217,734)

Adult Education 0364

Initiative: Reduces funding for the Adult Education College Transition program to maintain funding at the fiscal year 2007-08 level.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	($55,000)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($55,000)

Adult Education 0364

Initiative: Transfers 25% of one Education Specialist III position from the Learning Systems program, General Fund to the Adult Education program, Federal Expenditures Fund.

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$0	$21,245
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$0	$21,245

Adult Education 0364

Initiative: Transfers one Education Specialist III position from the Adult Education program, Federal Expenditures Fund to the Learning Systems program, General Fund.

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2007-08	2008-09
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	0.000	(1.000)
Personal Services	$0	($90,342)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$0	($90,342)

Adult Education 0364

Initiative: Transfers 50% of one Education Specialist III position from the Learning Systems program, General Fund to the Adult Education program, Federal Expenditures Fund.

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$0	$42,491
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$0	$42,491

After-school Program Fund Z023

Initiative: Reduces funding for the Maine Parent Federation for the bullying contract to maintain costs within available resources.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	($881)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($881)

Education in Unorganized Territory 0220

Initiative: Eliminates 3 Teacher positions to offset the continuation of one Teacher position in the Mountain View Youth Development Center program and 2 Teacher positions in the Long Creek Youth Development Center program, to be funded from the General Purpose Aid for Local Schools program. This initiative results in a decrease to General Fund undedicated revenue in the Department of Audit's Unorganized Territory General Fund account of $124,137 in fiscal year 2008-09.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	0.000	(2.000)
Personal Services	$0	($124,137)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($124,137)

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2007-08	2008-09
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	0.000	(1.000)
Personal Services	$0	($70,807)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$0	($70,807)

General Purpose Aid for Local Schools 0308

Initiative: Reduces funding for the state share of General Purpose Aid for Local Schools from 55% to 54.01% at 97% of Essential Programs and Services to maintain costs within available resources.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	($34,139,720)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($34,139,720)

General Purpose Aid for Local Schools 0308

Initiative: Transfers funding for one Director of Special Projects position and one Education Specialist II position in the Learning Through Technology program to the General Purpose Aid for Local Schools program and increases funding in the General Purpose Aid for Local Schools program for 54.01% of the cost.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	$95,600
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$95,600

General Purpose Aid for Local Schools 0308

Initiative: Transfers funding for one Education Specialist III position in the Support Systems program to the General Purpose Aid for Local Schools program and increases funding in the General Purpose Aid for Local Schools program for 54.01% of the cost.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	$44,505
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$44,505

General Purpose Aid for Local Schools 0308

Initiative: Reduces funding from debt service savings as a result of lower than anticipated interest rates on school construction bonds.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	($1,500,000)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($1,500,000)

General Purpose Aid for Local Schools 0308

Initiative: Reduces funding by maintaining the Consumer Price Index at the fiscal year 2007-08 level.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	($1,500,000)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($1,500,000)

General Purpose Aid for Local Schools 0308

Initiative: Reduces funding from savings in purchasing school buses.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	($990,000)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($990,000)

General Purpose Aid for Local Schools 0308

Initiative: Reduces funding for one Office Associate II position, one Education Specialist III position, one Office Specialist I Supervisor position and one Public Service Manager III position in the Management Information Systems program and increases funding for the General Purpose Aid for Local Schools program for 54.01% of the cost. The positions will be funded through a transfer from the GPA program.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	$171,923
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$171,923

General Purpose Aid for Local Schools 0308

Initiative: Reallocates funding in the Management Information Services program for Distance Learning Support cost to the General Purpose Aid for Local Schools program and increases funding in the General Purpose Aid for Local Schools program for 54.01% of that cost.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	$497,990
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$497,990

General Purpose Aid for Local Schools 0308

Initiative: Reduces funding available for professional development. This initiative relates to the curtailments ordered in Financial Order 003806 F8.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	($2,500,000)	$0
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	($2,500,000)	$0

General Purpose Aid for Local Schools 0308

Initiative: Provides funding to offset unrecognized savings as a result of an increase in the number of eligible children who are currently receiving free, appropriate public education services through the Child Development Services System and whose parents choose to delay the entry of the children into kindergarten until the start of the following school year due to the extension of the window of eligibility by 2 months.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	$53,590
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$53,590

General Purpose Aid for Local Schools 0308

Initiative: Reduces funding in the General Purpose Aid for Local Schools program by amounts available in unencumbered balance forward at the end of fiscal year 2006-07. This initiative relates to the curtailments ordered in Financial Order 003806 F8.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	($3,500,000)	$0
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	($3,500,000)	$0

Leadership 0836

Initiative: Reduces funding for travel and office expenses of the Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner to maintain costs within available resources.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	($29,261)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($29,261)

Leadership 0836

Initiative: Provides funding for grants and private contributions received from various sources other than the Federal Government.

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$825,000	$0
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$825,000	$0

Leadership 0836

Initiative: Transfers one Education Specialist II position from the Leadership program, Federal Expenditures Fund, 73% to the Learning Through Technology program, Federal Expenditures Fund and 27% to the Learning Through Technology program, General Fund to be funded through a transfer from the General Purpose Aid for Local Schools program. Transfers one Education Specialist III position from the Management Information Services program, Federal Expenditures Fund to the Learning Through Technology program, General Fund to be funded through a transfer from the General Purpose Aid for Local Schools program.

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2007-08	2008-09
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	0.000	(1.000)
Personal Services	$0	($78,669)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$0	($78,669)

Leadership 0836

Initiative: Eliminates one vacant Office Associate II position (position number 014002991).

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	0.000	(1.000)
Personal Services	$0	($42,570)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($42,570)

Learning Systems 0839

Initiative: Reduces funding for the Innovative Grant Program, the Interdepartmental Transition Councils and temporary support for homeschooling to maintain costs within available resources.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	($245,638)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($245,638)

Learning Systems 0839

Initiative: Transfers 50% of one Education Specialist III position from the Learning Systems program, General Fund to the Adult Education program, Federal Expenditures Fund.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$0	($42,491)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($42,491)

Learning Systems 0839

Initiative: Transfers 25% of one Education Specialist III position from the Learning Systems program, General Fund to the Adult Education program, Federal Expenditures Fund.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$0	($21,245)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($21,245)

Learning Systems 0839

Initiative: Transfers one Education Specialist III position from the Adult Education program, Federal Expenditures Fund to the Learning Systems program, General Fund.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	0.000	1.000
Personal Services	$0	$90,342
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$90,342

Learning Systems 0839

Initiative: Adjusts All Other funding from the Learning Systems program, General Fund to the Learning Through Technology program, General Fund to align Learning Through Technology funding in the appropriate program.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	($3,534)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($3,534)

Learning Systems 0839

Initiative: Establishes 2 Education Specialist II positions and 2 Office Associate II positions to provide education, treatment and other services for juvenile offenders at the youth development centers in Charleston and South Portland. The positions were previously established as limited-period positions by Financial Order 003539 F8. These positions will be funded from the General Purpose Aid for Local Schools program.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	0.000	4.000
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$0

Learning Systems 0839

Initiative: Continues one Education Specialist III position established by Financial Order 003732 F8, approved October 18, 2007, to administer the Reading First federal formula grant program.

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2007-08	2008-09
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	0.000	1.000
Personal Services	$0	$74,123
All Other	$0	$3,714
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$0	$77,837

Learning Systems 0839

Initiative: Provides funding to reorganize one Office Assistant I position to one Office Specialist I position. This position is allocated 65% in the Management Information Systems program, General Fund and 35% in the Learning Systems program, Federal Expenditures Fund.

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$943	$4,014
All Other	$47	$201
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$990	$4,215

Learning Through Technology Z029

Initiative: Reduces funding in general operating costs to maintain costs within available resources.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	($415)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($415)

Learning Through Technology Z029

Initiative: Transfers funding for one Director of Special Projects position and one Education Specialist II position in the Learning Through Technology program to the General Purpose Aid for Local Schools program and increases funding in the General Purpose Aid for Local Schools program for 54.01% of the cost.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$0	($176,939)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($176,939)

Learning Through Technology Z029

Initiative: Adjusts All Other funding from the Learning Systems program, General Fund to the Learning Through Technology program, General Fund to align Learning Through Technology funding in the appropriate program.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	$3,534
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$3,534

Learning Through Technology Z029

Initiative: Transfers one Education Specialist II position from the Leadership program, Federal Expenditures Fund, 73% to the Learning Through Technology program, Federal Expenditures Fund and 27% to the Learning Through Technology program, General Fund to be funded through a transfer from the General Purpose Aid for Local Schools program. Transfers one Education Specialist III position from the Management Information Services program, Federal Expenditures Fund to the Learning Through Technology program, General Fund to be funded through a transfer from the General Purpose Aid for Local Schools program.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	0.000	1.000
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$0

Learning Through Technology Z029

Initiative: Transfers one Education Specialist II position from the Leadership program, Federal Expenditures Fund, 73% to the Learning Through Technology program, Federal Expenditures Fund and 27% to the Learning Through Technology program, General Fund to be funded through a transfer from the General Purpose Aid for Local Schools program. Transfers one Education Specialist III position from the Management Information Services program, Federal Expenditures Fund to the Learning Through Technology program, General Fund to be funded through a transfer from the General Purpose Aid for Local Schools program.

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2007-08	2008-09
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	0.000	1.000
Personal Services	$0	$57,428
All Other	$0	$3,108
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$0	$60,536

Management Information Systems 0838

Initiative: Reduces funding for general operating costs, printing, mailing and supplies to maintain costs within available resources.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	($24,861)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($24,861)

Management Information Systems 0838

Initiative: Provides funding to reorganize one Office Specialist I Supervisor position to one Office Specialist II Supervisor position.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$933	$3,764
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$933	$3,764

Management Information Systems 0838

Initiative: Reduces funding to offset the cost of the reorganization of one Office Specialist I Supervisor position to one Office Specialist II Supervisor position as it will be funded from the General Purpose Aid for Local Schools program.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	($933)	($3,764)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	($933)	($3,764)

Management Information Systems 0838

Initiative: Continues one limited-period Public Service Manager II position established by Financial Order 003695 F8 to carry out a cooperative agreement for a statewide longitudinal data system. This position will end on September 10, 2010.

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$0	$104,134
All Other	$0	$5,217
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$0	$109,351

Management Information Systems 0838

Initiative: Reduces funding to offset the General Fund share of the reorganization of one Office Assistant I position to one Office Specialist I position as it will be funded from the General Purpose Aid for Local Schools program.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	($1,754)