Sec. N-1. Basic elementary and secondary per pupil operating rates, per pupil guarantee and statewide factor. The basic elementary per pupil operating rate for fiscal year 1997-98 is $2,922 and the basic secondary per pupil operating rate for fiscal year 1997-98 is $3,746. The foundation per pupil operating rate for fiscal year 1997-98 is $3,158. The per pupil guarantee for fiscal year 1997-98 is $3,548. The statewide factor for fiscal year 1997-98 is 0.55301.
Sec. N-2. Basic education allocation. The basic allocation of state and local funds for fiscal year 1997-98 for the purposes listed in this section is as follows:
1997-98
Operating
Per pupil guarantee pursuant to
Maine Revised Statutes, Title
20-A, section 15653 $769,928,767
Less amount shifted to
Transportation
Operating (4,500,000)
___________
Adjusted Operating Total 765,428,767
Program Costs
Early Childhood 469,319
Special Education (Local) 123,769,714
Special Education (Tuition and
Board) 12,370,757
Vocational Education 23,884,273
Transportation Operating 58,898,267
Bus Purchases 4,500,000
___________
Program Costs Total 223,892,330
Less percentage reduction pursuant
to Maine Revised Statutes,
Title 20-A, section 15603,
subsection 26-A, paragraph F (48,955,575)
Plus amount shifted to
Transportation
Operating 4,500,000
___________
Adjusted Program Costs Total 179,436,755
Debt Service Costs
Principal and Interest 65,813,167
Approved Leases 5,674,690
Insured Value Factor 2,057,955
__________
Debt Service Costs Total 73,545,812
Less percentage reduction of
insured value factor pursuant to
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A,
section 15603, subsection 26-A,
paragraph F (449,986)
__________
Adjusted Debt Service Costs Total 73,095,826
Combined Allocations 1,017,961,348
Minimum State Allocation 990,000
_____________
TOTAL ALLOCATION $1,018,951,348
Sec. N-3. Subsidy indexes. This section establishes mill rates as follows: operating cost millage, 5.00 mills; program millage limit, 1.06 mills; and debt service millage, 0.50 mills.
Sec. N-4. Calculation of appropriation. The appropriation provided for General Purpose Aid for Local Schools for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1997 and ending June 30, 1998 is calculated as follows.
1997-98
STATE ALLOCATION $534,114,786
Adjustment to Maintain State
Share of Operating Cost Allocation 0
___________
Total Adjusted State Allocation 534,114,786
ADJUSTMENTS AND MISCELLANEOUS COSTS
Cost of Geographic Isolation
Adjustments 250,000
Cost of Quality Incentive
Adjustments 0
Audit Adjustments 0
Cost of Reimbursement for Private
School Services 201,000
Special Education Hardship Grants 0
Special Education Tuition and
Board for State Wards and Other
Pupils Placed Directly by the State 5,500,000
State Agency Clients 13,500,000
Out-of-district Placements 1,700,000
Long-term Drug Treatment Centers 56,524
Contract for Cost-of-living and
Income Data 26,961
Fiscal year 1997-98 hardship
cushion 2,999,599
__________
Total Adjustments 24,234,084
RECOMMENDED FUNDING __________
LEVEL TOTAL 558,348,870
Estimated Construction Audit
Recoveries 0
TOTAL APPROPRIATION FOR ____________
FISCAL YEAR 1997-98 $558,348,870
Sec. N-5. Unexpended balances. If the State's continued obligation for any individual program contained in sections 2 and 4 of this Part exceeds the level of funding provided for that program, any unexpended balances occurring in other programs may be applied to avoid proration of payments for any individual program. Any unexpended balances from sections 2 and 4 of this Part may not lapse but must be carried forward for the same purpose.
Sec. N-6. Limit of State's obligation. Nothing in sections 1 to 5 of this Part may be construed to require the State to provide payments that exceed the appropriation of funds for General Purpose Aid for Local Schools for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1997 and ending June 30, 1998.
Sec. N-7. Hardship cushion. The following hardship cushion is established for fiscal year 1997-98.
1. Subsidy change. A subsidy change from fiscal year 1996-97 to fiscal year 1997-98 is calculated for each school administrative unit as the amount in paragraph A less the amount in paragraph B:
A. The State's share for fiscal year 1997-98 for the allocation of the per pupil guarantee as determined under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, chapter 606-A, plus the State's share for program costs and the minimum subsidy allocation as determined under Title 20-A, chapter 606, less subsidies provided for bus purchases; and
B. The State's share for fiscal year 1996-97 for the allocation of the per pupil guarantee as determined under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, chapter 606-A, plus the State's share for program costs and the minimum subsidy allocation as determined under Title 20-A, chapter 606 and the fiscal year 1996-97 hardship cushion, less subsidies provided for bus purchases.
2. Fiscal year 1997-98 hardship cushion. The hardship cushion targets funds to school administrative units according to a 50-50 weighting of 2 distribution strategies described in paragraphs A and B.
A. If the subsidy change calculated in subsection 1 represents a loss from fiscal year 1996-97 to fiscal year 1997-98 that exceeds -2.192%, and if the school administrative unit had a fiscal year 1996-97 local tax effort for education excluding debt service of 7.11 mills or higher, a hardship cushion is provided to ensure that the cushion adjusted loss as calculated in subsection 1 does not exceed -2.192%.
B. If the subsidy change calculated in subsection 1 represents a loss from fiscal year 1996-97 to fiscal year 1997-98 that exceeds -.258% and if the school administrative unit had a fiscal year 1996-97 local tax effort for education excluding debt service of 7.11 mills or higher and if the school administrative unit's per pupil fiscal capacity, as defined in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, chapter 606, section 15603, subsection 11-A, is below the state average, a hardship cushion is provided to ensure that the cushion adjusted loss does not exceed -.258%.
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