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PUBLIC LAWS OF MAINE
Second Special Session of the 118th

CHAPTER 724

H.P. 1457 - L.D. 2048

An Act to Ensure Equitable School Funding

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

     Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §15605, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1997, c. 643, Pt. D, §2, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:

     1. Annual recommendation. Prior to December 15th of each year, the commissioner, with the approval of the state board, shall recommend to the Governor and the Bureau of the Budget the funding levels that the commissioner recommends for sections 15604 and 15612.

     Sec. 2. 20-A MRSA §15653, sub-§3, as amended by PL 1997, c. 643, Pt. D, §4 is repealed and the following enacted in its place:

     3. Legislature's contribution. The commissioner's recommendation for an appropriation for the Legislature's contribution to the per pupil guarantee for all subsidizable pupils in all school administrative units must be at least the amount of the corresponding appropriation for the prior fiscal year, unless a lesser amount is necessary to ensure compliance with section 15607, subsection 1.

Effective July 9, 1998, unless otherwise indicated.

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