Sec. U-1. 20-A MRSA §15602, sub-§§15 and 15-A are enacted to read:
15. Cushion in fiscal year 2001-02. The following cushion is established for fiscal year 2001-02.
A. A school administrative unit is eligible for a cushion if it meets the following criteria:
(1) The school administrative unit's fiscal year 2000-01 mills raised for education as calculated by the department is equal to or greater than 8.33 mills;
(2) The school administrative unit's per pupil fiscal capacity for operating costs in 2001-02 is equal to or less than $700,942; and
(3) The school administrative unit's state share of subsidy for fiscal year 2001-02 for operating costs and program costs, excluding the state share of bus purchases plus minimum subsidy, is less than the state share of subsidy for fiscal year 2000-01 for operating costs and program costs, excluding the state share of bus purchases plus minimum subsidy, and the 2000-01 cushion provision.
B. A school administrative unit that is eligible for a cushion based on the criteria set forth in paragraph A must receive a cushion equal to the lesser of:
(1) The amount that the school administrative unit's state share of subsidy for fiscal year 2001-02 for operating costs and program costs, excluding the state share of bus purchases plus minimum subsidy, is less than the amount that the school administrative unit's state share of subsidy would have been for fiscal year 2001-02 for operating costs and program costs, excluding the state share of bus purchases plus minimum subsidy, if the per pupil guarantee had been $4,307, the reduction percentage had been 9.97% and the statewide factor had been .54552. This amount may be prorated, so that the statewide sum of all cushion amounts does not exceed $5,200,000; or
(2) The amount that the school administrative unit's state share of subsidy for fiscal year 2001-02 for operating costs and program costs, excluding the state share of bus purchases plus minimum subsidy, is less than the state share of subsidy for fiscal year 2000-01 for operating costs and program costs, excluding the state share of bus purchases plus minimum subsidy, and the 2000-01 cushion provision.
15-A. Tier 2 cushion in fiscal year 2001-02. The following tier 2 cushion is established for fiscal year 2001-02. This cushion must be calculated and distributed after distribution of the cushion set forth in subsection 15.
A school administrative unit is eligible for a prorated share of the 2nd tier cushion of $1,000,000 if the school administrative unit meets the following criteria:
A. The school administrative unit has a per pupil valuation of less than $400,000; and
B. The school administrative unit's state share of subsidy for fiscal year 2001-02 for operating costs and program costs, excluding the state share of bus purchases plus minimum subsidy and the 2001-02 initial cushion set forth in subsection 15, is less than the school administrative unit's state share of subsidy for fiscal year 2000-01 for operating costs and program costs, excluding the state share of bus purchases plus minimum subsidy and the 2000-01 cushion provision.
Sec. U-2. 20-A MRSA §15653, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1999, c. 731, Pt. D, §2, is further amended to read:
1. Per pupil guarantee. The Legislature shall annually establish a per pupil guarantee. For fiscal year 1999-00, the per pupil guarantee is $4,020 and, for fiscal year 2000-01, the per pupil guarantee is $4,307 and, for fiscal year 2001-02, the per pupil guarantee target is $4,687. In the subsequent 2 fiscal years, it is the intent of the Legislature to achieve the per pupil guarantee targets established in this subsection.
B. For fiscal year 2001-02 the per pupil guarantee target is $4,687.
C. For fiscal year 2002-03 the per pupil guarantee target is $5,204.
The intent of the Legislature is to achieve a per pupil guarantee that matches projected spending in fiscal year 2002-03. Beginning in fiscal year 2001-02 2002-03, if the appropriation and any increase in the mill rate determined by the Legislature to be needed under this section are not sufficient to achieve both the targeted reduction percentage in section 15603, subsection 26-A, paragraph F and the targeted per pupil guarantee, then the per pupil guarantee must advance toward the targeted per pupil guarantee in the same proportion as the reduction percentage is lowered toward the targeted reduction percentage.
Sec. U-3. 20-A MRSA §15653, sub-§4, as amended by PL 1999, c. 731, Pt. D, §3, is further amended to read:
4. Statewide local share. For fiscal year 2000-01 2001-02, the statewide local share amount of the operating costs allocation is based on the sum of the amounts determined by multiplying for each unit 7.02 7.57 mills times the unit's property fiscal capacity. In subsequent years the mill rate is 7.02 7.57 mills, except that the Legislature shall determine if an increase is needed to achieve the targeted per pupil guarantee under this section.
Sec. U-4. Learning results implementation. The Commissioner of Education may expend and disburse from the Adjustments and Miscellaneous Costs Appropriation an amount not to exceed $1,300,000 in order to carry out the purposes of Public Law 1995, chapter 649, sections 5 and 8.
Sec. U-5. Basic elementary and secondary per pupil operating rates. The basic elementary per pupil operating rate for fiscal year 2001-02 is $4,416, and the basic secondary per pupil operating rate for fiscal year 2001-02 is $5,101. The foundation per pupil operating rate for fiscal year 2001-02 is $4,629.
Sec. U-6. Per pupil guarantee and statewide factor. The per pupil guarantee for the 2001-02 fiscal year is $4,687. The statewide factor for fiscal year 2001-02 is .60290.
Sec. U-7. Foundation allocation. The foundation allocation of state and local funds for fiscal year 2001-02 for the purposes listed in this section is as follows.
2001-02
TOTALOperating
Per Pupil Guarantee pursuant to the
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A,
section 15653, subsection 1 $1,005,944,328
Program Costs
Early Childhood 783,846
Special Education (Local) 162,112,589
Special Education (Tuition
and Board) 15,209,459
Vocational Education 28,084,448
Transportation Operating 68,215,340
Bus Purchases 5,000,000
_____________
Program Cost Total 279,405,682
Less Percentage Reduction pursuant to
the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A,
section 15603, subsection 26-A,
paragraph F (13,914,403)
_____________
Adjusted Program Cost Total 265,491,279
Foundation Total - Combined
Adjusted Operating ________________
and Program Cost $1,271,435,607
Sec. U-8. Foundation subsidy indexes. This section establishes mill rates pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, chapter 606 as follows: operating cost millage, 8.04 mills; program millage limit, 1.43 mills.
Sec. U-9. Foundation reduction percentages. This section establishes reduction percentages as follows: program cost reduction percentage, 4.98%; transportation operating reduction percentage, 4.98%.
Sec. U-10. Foundation appropriation. The foundation appropriation provided for General Purpose Aid for Local Schools for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2001 and ending June 30, 2002 is calculated as follows.
2001-02 2001-02
TOTAL STATEFoundation Total - Combined Adjusted Operating and Program Cost $1,271,435,607 $598,988,391
Minimum State Subsidy 1,869,352 1,869,352
ADJUSTED FOUNDATION ALLOCATION ______________ ____________
TOTAL $1,273,304,959 $600,857,743
Sec. U-11. Debt service allocation. The debt service allocation of state and local funds for fiscal year 2001-02 for the purposes listed in this section is as follows.
2001-02
TOTALDebt Service Costs
Principal and Interest $72,157,115
Approved Leases 7,493,693
Insured Value Factor 2,702,356
____________
Debt Service Cost Total 82,353,164
Less Percentage Reduction of Insured
Value Factor pursuant to the Maine
Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section
15603, subsection 26-A, paragraph F (134,577)
____________
Adjusted Debt Service Cost Total $82,218,587
Sec. U-12. Debt service subsidy indexes. This section establishes mill rates pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, chapter 606 as follows: operating cost millage, 8.04 mills; debt service millage limit, 0.50 mills.
Sec. U-13. Debt service reduction percentages. This section establishes reduction percentages as follows: insured value factor reduction percentage, 4.98%.
Sec. U-14. Debt service appropriation. The debt service appropriation provided for General Purpose Aid for Local Schools for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2001 and ending June 30, 2002 is calculated as follows.
2001-02 2001-02
TOTAL STATEADJUSTED DEBT SERVICE ALLOCATION
TOTAL $82,218,587 $58,446,0352001-02 2001-02
TOTAL STATECOMBINED ADJUSTED FOUNDATION AND ADJUSTED DEBT SERVICE ALLOCATIONS
TOTAL $1,355,523,546 $659,303,778
Sec. U-15. Adjustments and miscellaneous costs appropriation. The adjustments and miscellaneous costs appropriation of state funds for fiscal year 2001-02 for the purposes listed in this section is as follows.
2001-02
TOTALAdjustments and Miscellaneous Costs
Cost of Geographic Isolation
Adjustments $350,000
Cost of Quality Incentive Adjustments 0
Audit Adjustments 0
Cost of Reimbursement for Private
School Services 201,000
Special Education Tuition and Board
for State Wards and Other Pupils
Placed Directly by the State 8,100,000
State Agency Clients 21,042,552
English as a 2nd Language 1,920,000
Out-of-district Placements 3,405,156
Long-term Drug Treatment
Centers 65,952
Contract for Cost-of-education and
Income Data 0
Learning Results Implementation 1,300,000
FY 2001-02 Cushion 5,200,000
FY 2001-02 2nd Tier Cushion 1,000,000
____________
Total Adjustments $42,584,660
Sec. U-16. Adjustments and miscellaneous costs appropriation. The adjustments and miscellaneous costs appropriation provided for General Purpose Aid for Local Schools for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2001 and ending June 30, 2002 is calculated as follows.
2001-02 2001-02
TOTAL STATEADJUSTMENTS AND MISCELLANEOUS COSTS TOTAL $42,584,660 $42,584,660
FOUNDATION, DEBT SERVICE AND ADJUSTMENTS AND MISCELLANEOUS COSTS TOTAL $1,398,108,206 $701,888,438
Sec. U-17. Limit of State's obligation. If the State's continued obligation for any individual program contained in sections 7, 10, 11, 14, 15 and 16 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 7, 10, 11, 14, 15 and 16 of this Part may not lapse but must be carried forward for the same purpose.
Sec. U-18. Appropriations. Sections 2 to 16 of this Part may not 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, 2001 and ending June 30, 2002.
Sec. U-19. Component funding. In accordance with the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 15607, subsection 3, component funding within the General Purpose Aid for Local Schools General Fund account for fiscal year 2001-02 is as follows.
2001-02
Foundation $600,857,743
Debt Service 58,446,035
Adjustments 42,584,660
____________
TOTALS $701,888,438
Sec. U-20. Appropriation. The following funds are appropriated from the General Fund to carry out the purposes of this Part.
2001-02
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF
General Purpose Aid for Local Schools
All Other $1,550,000
Provides additional funding for the first tier of cushion and funding for a 2nd tier of cushion to assist school administrative units with low valuation.
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