Sec. N-1. 20-A MRSA §15653, sub-§4, as amended by PL 2003, c. 20, Pt. C, §3, is further amended to read:
4. Statewide local share. For fiscal year 2003-04 2004-05, the statewide local share amount of the operating costs allocation is based on the sum of the amounts determined by multiplying for each unit 6.74 6.21 mills times the unit's property fiscal capacity. In subsequent years the mill rate is 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. N-2. 20-A MRSA §15905, sub-§1, ¶A, as amended by PL 2001, c. 439, Pt. OOOO, §1, is further amended to read:
A. The state board may approve projects as long as no project approval will cause debt service costs, as defined in section 15603, subsection 8, paragraph A, to exceed the maximum limits specified in Table 1 in subsequent fiscal years.
Fiscal year |
Maximum Debt Service Limit |
1990 |
$ 48,000,000 |
1991 |
$ 57,000,000 |
1992 |
$ 65,000,000 |
1993 |
$ 67,000,000 |
1994 |
$ 67,000,000 |
1995 |
$ 67,000,000 |
1996 |
$ 67,000,000 |
1997 |
$ 67,000,000 |
1998 |
$ 67,000,000 |
1999 |
$ 69,000,000 |
2000 |
$ 72,000,000 |
2001 |
$ 74,000,000 |
2002 |
$ 74,000,000 |
2003 |
$ 80,000,000 |
2004 |
$ 80,000,000 |
2005 |
$ 84,000,000 |
2006 |
$ 90,000,000 |
2007 |
$ 96,000,000 |
2008 |
$100,000,000 |
2009 |
$104,000,000 |
Sec. N-3. Clarification of lease-purchase for replacement of Carpenter buses authorized by Resolve 2003, chapter 92, Part B. The Department of Education shall provide subsidy to support the purchase of Carpenter replacement buses for Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor, Baileyville and Hancock at a level equal to the level provided for all other school administrative units that have been approved for funding through the Carpenter bus special replacement program. The state share must be calculated as if the unit's program cost has exceeded the circuit breaker for that unit's program cost. Thus, the state share of the purchase is 100% of the Department of Education-approved purchase price minus the reduction percentage for the year that the subsidy is due. Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor, Baileyville and Hancock are, as are all other schools, responsible for any cost of the purchase that exceeds the Department of Education-approved purchase price. This includes, but is not limited to, the cost of optional equipment that is requested by the unit over and above the State's school bus specification and any interest cost associated with financing the purchase.
This exception to the normal method of determining the state and local shares of a school bus purchase applies only to Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor, Baileyville and Hancock and to those buses identified under the Carpenter bus special replacement program. This exception does not apply to any school bus approved for purchase under the normal provisions for new bus purchases as provided in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 5401, subsection 15.
Sec. N-4. Basic elementary and secondary per pupil operating rates. The basic elementary per pupil operating rate for fiscal year 2004-05 is $5,459, and the basic secondary per pupil operating rate for fiscal year 2004-05 is $6,070. The foundation per pupil operating rate for fiscal year 2004-05 is $5,658.
Sec. N-5. Per pupil guarantee and statewide factor. The per pupil guarantee for fiscal year 2004-05 is $4,816. The statewide factor for fiscal year 2004-05 is 0.62050.
Sec. N-6. Foundation allocation. The foundation allocation of state and local funds for fiscal year 2004-05 for the purposes listed in this section is as follows:
2004-05
TOTAL
Per pupil guarantee pursuant
to the Maine Revised Statutes,
Title 20-A, section 15653,
subsection 1 $1,013,836,339
Early Childhood 1,367,317
Special Education (Local) 195,504,985
Special Education (Tuition and
Board) 19,395,944
Vocational Education 34,423,516
Transportation Operating 76,147,845
Bus Purchases (including
lease-purchases) 10,000,000
Program Cost Total 336,839,607
Less percentage reduction pursuant
to the Maine Revised Statutes,
Title 20-A, section 15603,
subsection 26-A, paragraph F (10,071,504)
Adjusted Program Cost Total 326,768,103
____________
Foundation Total - Combined
Adjusted Operating and
Program Cost $1,340,604,442
Sec. N-7. Foundation subsidy indexes. This section establishes mill rates pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, chapter 606 as follows: operating cost millage, 8.96 mills; program millage limit, 1.35 mills.
Sec. N-8. Foundation reduction percentages. This section establishes reduction percentages as follows: program cost reduction percentage, 2.99%; transportation operating reduction percentage, 2.99%.
Sec. N-9. Foundation appropriation. The foundation appropriation provided for general purpose aid for local schools for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2004 and ending June 30, 2005 is calculated as follows:
2004-05 2004-05
TOTAL STATE
Foundation Total -
Combined Adjusted
Operating and
Program Cost $1,340,604,442 $633,772,413
Minimum State
Subsidy 2,256,924 2,256,924
______________ ____________
ADJUSTED FOUNDATION
ALLOCATION TOTAL $1,342,861,366 $636,029,337
Sec. N-10. Debt service allocation. The debt service allocation of state and local funds for fiscal year 2004-05 for the purposes listed in this section is as follows:
2004-05
TOTAL
Principal and Interest $73,787,290
Approved Leases & Lease-purchases
of Space 6,178,767
Insured Value Factor 3,055,623
___________
Debt Service Cost Total $83,021,680
Less percentage reduction of insured
value factor pursuant to the Maine
Revised Statutes, Title 20-A,
section 15603, subsection 26-A,
paragraph F (91,363)
___________
Adjusted Debt Service Cost Total $82,930,317
Sec. N-11. 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, 8.96 mills; debt service millage limit, 0.38 mills.
Sec. N-12. Debt service reduction percentages. This section establishes reduction percentages as follows: insured value factor reduction percentage, 2.99%.
Sec. N-13. Debt service appropriation. The debt service appropriation provided for general purpose aid for local schools for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2004 and ending June 30, 2005 is calculated as follows:
2004-05 2004-05
TOTAL STATE
ADJUSTED DEBT SERVICE
ALLOCATION TOTAL $82,930,317 $59,045,587
COMBINED ADJUSTED 2004-05 2004-05
FOUNDATION AND TOTAL STATE
ADJUSTED DEBT SERVICE
ALLOCATIONS
TOTAL $1,425,791,683 $695,074,924
Sec. N-14. Adjustments and miscellaneous costs allocation. The adjustments and miscellaneous costs allocation of state funds for fiscal year 2004-05 for the purposes listed in this section is as follows:
2004-05
TOTAL
Adjustments and Miscellaneous Costs
Cost of Geographic Isolation
Adjustments $489,904
Cost of Quality Incentive Adjustments 0
Audit Adjustments 0
Cost of Reimbursement for Private
School Services 203,031
Special Education Tuition and Board for
State Wards and Other Pupils Placed
Directly by the State 11,231,613
State Agency Clients 25,839,830
English as a 2nd Language 2,129,818
Out-of-district Placements 2,981,064
Long-term Drug Treatment Centers 166,392
Maine Education Policy Research
Institute 150,000
Essential Programs & Services Contract 75,000
Carpenter Bus Loan 550,000
Regionalization/Consolidation/
Efficiency Assistance 125,000
Learning Results Accountability 250,000
Learning Results Implementation and
Assessment 1,112,000
___________
Sec. N-15. 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, 2004 and ending June 30, 2005 is calculated as follows:
2004-05 2004-05
TOTAL STATE
ADJUSTMENTS AND
MISCELLANEOUS COSTS
TOTAL $45,303,652 $45,303,652
FOUNDATION, DEBT SERVICE
AND ADJUSTMENTS AND
MISCELLANEOUS
COSTS TOTAL $1,471,095,335 $740,378,576
Sec. N-16. Limit of State's obligation. If the State's continued obligation for any individual program contained in sections 6, 9, 10, 13, 14 and 15 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 6, 9, 10, 13, 14 and 15 of this Part may not lapse but must be carried forward for the same purpose.
Sec. N-17. Authorization of payments. Section 1 and sections 3 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, 2004 and ending June 30, 2005.
Sec. N-18. Component funding. In accordance with the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 15607, subsection 3, component funding within general purpose aid for local schools for the fiscal year 2004-05 is as follows:
2004-05
Foundation (including Minimum
State Subsidy) $636,029,337
Debt Service 59,045,587
Adjustments 45,303,652
____________
TOTAL $740,378,576
Sec. N-19. General Purpose Aid for Local Schools; fiscal year 2003-04 balances. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the total amount of funds available in the General Purpose Aid for Local Schools program in this Part to be distributed to school administrative units in fiscal year 2004-05 includes $5,050,000 in funds carried forward from fiscal year 2003-04.
Sec. N-20. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF
General Purpose Aid for Local Schools 0308
Initiative: Provides additional funding for the General Purpose Aid for Local Schools program in fiscal year 2004-05.
General Fund 2003-04 2004-05
All Other $0 $9,049,331
__________ __________
General Fund Total $0 $9,049,331
General Purpose Aid for Local Schools 0308
Initiative: Deappropriates funds from General Purpose Aid for Local Schools resulting from construction audit recoveries in the spring of 2004 and reduced costs for state agency clients and provides additional funds for General Purpose Aid for Local Schools to distribute in fiscal year 2004-05.
General Fund 2003-04 2004-05
All Other $0 $900,669
__________ __________
General Fund Total $0 $900,669
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 2003-04 2004-05
GENERAL FUND $0 $9,950,000
__________ __________
DEPARTMENT TOTAL -
ALL FUNDS $0 $9,950,000
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