Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §1, sub-§§17 and 18, as enacted by PL 1981, c. 693, §§5 and 8, are amended to read:

17. Major capital costs. "Major capital costs" is defined in section 15503 15603, subsection 13 17.

18. Minor capital costs. "Minor capital costs" is defined in section 15503 15603, subsection 14 18.

Sec. 2. 20-A MRSA §1351, sub-§1, ¶K, as enacted by PL 1983, c. 422, §8, is amended to read:

K. To borrow funds for minor capital costs as defined in section 15503 15603, subsection 14 18.

Sec. 3. 20-A MRSA §1407, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1997, c. 266, §3, is further amended to read:

2. Expense of keeping the school open. If the voters vote to keep the school open, the member municipality is liable for some additional expense for actual local operating costs and transportation costs as defined in section 15603. The determination of costs is subject to the approval of the commissioner. The cost to be borne by the town voting to keep an elementary school open is the amount that would be saved if the school were closed less the state operating subsidy for the students that attend the elementary school. Any additional costs that must be borne by the member municipality must be part of the article presented to the voters at the meeting to determine whether the school should remain open.

Sec. 4. 20-A MRSA §5809, as amended by PL 1991, c. 716, §§6 and 7, is further amended to read:

§5809. Students enrolled in applied technology

educational programs

Schools receiving tuition students who are enrolled in regular school day applied technology educational programs at applied technology centers, satellites or applied technology regions, under chapter 313, may charge a tuition rate not to exceed 2/3 or of the maximum tuition rate as computed under sections 5805 or 5806.

Sec. 5. 20-A MRSA §6209, first ¶, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 649, §1, is amended to read: