| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §1, sub-§§17 and 18, as enacted by PL 1981, c. 693, | §§5 and 8, are amended to read: |
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| | 17. Major capital costs. "Major capital costs" is defined in | section 15503 15603, subsection 13 17. |
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| | 18. Minor capital costs. "Minor capital costs" is defined in | section 15503 15603, subsection 14 18. |
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| | Sec. 2. 20-A MRSA §1351, sub-§1, ¶K, as enacted by PL 1983, c. 422, §8, | is amended to read: |
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| K. To borrow funds for minor capital costs as defined in | section 15503 15603, subsection 14 18. |
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| | Sec. 3. 20-A MRSA §1407, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1997, c. 266, §3, is | further amended to read: |
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| | 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. |
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| | Sec. 4. 20-A MRSA §5809, as amended by PL 1991, c. 716, §§6 and 7, | is further amended to read: |
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| §5809. Students enrolled in applied technology |
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| | 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. |
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| | Sec. 5. 20-A MRSA §6209, first ¶, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 649, §1, is | amended to read: |
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