Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §1301, sub-§1, ķE is enacted to read:

E.__Notwithstanding paragraphs A, B and D or subsection 3, the method used to calculate the shared cost of operating the district for each member municipality may not result in a disparity of greater than 25% in the per pupil costs of operating the district of 2 member municipalities within the district.

SUMMARY

This bill establishes a so-called "circuit breaker" provision to limit the disparity of member municipalities' shared costs per pupil within a school administrative district. The bill provides that a school administrative district is required to adjust the method of sharing local costs of operating the district when the difference between the per pupil costs of 2 or more municipalities within the district is greater than 25%.