| | | Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts of the Legislature do not become | | effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as | | emergencies; and |
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| | | Whereas, Public Law 2005, chapter 2 directs the Department of | | Education to conduct a review and analysis of the implications of | | the proposed cost-sharing mechanism established pursuant to the | | Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 15688, subsection 2 | | on the member municipalities of school administrative districts | | and community school districts whose cost-sharing formulas were | | established in accordance with Title 20-A, sections 1301 and | | 1704, respectively; and |
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| | | Whereas, it is necessary to establish transition provisions for | | certain school districts whose cost-sharing formulas may result | | in adverse fiscal impacts for member municipalities within those | | school districts in fiscal year 2005-06; and |
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| | | Whereas, it is necessary to allow the Department of Education | | additional time to assist certain school districts in developing | | transition plans that include a phase-in to achieve the new | | method of determining member municipalities' local contribution | | to the total cost of education in accordance with Title 20-A, | | section 15688, subsection 2; and |
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| | | Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create | | an emergency within the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and | | require the following legislation as immediately necessary for | | the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, | | therefore, |
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| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. Transition adjustments. The following transition adjustments | | apply to eligible school administrative districts and community | | school districts. |
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| | | 1. For fiscal year 2005-06, eligible school administrative | | districts and community school districts must receive transition | | adjustments to the member municipalities' local contributions and | | the districts' state contributions. |
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| | | A. A school administrative district or community school | | district is eligible for these adjustments if it meets the | | following eligibility criteria. |
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| | | (1) One or more member municipalities, but not all the | | district's member municipalities, have a local | | contribution that is below the 8.26 mill expectation. |
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