| 122nd MAINE LEGISLATURE | |||||||||
| LD 724 | LR 1063(01) | ||||||||
| An Act To Amend the Maximum Allowable Tuition for Students in the Unorganized Territory | |||||||||
| Fiscal Note for Original Bill | |||||||||
| Sponsor: Rep. Saviello of Wilton | |||||||||
| Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs | |||||||||
| Fiscal Note Required: Yes | |||||||||
| Fiscal Note | |||||||||
| No net state costs | |||||||||
| Fiscal Detail and Notes | |||||||||
| The Education in the Unorganized Territory program within the Department of Education may require additional General Fund appropriations beginning in fiscal year 2005-06 as a result of the increase in the tuition rate. However, because all General Fund expenditures from this program are fully reimbursed by the Unorganized Territory Education and Services Fund, there is no net fiscal impact to the State as a result of this legislation. | |||||||||
| Increasing the amount of tuition required to be paid for each student from the unorganized territory attending public secondary schools in Maine will result in an increase in the tax collected through the Unorganized Territory Educational and Services Tax which is levied on all nonexempt real and personal property located in the Unorganized Territory Tax District. The Department of Education has estimated the additional cost for 398 secondary students from the unorganized territory currently attending public secondary schools to be $317,405. | |||||||||