124th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 521		LR 1045(01)
	An Act To Ensure Continued Support for Local Adult Education Programs
	Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement for Original Bill
	Sponsor: Rep. Crockett of Augusta
	Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement
State Mandate - Unfunded
State Mandates
	Required Activity				Unit Affected	Costs
	The requirement that funding for secondary school-age persons enrolled in adult education courses be provided as targeted allocations that school administrative units must submit a plan for the use of and receive the funding based on the approval of the plan by the Commissioner of Education represents a state mandate pursuant to the Constitution of Maine.  Unless General Fund appropriations are provided to fund at least 90% of the additional costs or a Mandate Preamble is amended to the bill and two-thirds of the members of each House vote to exempt this mandate from the funding requirement, school administrative units may not be required to implement these changes.				School	Significant
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	This legislation will not impact the total state and local cost of K-12 public education or the State's share of that cost.  This legislation may impact the amount of funds available to be allocated to support the different program categories within a local school budget.  The impact to individual school administrative units can not be determined at this time.