125th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 886		LR 1745(01)
	An Act To Remove All Federal Funding from Inclusion in the Essential Programs and Services Funding Formula
	Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement for Original Bill
	Sponsor: Rep. Harvell of Farmington
	Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement
			FY 2011-12	FY 2012-13	Projections  FY 2013-14	Projections  FY 2014-15
Net Cost (Savings)
	General Fund		$22,219,436	$22,601,611	$22,990,358	$23,385,792
Appropriations/Allocations
	General Fund		$22,219,436	$22,601,611	$22,990,358	$23,385,792
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	Excluding certain federal funds received by school administrative units from the calculation of essential programs and services will increase the total state and local cost of K-12 public education by $40,398,975 in fiscal year 2011-12 and $41,093,837 in fiscal year 2012-13.  The General Purpose Aid for Local Schools program within the Department of Education will require General Fund appropriations of $22,219,436 and $22,601,611 in fiscal years 2011-12 and 2012-13, respectively, to fund the State's share.
				Fiscal Year		Fiscal Year
				2011-12		2012-13
	Increase to total cost of K-12 Education 1			$  40,398,975		$ 41,093,837
	Transition %			100%		100%
	Total cost adjusted for transition %			$  40,398,975		$ 41,093,837
	State share  (%)			55%		55%
	State share ($)			$  22,219,436		$ 22,601,611
	Local share ($)			$  18,179,539		$ 18,492,227
	1 Based on fiscal year 2011-12 federal funding anticipated to be received by school administrative units, increased by Real Personal Income growth of 1.72% per year per Title 20-A, §15671.