Sec. D-1. 20-A MRSA §15602, sub-§16 is enacted to read:
16. Cushion. The following cushion is established for fiscal year 2002-03.
A. A school administrative unit will be eligible for a cushion if it meets the following criteria:
(1) The school administrative unit's fiscal year 2001-02 mills raised for education as calculated by the department is equal to or greater than 9.00 mills;
(2) The school administrative unit's per pupil fiscal capacity for operating costs in fiscal year 2002-03 as defined by section 15652, subsection 6 is equal to or less than $758,428; and
(3) The school administrative unit's state share of subsidy for fiscal year 2002-03 for operating costs and program costs excluding the state share of bus purchases plus minimum subsidy is less than the state share of subsidy for fiscal year 2001-02 for operating costs and program costs excluding the state share of bus purchases plus minimum subsidy and the 2001-02 cushion provision.
A school administrative unit that is eligible for a cushion based on the criteria set forth in paragraph A must receive a cushion equal to the amount that a school administrative unit's state share of subsidy for fiscal year 2002-03 for operating costs and program costs excluding the state share of bus purchases plus minimum subsidy is less than the state share of subsidy for fiscal year 2001-02 for operating costs and program costs excluding the state share of bus purchases plus minimum subsidy and the 2001-02 cushion provisions. The amount may be prorated so that the statewide sum of all cushion amounts does not exceed $4,000,000.
Sec. D-2. 20-A MRSA §15613, sub-§18 is enacted to read:
18. Learning results implementation. The commissioner may expend and disburse funds limited to the amount appropriated by the Legislature to carry out the purposes of Public Law 1995, chapter 649, sections 5 and 8.
Sec. D-3. 20-A MRSA §15653, sub-§4, as amended by PL 2001, c. 358, Pt. U, §3, is further amended to read:
4. Statewide local share. For fiscal year 2001-02 2002-03, the statewide local share amount of the operating costs allocation is based on the sum of the amounts determined by multiplying for each unit 7.57 7.29 mills times the unit's property fiscal capacity. In subsequent years the mill rate is 7.57 mills, except that the Legislature shall determine if an increase is needed to achieve the targeted per pupil guarantee under this section.
Sec. D-4. Basic elementary and secondary per pupil operating rates. The basic elementary per pupil operating rate for fiscal year 2002-03 is $4,936 and the basic secondary per pupil operating rate for fiscal year 2002-03 is $5,557. The foundation per pupil operating rate for fiscal year 2002-03 is $5,133.
Sec. D-5. Per pupil guarantee and statewide factor. The per pupil guarantee for fiscal year 2002-03 is $4,816. The statewide factor for fiscal year 2002-03 is 0.61345.
Sec. D-6. Foundation allocation. The foundation allocation of state and local funds for fiscal year 2002-03 for the purposes listed in this section is as follows:
2002-03
TOTAL
Operating
Per pupil guarantee pursuant to
the Maine Revised Statutes, Title
20-A section 15653, subsec-
tion 1 $1,023,601,068
Program Costs
Early Childhood 962,033
Special Education (Local) 175,080,166
Special Education (Tuition and
Board) 15,339,002
Vocational Education 31,337,763
Transportation Operating 73,718,467
Bus Purchases 5,000,000
__________
Program Cost Total 301,437,431
Less Percentage Reduction pursuant
to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title
20-A section 15603, subsection
26-A, paragraph F (9,012,979)
__________
Adjusted Program Cost Total 292,424,452
Foundation Total - Combined
Adjusted Operating __________
and Program Cost $1,316,025,520
Sec. D-7. Foundation subsidy indexes. This section establishes mill rates pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, chapter 606 as follows: operating cost millage, 9.24 mills; program millage limit, 1.46 mills.
Sec. D-8. Foundation reduction percentages. This section establishes reduction percentages as follows: program cost reduction percentage, 2.99%; transportation operating reduction percentage, 2.99%.
Sec. D-9. Foundation appropriation. The foundation appropriation provided for General Purpose Aid for Local Schools for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2002 and ending June 30, 2003 is calculated as follows:
2002-03 2002-03
TOTAL STATE
Foundation Total - Combined Adjusted Operating and Program Cost $1,316,025,520 $615,279,560
Minimum State Subsidy 2,129,245 2,129,245
ADJUSTED FOUNDATION
ALLOCATION _____________ ____________
TOTAL $1,318,154,765 $617,408,805
Sec. D-10. Debt service allocation. The debt service allocation of state and local funds for fiscal year 2002-03 for the purposes listed in this section is as follows:
2002-03
TOTAL
Debt Service Costs
Principal and Interest $77,828,298
Approved Leases and Lease-
purchases of Space 7,596,410
Insured Value Factor 2,812,974
__________
Debt Service Cost Total 88,237,682
Less Percentage Reduction of Insured
Value Factor pursuant to the Maine
Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section
15603, subsection 26-A, paragraph F (84,108)
__________
Adjusted Debt Service Cost Total $88,153,574
Sec. D-11. Debt service subsidy indexes. This section establishes mill rates pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, chapter 606 as follows: operating cost millage, 9.24 mills; debt service millage limit, 0.49 mills.
Sec. D-12. Debt service reduction percentages. This section establishes reduction percentages as follows: insured value factor reduction percentage, 2.99%.
Sec. D-13. Debt service appropriation. The debt service appropriation provided for General Purpose Aid for Local Schools for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2002 and ending June 30, 2003 is calculated as follows:
2002-03 2002-03
TOTAL STATE
ADJUSTED DEBT SERVICE ALLOCATION
TOTAL $88,153,574 $63,767,101
2002-03 2002-03
TOTAL STATE
COMBINED ADJUSTED FOUNDATION AND ADJUSTED DEBT SERVICE ALLOCATIONS
TOTAL $1,406,308,339 $681,175,906
Sec. D-14. Adjustments and miscellaneous costs allocation. The adjustments and miscellaneous costs allocation of state funds for fiscal year 2002-03 for the purposes listed in this section is as follows:
2002-03
TOTAL
Adjustments and Miscellaneous Costs
Cost of Geographic Isolation
Adjustments $485,000
Cost of Quality Incentive Adjustments 0
Audit Adjustments 0
Cost of Reimbursement for Private
School Services 201,000
Special Education Tuition and
Board for State Wards and Other
Pupils Placed Directly by the State 11,533,087
State Agency Clients 26,303,190
English as a 2nd Language 2,073,600
Out-of-district Placements 3,677,568
Long-term Drug Treatment Centers 68,590
Contract for Cost-of-education and
Income Data 0
Learning Results Implementation 1,300,000
Fiscal Year 2003 Cushion 4,000,000
__________
Total Adjustments and
Miscellaneous Costs $49,642,035
Sec. D-15. Adjustments and miscellaneous costs appropriation. The adjustments and miscellaneous costs appropriation provided for General Purpose Aid for Local Schools for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2002 and ending June 30, 2003 is calculated as follows:
2002-03 2002-03
TOTAL STATE
ADJUSTMENTS AND MISCELLANEOUS COSTS
TOTAL $49,642,035 $49,642,035
FOUNDATION, DEBT
SERVICE AND
ADJUSTMENTS AND
MISCELLANEOUS COSTS
TOTAL $1,455,950,374 $730,817,941
Sec. D-16. Limit of State's obligation. If the State's continued obligation for any individual program contained in sections 6, 9, 10, 13, 14 and 15 of this Part exceeds the level of funding provided for that program, any unexpended balances occurring in other programs may be applied to avoid proration of payments for any individual program. Any unexpended balances from sections 6, 9, 10, 13, 14 and 15 of this Part may not lapse but must be carried forward for the same purpose.
Sec. D-17. Appropriations. Sections 1 to 16 of this Part may not be construed to require the State to provide payments that exceed the appropriation of funds for General Purpose Aid for Local Schools for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2002 and ending June 30, 2003.
Sec. D-18. Component funding. In accordance with the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 15607, subsection 3, component funding within General Purpose Aid for Local Schools for the fiscal year 2002-03 is as follows:
2002-03
Foundation $617,408,805
Debt Service 63,767,101
Adjustments 49,642,035
__________
TOTAL $730,817,941
Sec. D-19. Education in Unorganized Territory account; lapsed balances. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, $1,000,000 of unencumbered balance forward in fiscal year 2001-02 in the Education in Unorganized Territory, General Fund account in the Department of Education lapses to the General Fund in fiscal year 2001-02.
Sec. D-20. Transfer of funds. Notwithstanding the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, Part 9, the Commissioner of Administrative and Financial Services shall transfer $5,000,000 from the Maine Learning Technology Endowment to the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund no later than June 30, 2003.
Sec. D-21. Lease purchase authorization. Pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 1587, the Department of Administrative and Financial Services on behalf of the Department of Education may enter into financing arrangements in fiscal years 2001-02 and 2002-03 for the acquisition of laptop computer systems to support the operations of the Maine Learning Technology Program. The financing agreements may not exceed 4-1/2 years in duration and $22,323,279.08 in principal costs. The interest rate may not exceed 4.5% and the total interest costs may not exceed $2,546,720.92. The annual principal and interest costs must be paid from the appropriate line category allocations in the Department of Education.
Sec. D-22. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF
General Purpose Aid for Local Schools
Initiative: Provides additional funds to be distributed through the GPA formula.
2001-02 2002-03
General Fund
All Other $0 $10,000,000
Initiative: Provides for the appropriation of funds to meet the increased costs of state wards/state agency clients.
General Fund 2001-02 2002-03
All Other $6,699,734 $2,459,350
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 2001-02 2002-03
GENERAL FUND $6,699,734 $12,459,350
__________ __________
DEPARTMENT TOTAL -
ALL FUNDS $6,699,734 $12,459,350
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