Maine § 20-A §15689 Adjustments to state share of total allocation

Maine Statutes

§ 20-A §15689 — Adjustments to state share of total allocation

Maine § 20-A §15689

Title 20-AEDUCATION

Part 7SCHOOL FINANCE

Ch. 606-BESSENTIAL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 20-A, § 20-A §15689 (2026).

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Beginning July 1, 2005, adjustments to the state share of the total allocation must be made as set out in this section.

1.Minimum state allocation. Each school administrative unit must be guaranteed a minimum state share of its total allocation that is an amount equal to the greater of the following: 1-A. Adjustments to state contributions to member municipalities in certain school districts. 1-B. Adjustments to state contributions to member municipalities in regional school units or alternative organizational structure. The minimum state allocation provisions of subsection 1, paragraph B are applicable for each case in which the school administrative units in existence prior to the operational date of the new regional school unit or alternative organizational structure received an adjust

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Beginning July 1, 2005, adjustments to the state share of the total allocation must be made as set out in this section.
1.
Minimum state allocation.
Each school administrative unit must be guaranteed a minimum state share of its total allocation that is an amount equal to the greater of the following:
1-A.
Adjustments to state contributions to member municipalities in certain school districts.
1-B.
Adjustments to state contributions to member municipalities in regional school units or alternative organizational structure.
The minimum state allocation provisions of subsection 1, paragraph B are applicable for each case in which the school administrative units in existence prior to the operational date of the new regional school unit or alternative organizational structure received an adjustment under subsection 1, paragraph B for fiscal year 2007-08 or fiscal year 2008-09. For each regional school unit or alternative organizational structure eligible under this subsection, the minimum state allocation provisions of subsection 1, paragraph B are applicable for each member municipality that was a member of the eligible school administrative units in existence prior to the operational date of the new regional school unit or alternative organizational structure.
2.
Adjustment for debt service.
Each school administrative unit may receive an adjustment for a debt service determined as follows.
3.
Adjustment limitations.
The amounts of the adjustments paid to school administrative units or municipalities pursuant to this section are limited to the amounts appropriated by the Legislature for these adjustments.
4.
Audit adjustments.
The following provisions apply to audit adjustments.
5.
Adjustment for cost of educating eligible students in long-term drug treatment centers.
A school administrative unit that operates an educational program approved pursuant to chapter 327 to serve eligible students in licensed drug treatment centers must be reimbursed in the year in which costs are incurred as follows.
6.
Adjustment for uncertified personnel.
The commissioner shall reduce the state share of the total allocation to a school administrative unit in the current year or following year by an amount that represents the state share of expenditures for salaries and benefits paid to uncertified personnel.
7.
Adjustment for minimum teacher salary.
7-A.
Adjustment for minimum teacher salary.
Beginning in fiscal year 2020-21, the commissioner shall, in accordance with this subsection, increase the state share of the total allocation to a qualifying school administrative unit by an amount necessary to achieve the minimum salary for certified teachers and career and technical education teachers established in section 13407.
8.
Payments for minimum salary adjustments.
9.
Regionalization, consolidation and efficiency assistance adjustment.
The commissioner may expend and disburse funds limited to the amount appropriated by the Legislature to carry out the purposes of promoting regionalization, consolidation and efficiency. These funds may be an adjustment to the qualifying school administrative unit's state allocation. The commissioner may also expend and disburse these funds as follows:
10.
Innovative school construction project adjustment.
For any fiscal year, if the appropriation for the state share of debt service exceeds the annual payments, the commissioner may expend and disburse the balance of funds to carry out the purposes of innovative school construction.
11.
Minimum economically disadvantaged student adjustment.
Beginning in fiscal year 2012-13, and for each subsequent fiscal year, each school administrative unit may receive an adjustment for economically disadvantaged students determined as follows.
12.
Adjustment of subsidy for statewide contract purchases.
13.
(REALLOCATED FROM T. 20-A, §15689, sub-§12) Bus refurbishing program.
14.
MaineCare seed for school administrative units.
The commissioner may deduct from a school administrative unit's state subsidy and pay on behalf of the school administrative unit allowable school-based costs that represent the school administrative unit's portion of MaineCare payments. A transfer of payment by the department to the Department of Health and Human Services must be made pursuant to a schedule agreed upon by the Department of Health and Human Services and the department and in a manner that remains in compliance with federal intergovernmental transfer requirements. No later than 90 days after the incurrence of allowable school-based payments to schools, the Department of Health and Human Services shall provide the detailed payment information to the department. The department shall make this information available and apply the adjustment to the appropriate school administrative units within 30 days of receipt of the detailed payment information from the Department of Health and Human Services.
15.
Special education budgetary hardship adjustment.
Beginning in fiscal year 2018-19, the following provisions apply to adjustments for special education budgetary hardships.
16.
English learner budgetary hardship adjustment.
Beginning in fiscal year 2022-23, the following provisions apply to adjustments for English learner budgetary hardships.

Legislative History

PL 2003, c. 712, §17 (NEW). PL 2005, c. 2, §§D58-60 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 2, §§D72,74 (AFF). PL 2005, c. 12, §WW18 (AFF). PL 2005, c. 457, §I1 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 519, §§AAAA13-15 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 635, §9 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 683, §H2 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 58, §3 (REV). PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. C, §3 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. D, §§3-6 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 466, Pt. B, §16 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 539, Pt. C, §10 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 668, §38 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 1, Pt. C, §2 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 213, Pt. AAA, §2 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 213, Pt. C, §§8, 9 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 571, Pt. E, §§21-23 (AMD). RR 2011, c. 2, §20 (COR). PL 2011, c. 380, Pt. C, §5 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 419, §3 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 477, Pt. D, §3 (AFF). PL 2011, c. 477, Pt. D, §§1, 2 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 655, Pt. C, §§8-10 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 655, Pt. F, §1 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 1, Pt. C, §§4, 5 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 368, Pt. C, §13 (AMD). PL 2015, c. 267, Pt. C, §12 (AMD). PL 2015, c. 389, Pt. C, §7 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 284, Pt. C, §§49-53 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 284, Pt. VVVVV, §11 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 219, §8 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 343, Pt. UU, §3 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 398, §36 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 616, Pt. C, §6 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 441, §2 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 571, §§33, 34 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 635, Pt. C, §7 (AMD). PL 2023, c. 412, Pt. JJJJ, §§1-3 (AMD).