Maine § 20-A §15689-C Commissioner's recommendation for funding levels; computations

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§ 20-A §15689-C — Commissioner's recommendation for funding levels; computations

Maine § 20-A §15689-C

Title 20-AEDUCATION

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Ch. 606-BESSENTIAL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES

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Bluebook

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

Text

1.Annual recommendations. Prior to January 20th of each fiscal year, the commissioner, with the approval of the state board, shall recommend to the Governor and the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of the Budget the funding levels that the commissioner recommends for the purposes of this chapter on the basis of section 15671. Beginning with the recommendations due in 2009, the commissioner’s annual recommendations must be in the form and manner described in subsection 4.

2.Funding level computations. The following are the funding level computations that support the commissioner's funding level recommendations:

3.Guidelines for updating other subsidizable costs. The commissioner's recommendation for updating percentages to bring base year actual costs to the eq

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1.
Annual recommendations.
Prior to January 20th of each fiscal year, the commissioner, with the approval of the state board, shall recommend to the Governor and the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of the Budget the funding levels that the commissioner recommends for the purposes of this chapter on the basis of section 15671. Beginning with the recommendations due in 2009, the commissioner’s annual recommendations must be in the form and manner described in subsection 4.
2.
Funding level computations.
The following are the funding level computations that support the commissioner's funding level recommendations:
3.
Guidelines for updating other subsidizable costs.
The commissioner's recommendation for updating percentages to bring base year actual costs to the equivalent of one-year-old costs may not exceed the average of the 2 most recent percentages of annual increase in the Consumer Price Index.
4.
Guidelines for updating adjustments and miscellaneous costs.
The commissioner's recommendations regarding the adjustments and miscellaneous costs components as set forth in subsection 2 also must delineate each amount that is recommended for each subsection and paragraph under sections 15689 and 15689‑A and the purposes for each cost in these sections. For each amount shown in the commissioner's recommendations, the commissioner's recommendation must also show the amount for the same component or purpose that is included in the most recently approved state budget, the differences between the amounts in the most recently approved state budget and the commissioner's recommendations and the reasons for the changes.

Legislative History

PL 2005, c. 2, §D61 (NEW). PL 2005, c. 2, §§D72,74 (AFF). PL 2005, c. 12, §WW18 (AFF). PL 2009, c. 275, §§1, 2 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 368, Pt. C, §§16, 17 (AMD). PL 2015, c. 54, §8 (AMD). PL 2015, c. 389, Pt. C, §8 (AMD). PL 2015, c. 489, §10 (AMD).