Maine § 20-A §15690 Local appropriations

Maine Statutes

§ 20-A §15690 — Local appropriations

Maine § 20-A §15690

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 §15690 (2026).

Text

Beginning with the budget for the 2005-2006 school year, the following provisions apply to local appropriations for school purposes.

1.School administrative unit contribution to total cost of funding public education from kindergarten to grade 12. The legislative body of each school administrative unit may vote to raise and appropriate an amount up to its required contribution to the total cost of education as described in section 15688, except that funds provided under Title XIV of the State Fiscal Stabilization Fund of the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 as part of the amount restored to a school administrative unit’s fiscal years 2008-09, 2009-10 and 2010-11 share of general purpose aid as determined under this chapter must be used to lower the school administrat

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Beginning with the budget for the 2005-2006 school year, the following provisions apply to local appropriations for school purposes.
1.
School administrative unit contribution to total cost of funding public education from kindergarten to grade 12.
The legislative body of each school administrative unit may vote to raise and appropriate an amount up to its required contribution to the total cost of education as described in section 15688, except that funds provided under Title XIV of the State Fiscal Stabilization Fund of the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 as part of the amount restored to a school administrative unit’s fiscal years 2008-09, 2009-10 and 2010-11 share of general purpose aid as determined under this chapter must be used to lower the school administrative unit’s required contribution to the total cost of education.
2.
Non-state-funded debt service.
For a school administrative unit's indebtedness previously approved by its legislative body for non-state-funded major capital school construction projects or non-state-funded portions of major capital school construction projects, the legislative body of each school administrative unit may vote to raise and appropriate an amount up to the municipality's or district's annual payments for non-state-funded debt service.
3.
Additional local appropriation.
A school administrative unit may raise and expend funds for educational purposes in addition to the funds under subsections 1 and 2.
4.
Total budget article.
A school administrative unit must include a summary article indicating the total annual budget for funding public education from kindergarten to grade 12 in the school administrative unit. The amount recommended must be the gross budget of the school system. This article does not provide money unless the other articles are approved.
5.
Vote.
Actions taken pursuant to subsections 1 to 4 must be taken by a recorded vote.
6.
Administrative costs for units with no pupils.
If a school administrative unit is required to pay administrative costs and has no allocation of state or local funds, that unit may raise and expend funds for administrative costs.

Legislative History

PL 2005, c. 2, §D62 (NEW). PL 2005, c. 2, §§D72,74 (AFF). PL 2005, c. 12, §§WW5-7 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 12, §WW18 (AFF). PL 2005, c. 519, §§AAAA17,18 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. XXXX, §31 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 539, Pt. C, §15 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 213, Pt. C, §16 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 571, Pt. E, §§25, 26 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 655, Pt. C, §12 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 1, Pt. C, §6 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 171, §1 (AMD). PL 2015, c. 389, Pt. C, §9 (AMD).