LD2226

An Act to Amend the Essential Programs and Services School Funding Formula

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Amends Maine's essential programs and services school funding formula, adjusting special education costs, transportation costs, and regional.

The bill amends Maine's essential programs and services school funding formula by adjusting special education costs, transportation costs, and regional adjustments. It introduces a new calculation for predicted transportation costs for school administrative units, adjusts the special education costs to include a variable weight for economically disadvantaged students, and modifies the regional adjustment to be based on a nationwide cost-of-living index.

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Sponsors

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Roll Call Votes

28 Yea

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6 Nay

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1 Absent

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Calendar

Mar 19

1:00 PM

Hearing

Mar 9

10:00 AM

Hearing

History

Apr 14

Senate

On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table

Apr 14

Senate

Subsequently, PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence.

Apr 13

House

Reports READ.