Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 5 – Funding of state mandates for noneducational services
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1. Definitions. As used in this section, unless the context indicates otherwise, the following terms have the following meanings.
A. “Expenditure” means any local appropriation financed by the property tax, motor vehicle excise tax, state-municipal revenue sharing program or any state reimbursement for revenue lost due to property tax exemptions. [PL 1983, c. 80 (NEW).]
B. “Local unit” means any city, town, plantation or school administrative unit. [PL 1983, c. 80 (NEW).]
C. “Noneducational services” means any service which is not an allowable educational cost under chapter 605. [PL 1983, c. 80 (NEW).]
[PL 1983, c. 80 (NEW).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 5
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- School administrative unit: means the state-approved unit of school administration and includes a municipal school unit, school administrative district, community school district, regional school unit or any other municipal or quasi-municipal corporation responsible for operating or constructing public schools, except that it does not include a career and technical education region. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 1
- Town: includes cities and plantations, unless otherwise expressed or implied. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
2. Mandates. The State may not mandate that a school administrative unit implement a new noneducational service after July 1, 1984, unless the State provides sufficient moneys to cover the additional cost of implementing the program.
[PL 1983, c. 80 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 80 (NEW).