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provide the Commissioner of Education with a copy of the written notice and a report of the plan
the school has to remedy the problem.
Sec. C-64. School Finance Act of 2017. The commissioner shall develop a plan for the
funding of public education from kindergarten through grade 12 by using the local and state
contributions. The plan for a new school funding formula must be based on providing direct
instruction and support for student learning, include a statewide teacher contract and the
implementation of a system to measure and ensure that school administrative units are held
accountable for the intended use of the State funds. The new funding formula must ensure that
direct instructional programs and services are available to all students and be available in all
schools on an equitable basis. The new school funding formula must be implemented no later
than the 2019-20 school year.
Sec. C-65. Effective date. The following sections of this Part have the following effective
dates:
1. Sections 15 and 43 are amended effective beginning on July 1, 2017.
2. Sections 22, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 39 and 41are repealed effective beginning on July 1,
2017.
3. Section 64 is enacted effective beginning on July 1, 2017.
4. Section 56 is repealed and replaced effective beginning on July 1, 2018.
5. Sections 48 and 49 are repealed effective beginning on July 1, 2019.
6. Section 53 is repealed effective beginning on July 1, 2021.
7. All other sections in this Part are effective beginning on the same date that this Act
becomes effective unless otherwise specified within each respective section.
PART C
SUMMARY
This Part does the following:
1. Sections 1 through 13 of this Part establishes the Total Cost of Education from
Kindergarten to Grade 12 for fiscal year 2017-18, the state contribution and the annual
target state share percentage.
2. Sections 14 through 55 of this Part provides statutory changes to the essential programs
and services funding act chapter 606-B for implementation in the 2017-18 school year.
3. Sections 56 through 60 of this Part provides statutory changes to the essential programs
and services funding act chapter 606-B for implementation in the 2018-19 school year.
4. Sections 61 through 63 provide statutory changes for the funding and oversight of the
Maine School for Marine Science, Technology, Transportation and Engineering.
5. Section 64 directs the Commissioner of the Department of Education to develop a plan
for funding public education from kindergarten through grade twelve. The plan must be
based on providing direct instruction and support for student learning and include the
establishment of a system to measure and ensure accountability for the use of the State
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