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An Act to Fairly Fund School Administrative Units for Economically Disadvantaged Students

An Act to Fairly Fund School Administrative Units for Economically Disadvantaged Students

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Sponsor
Representative Kristen Cloutier
Last action
2025-05-21
Official status
Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Effective date
Not listed

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An Act to Fairly Fund School Administrative Units for Economically Disadvantaged Students

An Act to Fairly Fund School Administrative Units for Economically Disadvantaged Students Sponsor: Representative Kristen Cloutier Reference committee: Education and Cultural Affairs Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Fairly Fund School Administrative Units for Economically Disadvantaged Students Sponsor: Representative Kristen Cloutier Reference committee: Education and Cultural Affairs Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP

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Bill History

  1. 2025-05-21 Senate

    Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)

  2. 2025-05-20 Committee

    Reported Out; ONTP

  3. 2025-05-16 Committee

    Work Session Held

  4. 2025-05-16 Committee

    Voted; ONTP

  5. 2025-03-21 House

    Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.

  6. 2025-02-06 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Fairly Fund School Administrative Units for Economically Disadvantaged Students
Sponsor:
Representative Kristen Cloutier
Reference committee:
Education and Cultural Affairs
Latest committee action:
Reported Out; ONTP

Current Bill Text

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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST REGULAR SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 501
H.P. 330 House of Representatives, February 11, 2025
An Act to Fairly Fund School Administrative Units for
Economically Disadvantaged Students
Received by the Clerk of the House on February 6, 2025. Referred to the Committee on
Education and Cultural Affairs pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to
Joint Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative CLOUTIER of Lewiston.
Cosponsored by Representative ARCHER of Saco, Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin and
Representatives: ABDI of Lewiston, DHALAC of South Portland, LEE of Auburn, MOONEN
of Portland, MURPHY of Scarborough, ROEDER of Bangor, SALISBURY of Westbrook,
TUELL of East Machias.

Page 1 - 132LR0921(01)
1Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
2Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §15675, sub-§2, ¶A, as enacted by PL 2017, c. 284, Pt. C,
3 §30, is amended to read:
4 A. An Until the beginning of fiscal year 2026-27, an additional weight of .15. The
5 number of economically disadvantaged students for each school administrative unit is
6 determined by multiplying the number of resident pupils in the most recent calendar
7 year by the most recent available elementary free or reduced-price meals percentage.
8 The elementary free or reduced-price meals percentage may be applied to determine
9 the number of economically disadvantaged students in the unit's secondary grades; and
10Sec. 2. 20-A MRSA §15675, sub-§2, ¶A-2 is enacted to read:
11 A-2. Beginning fiscal year 2026-27, an additional weight of .25. The number of
12 economically disadvantaged students for each school administrative unit is determined
13 by multiplying the number of resident pupils in the most recent calendar year by the
14 most recent available elementary free or reduced-price meals percentage. The
15 elementary free or reduced-price meals percentage may be applied to determine the
16 number of economically disadvantaged students in the unit's secondary grades; and
17SUMMARY
18 This bill increases the weighted count in the school funding formula for economically
19 disadvantaged students under the Essential Programs and Services Funding Act from 0.15
20 to 0.25 effective beginning fiscal year 2026-27.
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