To: Catherine Reilly, State Economist, Maine State Planning Office <Catherine.reilly@maine.gov>

From: Brian Hubbell <sparkflashgap@gmail.com>

Date: Fri, Feb 15, 2008 at 8:34 AM

Subject: question about LD 1 and school spending

Reading yesterday's press release which talks about "school units exceeding their LD 1 spending caps", I'm wondering if you can refer me to the section of LD 1 that defines EPS[i] as a spending cap.

Thanks,
Brian Hubbell,

Bar Harbor

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[i] Title 20-A: EDUCATION; Part 7: SCHOOL FINANCE; Chapter 606-B: ESSENTIAL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES

§15671. Essential programs and services

    Essential programs and services are those educational resources that are identified in this chapter for all students to meet the standards in the 8 content standard subject areas of the system of learning results established in chapter 222. In order to achieve this system of learning results, school funding based on essential programs and services must be available in all schools on an equitable basis. Essential programs and services utilize resources including federal funds that are currently provided or could be adapted to implement a system of learning results, as well as additional resources that are also needed to ensure that these programs and services are available to all students. These essential programs and services must provide the basis for the system of school funding no later than 2007-08. School funding must be adequate to fully provide for all of the staffing and other material resource needs of the essential programs and services identified by the Legislature.