| Year |
LD |
Amendments |
Session Law |
Title of Act &
Statute Citation |
Legislative Record
Debate & Remarks |
Other Documents &
News Clips |
Full LD
History |
| 1957 |
LD 1089
An Act Relating to Educational Aid and Reorganization of School
Administrative Units
OTP-ND:
LD 1478 |
Enacted with amendments:
#189
#303
#248
#333
#249
#250
#283 |
PL 1957, c. 364 |
Foundation Program ("Sinclair Act")
RS 1954, c. 41, §§237-C to 237-E |
Senate, February 27, 1957
p. 325
House, February 28, 1957
p. 354
House, March 26, 1957
p. 590-591
House, April 5, 1957
p. 732-733
Senate, April 10, 1957
p. 753-754
Senate, April 11, 1957
p. 791-792
House, April 12, 1957
p. 818
House, April 17, 1957
p. 889
House, April 23, 1957
p. 966
House, April 24, 1957
p. 1001-1006
House, April 30, 1957
p. 1126-1136
Senate, May 1, 1957
p. 1141-1142
Senate, May 2, 1957
p. 1186-1187
House, May 2, 1957
p. 1196-1197 (2)
House, May 3, 1957
p. 1227-1228
House, May 3, 1957
p. 1246-1256
House, May 7, 1957
p. 1291
House, May 7, 1957
p. 1318-1319
Senate, May 29, 1957
p. 2495-2496 |
Report:
Report to Ninety-eighth Legislature : school finances and needs (Jan.
1957)
Report:
Report to Ninety-eighth Legislature : summary of report on school
finances and needs (Jan. 1957)
Report: Report with
recommendations on study of school finances and needs in the state
News:
Please contact a
Reference Librarian. |
N/A |
| 1958 |
LD 1637
An Act Relating to Educational Aid and to Clarify the Procedure of the
Reorganization of School Administrative Units
|
Enacted with amendment:
Committee Amendment "A" |
PL 1957, c. 443 |
Repealed and replaced the Foundation Program |
Senate, January 13, 1958
p. 3-4
Senate, January 15, 1958
p. 26-34
House, January 15, 1958
p. 64-84
Senate, January 16, 1958
p. 90
House, January 16, 1958
p. 92-93 |
Court Opinion:
Opinion of the Justices, 153 Me. 469, 145 A.2d 250 (1958) |
N/A |
| With the publication of the 1964 Maine Revised Statutes,
these statutes were codified as 20 MRS §§3721-3723. |
| 1969 |
LD 683
An Act to Provide a More Equitable Method of Distributing School Subsidy
OTP-ND:
LD 1586 |
N/A |
PL 1969, c. 496 |
General Purpose Aid
20 MRS §§3731-3734 |
House, February 27, 1969
p. 427-428
Senate, February 27, 1969
p. 433
House, June 10, 1969
p. 3355-3361
House, June 16, 1969
p. 3659-3660 |
N/A |
N/A |
| 1973 |
LD 1617
An Act to Create Local-State Funding of Public Schools
OTP-ND:
LD 1994 |
Enacted with amendments:
H-579
H-586
S-227 |
PL 1973, c. 556 |
Funding of Public Schools / Uniform Property
Tax
20 MRS §§3711-3713 |
House, June 4, 1973
p. 3705
Senate, June 13, 1973
p. 4240
Senate, June 20, 1973
p. 4604-4613
House, June 21, 1973
p. 4647-4673
Senate, June 21, 1973
p. 4717-4720
House, June 22, 1973
p. 4729-4730 |
N/A |
N/A |
| 1975 |
LD 526
An Act to Correct Deficiencies in the School Funding Law
OTP-ND:
LD 1452 |
Enacted with amendments:
H-141 H-148
H-144 H-301
H-147
|
PL 1975, c. 272 |
School Finance Act of 1975
20 MRS §§3710-3713 |
House, April 7, 1975
p. B409
House, April 8, 1975
p. B428
House, April 9, 1975
p. B441
House, April 10, 1975
p. B462-B479
Senate, April 11, 1975
p. B499
Senate, April 15, 1975
p. B549-B550
Senate, April 16, 1975
p. B564-B566
House, April 17, 1975
p. B577
House, April 18, 1975
p. B604
House, April 23, 1975
p. B648
House, May 2, 1975
p. B811-B812
House, May 12, 1975
p. B962-B968
Senate, May 13, 1975
p. B995-B997
House, May 14, 1975
p. B1010-B1013
House, May 14, 1975
p. B1023-B1025 |
Court Opinion:
Opinion of the Justices, 339 A.2d 492 (Me. 1975)
Report:
A study of L.D. 1994 / prepared by the Education Subsidy Commission ;
submitted to the 107th Legislature (Jan. 1975)
Legislative Analysis:
An analysis of L.D. 1452 : the School Funding Act of 1975 (Apr. 1975) |
N/A |
| 1976 |
LD 2011
An Act to Revise the Laws Relating to Funding of Public Schools
OTP-ND:
LD 2196 |
Enacted with amendments:
H-880
S-407
H-920
S-408
S-404
S-409
|
PL 1975, c. 660 |
School Finance Act of 1976
20 MRS §§3741-3748 |
House, February 10, 1976
p. 121-128
House, February 11, 1976
p. 140
House, February 19, 1976
p. 187-195
Senate, February 23, 1976
p. 218-224
House, February 24, 1976
p. 232-236
House, February 24, 1976
p. 236-237
Senate, February 25, 1976
p. 257-258
Senate, February 25, 1976
p. 259-261
Senate,
February 26, 1976
p. 283-285
House, March 4, 1976
p. 341-352
Senate, March 4, 1976
p. 356-365 |
N/A |
N/A |
| 1978 |
LD 2022
An Act Relating to the Funding of Education |
Enacted by amendment:
H-1055 |
PL 1977, c. 625 |
School Finance Act of 1978
20 MRS §§4741-4758 |
House, February 22, 1978
p. 286
House, February 22, 1978
p. 288
House, February 23, 1978
p. 300-309
Senate, February 24, 1978
p. 339-341
Senate, February 27, 1978
p. 366-368
House, March 1, 1978
p. 402-404
Senate, March 1, 1978
p. 415-416 |
News Clips:
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N/A |
| 1981 |
LD 1554
An Act to Revise the Education Law
OTP-ND:
LD 2042 |
Enacted with amendment:
S-453 |
PL 1981, c. 693 |
School Finance Act
20-A MRS §§15501-15519 |
House, March 9, 1982
p. 229
House, March 23, 1983
p. 314-315
Senate, March 31, 1983
p. 483-484
House, April 5, 1983
p. 538-540 |
Report:
Report of the Joint Standing Committee on Education : Revision of the
Education Laws (Apr. 1981) |
N/A |
| 1984 |
LD 2482
An Act to Implement the Recommendations of the Commission on the Status
of Education in Maine
OTP-ND:
LD 2492 |
Enacted with amendments:
H-757
H-763
H-769
H-771 |
PL 1983, c. 859 |
School Finance Act of 1985
20-A MRS §§15601-15619 |
House, September 10, 1984
p. 39-46
Senate, September 10,
1984
p. 49-50
House, September 11, 1984
p. 57
Senate, September 11,
1984
p. 63-65 |
Report:
Maine's Most Important Investment. Report of the Commission on the
Status of Education in Maine (June 1984)
News Clips:
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Reference Librarian. |
N/A |
| 1995 |
LD 706
An Act Making Unified Appropriations and Allocations for...the Fiscal
Years Ending June 30, 1996 and June 30, 1997 |
Enacted with amendments:
H-628 |
PL 1995, c. 638, Part Z |
School Finance Act of 1995
20-A MRS §§15651-15659 |
House, June 7, 1995
p. H-896-H-904
Senate, June 8, 1995
p. S-1058-S-1061
Senate, June 8, 1995
p. S-1061-S-1065
House, June 12, 1995
p. H-941-H-942
Senate, June 12, 1995
p. S-1075
Senate, June 26, 1995
p. S-1351-S-1352
House, June 27, 1995
p. H-1363-H-1367
House, June 27, 1995
p. H-1369-H-1372
Senate, June 27, 1995
p. S-1416-S-1429
Senate, June 27, 1995
p. S-1430-S-1433
Senate, June 27, 1995
p. S-1433-S-1434
House, June 28, 1995
p. H-1393-H-1400
Senate, June 28, 1995
p. S-1479-S-1480
Senate, June 29, 1995
p. S-1494-S-1507
Senate, June 30, 1995
p. S-1568 |
Report:
Report of the Task Force to Monitor Hospital Deregulation: Presented to
the Second Regular Session of the 117th Legislature (Jan. 23, 1996)
Report:
Report of the Maine State Revenue Forecasting Committee (Feb. 1997)
Committee File:
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Reference Librarian.
News Clips:
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Yes |
| 2003 |
LD 1372
An Act To Enact the School Finance Act of 2003 |
N/A
|
IB 2003, c. 2 |
School Finance Act of 2003
20-A MRS §§15681-15685 |
House, June 13, 2003
p. H-1018-H-1019 |
Committee File:
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Reference Librarian.
News Clips:
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Reference Librarian. |
Yes |