An Act To Amend Laws Affecting Tuition At State-Approved Schools

This bill changes how the state calculates the number of students used to determine funding for public schools in Maine. It updates the rules to include specific counts for adult education and alternative education programs, while also adjusting how past enrollment data is averaged over different time periods depending on the school year. These new calculations will directly affect how much money school districts receive and how many teaching and staff positions the state requires them to hire. The law also instructs the education commissioner to use these updated student numbers to set specific ratios for teachers and staff, as well as to estimate costs for substitute teachers.