Appropriations committee OKs budget

Kennebec Journal, May 31, 2007

(excerpts) The final touches of the 2008-09 biennial state budget were approved by the Appropriations Committee late Wednesday night.

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Final approval of the education part of the budget is expected today. The committee reconvened at 9 a.m.

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The K-12 education administration consolidation language was reviewed and adjusted slightly.

The plan sets a goal of 80 School Administration Units to be in place by July 1, 2008. Units will vary in size with a goal of 2,500 resident students per district. except where geography, demographics, population density, transportation challenges and other obstacles make 2,500 impractical.