An Act Making Unified Appropriations and Allocations for the Expenditures of State Government, General Fund and Other Funds, and Changing Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2004 and June 30, 2005 LR2000(13)
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1319
Committee Amendment CA_A-HA_N_H49 (House)

HOUSE AMENDMENT "N· to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 973, 
L.D. 
1319, 
Bill, 
"An 
Act 
Making Unified Appropriations 
and 
Allocations for the Expenditures of State Government, 
General 
Fund and Other Funds, and Changing Certain Provisions of the Law 
Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the 
Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2004 and June 30, 2005" 
Amend 
the 
amendment 
by 
inserting 
after 
Part 
MMM 
the 
following: 
'PARTNNN 
Sec. NNN·l. Implementation of learning results. 
Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, 
a school administrative unit, as 
defined in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 1, 
subsection 26, may not be required to implement the system of 
learning results established in Title 20-A, section 6209 before 
July I, 2005. 
Sec. NNN·2. Implementing language. 
Notwithstanding Part C of 
this Act, within 30 days of the effective date of this Part the 
Department of Education shall submit implementing language to the 
Legislature making changes to Part C necessitated by this Part. 
Sec. NNN·3. Appropriations and allocations. 
appropriations and allocations are made. 
EDUCATIOH, DEPARnmN"l' OF 
General Purpose Aid for Local Schools 
The 
following 
Initiative: 
Appropriates 
funds 
as 
a 
result of savings 
from 
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HOUSE AMENDMENT 
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HOUSE AMENDMENT "PI" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 973, L.D. 
1319 
professional 
development 
activities 
due 
to 
the 
delayed 
implementation of the system of learning results until after July 
1, 2005. 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
General Purpose Aid for Local Schools 
2003-04 
$2,000,000 
$2,000,000 
2004-05 
$2,000,000 
$2,000,000 
Initiative: 
Deappropriates funds 
for professional development 
activities due to the delayed implementation of the system of 
learning results until after July 1, 2005. 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPAR"DO:NT TOTAL -
ALL FUNDS 
SECTIOli TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
SECTION TOTAL -
ALL FUNDS 
Further amend the amendment by 
any 
nonconsecutive 
Part 
letter 
or 
consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
2003-04 
2004-05 
($2,000,000) 
($2,000,000) 
($2,000,000) 
($2,000,000) 
2003-04 
2004-05 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
2003-04 
2004-05 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0' 
relettering or renumbering 
section 
number 
to 
read 
This 
amendment 
provides 
that, 
notwithstanding 
any other 
prov~s~on of law, a school administrative unit, as defined in the 
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 1, subsection 26, may 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
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~~ 
HOUSE AMENDMENT ,,1'1, to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H. P . 973, L. D. 
1319 
not be required to implement the system of learning results 
established in Title 20-A, section 6209 before July 1, 2005. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
SPONSORED BY: -~L~ 
(Representati,tV TWOMEY) 
I 
TOWN: 
Biddeford 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
Approved: 03/25/03 ~ac=. 
Office of Fiscal and Program Review 
LD 1319 
An Act Making Unified Appropriations and Allocations for the 
Expenditures of State Government, General Fund and Other Funds, and 
Changing Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper 
Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 
2004 and June 30, 2005 
LR2000(13) 
Fiscal Note for House Amendment" " to Committee Amendment "A" 
Sponsor: Rep. Twomey 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2003-04 
2004-05 
Biennium 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
This amendment will have no net effect on General Fund appropriations. This amendment will deappropriate 
$2,000,000 in fiscal years 2003-04 and 2004-05 in the Professional Development program within the Department of 
Education and transfer the funds to the General Purpose Aid for Local Schools program. 
LR2000(l3) - Fiscal Note - Page I of I