Resolve, To Prepare Maine's Students for Active Citizenship
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 0425
Committee Amendment CA_A_H239 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ,,(t., to H.P. 333, L.D. 425, "Resolve, To 
Prepare Maine's Students for Active Citizenship" 
Amend the resolve by striking out all of section 2 
and 
inserting in its place the following: 
'Sec. 2. Commission membership. Resolved: That the commission 
consists of 15 members appointed as follows: 
1. 
Two 
members 
of 
the 
Senate, 
one 
belonging 
to 
the 
political party holding the largest number of seats in the Senate 
and one belonging to the political party holding the 2nd largest 
number of seats in the Senate, appointed by the President of the 
Senate; 
2. 
Two 
members 
of 
the 
House 
of 
Representatives, 
one 
belonging to the political party holding the largest number of 
seats in the Senate and one belonging to the political party 
holding the 2nd largest number of seats in the Senate, appointed 
by the Speaker of the House; 
3. 
Eleven members appointed by the Governor as follows: 
A. One member who serves as a school administrative district 
superintendent; 
B. One member who serves as the principal of a public school; 
Page l-LR1231(2) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
"' ... 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "I/., to H.P. 333, L.D. 425 
C. One member of a school board; 
D. One representative of the Department of Education; 
E. One representative of the Maine Chamber of Commerce; 
F. One educator with experience in civic education service 
learning and related areas; 
G. One dean of students from a college or university; 
H. One student enrolled in and attending high school; 
I. One student enrolled in and attending college; 
J. Two representatives of the nonprofit education sector in 
the State, one of whom represents kindergarten to grade 12 
education and one of whom represents higher education. 
At least one legislative appointee must have experience in the 
education field; and be it further' 
Further amend the 
(page 
3, 
line 
in 
"funds." and inserting 
be it further' 
resolve in section 10 in the last line 
L.D.) 
by striking out 
the 
following: 
in its place the following: 
'funds; and 
Further amend the resolve by inserting after section 10 the 
following: 
'Sec. 11. Funding. Resolved: 
That the commission shall seek 
outside sources of funding to fund all costs of the commission. 
Prompt notice of solicitation and acceptance of funds must be 
sent to the Legislative Council. 
All funds accepted must be 
forwarded to the Executive Director of the Legislative Council 
along with an accounting record that includes the amount of 
funds, date the funds were received, from whom the funds were 
received and the purpose and any limitation on the use of those 
funds. 
The 
Executive 
Director 
of 
the 
Legislative 
Council 
administers any funds received by the commission. 
If outside 
sources of funding are not received by the report date in section 
of this Act, the commission is dissolved; and be it further 
Sec. 12. Appropriations and allocations. Resolved: 
following appropriations and allocations are made. 
LEGISLATURE 
That 
the 
Commission to Study the Scope and Quality of Citizenship Education 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
t,'O-
". 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ·it· to H. P. 333, L. D. 425 
Initiative: 
Allocated 
funds 
for 
the 
postage, 
printing, 
legislative per diem and other expenses of the commission. 
other Special Revenue Funds 
Personal Services 
All Other 
Other Special Revenue Funds Total 
SUMMARY 
2003-04 
$1,320 
5,000 
$6,320 
2004-05 
$0 
o 
$0' 
This amendment expands the membership of the Commission to 
Study the Scope and Quality of Citizenship Education to include 
one principal, one superintendent and one school board member. 
The 
amendment 
also 
requires 
that 
at least 
one 
legislative 
appointee to the commission have experience in the field of 
education. The amendment also requires the solicitation and use 
of outside funding to cover all costs of the commission. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Legislative Study 
Approved: 04/08/03 ?dac:.. 
12lst Maine Legislature 
Office of Fiscal and Program Review 
LD425 
Resolve, To Prepare Maine's Students for Active Citizenship 
LR 1231(02) 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment" " 
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Current Costs - Legislative Study 
The projected cost to fund this study is $6,320 in fiscal year 2003-04. This bill as amended includes an allocation of 
Other Special Revenue funds in the amount of $6,320 to fund all costs of the commission. Although this legislation 
states that General Fund expenses may not be incurred by the commission, if outside funding is not received the 
payment of per diem and expenses for legislative members and printing and postage will be paid from the General 
Fund. These costs are estimated to be $3,320. The Legislature has budgeted $30,000 in fiscal year 2003-04 for 
legislative studies. Whether that amount is sufficient to fund all studies will depend on the number of studies 
authorized by the Legislative Council and the Legislature. The additional costs associated with serving on the 
commission can be absorbed by the Department of Education utilizing existing budgeted resources. 
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