An Act Concerninq the Processinq Time for Substitute and Regular School Employee Finqerprintinq Further amend the bill by striking out all of section 1 and inserting in its place the following: Sec. I. 20-A MRSA §6103, sub-§4-A, "C and D, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 791, §4, are amended to read: C. A person employed as a substitute who has not been fingerprinted prior to the effective date of this subsection must meet the requirements by July 1, 2002. Beginning with the 2003-2004 school year, a person employed as a substitute who needs fingerprinting and a criminal history record check pursuant to section 13011, subsection must meet the requirements of this section within 8 weeks of employment by a school administrative unit. A person employed as a substitute who needs fingerprinting and a criminal history record check ~ust be issued a temporary approval card by the department. The temporary approval card is valid for the first 8 weeks of employment. except that. for a person who has been fingerprinted pursuant to this section prior to the 20th day of employment and who has not received the results of the criminal history record check prior to the 9th week of employment, the temporary approval card remains valid Page l-LR0721(2) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1032
Committee Amendment CA_A_H200 (House)
Amends: 20-A MRSA §6103

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ,,{{., to 
To 
Reduce 
the 
Processing 
H.P. 749, L.D. 1032, Bill, "An 
Time 
for 
Substitute 
Teacher 
Fingerprinting" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting 
the following: 
'An Act Concerninq the Processinq Time for Substitute and Regular 
School Employee Finqerprintinq' 
Further amend the bill by striking out all of section 1 and 
inserting in its place the following: 
'Sec. I. 20-A MRSA §6103, sub-§4-A, "C and D, as enacted by 
PL 1999, c. 791, §4, are amended to read: 
C. 
A person employed as a 
substitute who has not been 
fingerprinted prior to the effective date of this subsection 
must meet the requirements by July 1, 2002. 
Beginning with 
the 2003-2004 school year, a person employed as a substitute 
who needs fingerprinting and a criminal history record check 
pursuant 
to 
section 
13011, 
subsection 
must 
meet 
the 
requirements of this section within 8 weeks of employment by 
a 
school 
administrative unit. 
A person 
employed 
as 
a 
substitute who needs fingerprinting and a criminal history 
record check ~ust be issued a temporary approval card by the 
department. 
The temporary approval card is valid for the 
first 8 weeks of employment. except that. for a person who 
has been fingerprinted pursuant to this section prior to the 
20th day of employment and who has not received the results 
of the criminal history record check prior to the 9th week 
of employment, 
the temporary approval card remains valid 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT .. {k to H.P. 749, L.D. 1032 
until 
the 
commissioner 
determines 
whether 
approval 
is 
granted or denied based on the criminal history record 
information 
obtained 
from 
the 
State 
Bureau 
of 
Identification; and 
D. 
A regular employee subject to the requirements of this 
section who begins work in a school after the effective date 
of this subsection must meet these requirements prior to 
Ehei~ the 
20th 
day of 
employment. 
Beginning with 
the 
2003-2004 
school 
year, 
a 
regular 
employee 
who 
needs 
fingerprinting and a criminal history record check pursuant 
to section 13011, subsection 8 must meet the requirements of 
this section within 
weeks 
of employment by 
a 
school 
administrative 
unit. 
A 
regular 
employee 
who 
needs 
fingerprinting and a criminal history record check must be 
issued a temporary approval card by the department. 
The 
temporary approval card is valid for the first 8 weeks of 
employment, 
except 
that, 
for 
a 
person 
who 
has 
been 
fingerprinted pursuant to this section prior to the 20th day 
of employment and who has not received the results of the 
criminal history record check prior to the 9th week of 
employment. the temporary approval card remains valid until 
the commissioner determines whether approval is granted or 
denied based on the criminal history record information 
obtained from the State Bureau of Identification.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment changes the title of the bill and strikes and 
replaces the bill to expand the provisions of the bill, which 
affect only a person employed by a school as a substitute, to 
include a person who is a regular school employee. 
The amendment 
provides that, beginning with the 2003-2004 school year, a person 
employed by a school as a substitute and a person who is a 
regular school employee and who also needs fingerprinting and a 
criminal history record check must be issued a temporary approval 
card 
by 
the 
Department 
of 
Education 
and 
must 
meet 
the 
fingerprinting and criminal history record check requirements 
within 8 weeks of employment. 
The amendment also provides that, 
for a person employed as a substitute and for a person who is a 
regular school employee and who has been fingerprinted pursuant 
to criminal history record check 
requirements, 
the temporary 
approval card remains valid until the Commissioner of Education 
determines whether approval is granted or denied based on the 
criminal 
history record 
information obtained 
from 
the State 
Bureau of Identification. 
FISCAL NOTE REQmRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Approved: 04/22/03 .:J!i?ac:.. 
l2lst Maine Legislature 
Office of Fiscal and Program Review 
LD 1032 
An Act to Reduce the Processing Time for Regular School Employee 
Fingerprinting 
LR 0721(02) 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment" " 
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Any additional costs associated with issuing temporary approval cards can be absorbed by the Department of 
Education utilizing existing budgeted resources. 
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