An Act To Allow Upgradinq of Educational Technicians Further amend the bill by striking out everything after the title and before the summary and inserting in its place the following: Emergency preamble. Whereas, Acts of the Legislature do not become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and Whereas, due to error, a number of educational technicians who have been employed continuously in school units in the State since before September 1, and who were eligible to be upgraded to a higher classification were not upgraded; and Whereas, in the judgment of the Legis,lature, these facts create an emergency within the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and require the following legislation as immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, therefore,
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1944
Committee Amendment CA_A_S500 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 781, L.D. 1944, Bill, "An 
Act To Authorize Educational Technicians II in Winslow, China and 
Vassalboro" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting 
the following: 
'An Act To Allow Upgradinq of Educational Technicians' 
Further amend the bill by striking out everything after the 
title and before the 
summary and inserting in its place the 
following: 
'Emergency preamble. Whereas, Acts of the Legislature do not 
become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted 
as emergencies; and 
Whereas, due to error, a number of educational technicians 
who have been employed continuously in school units in the State 
since before September 1, 
1991 
and 
who 
were eligible to be 
upgraded to a higher classification were not upgraded; and 
Whereas, in the judgment of the Legis,lature, these facts 
create an emergency within the meaning of the Constitution of 
Maine 
and 
require 
the 
following 
legislation 
as 
immediately 
necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and 
safety; now, therefore, 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT .. A" to S.P. 781, L.D. 1944 
Sec. 1. P&SL 1991, c. 26, §S is enacted to read: 
Sec. S. Professional qualifications of teacher assistants and teacher 
associates not recommended for promotion due to error of school 
administrative unit. 
A person employed as a teacher assistant or 
teacher associate prior to September 1. 1991 whose job function 
at the time was that of a level II or level III educational 
technician as described in State Boarg of Education Rule 115, 
Part I who is, on the effective date of this section, employed as 
a level II or level III educational technician in the same school 
administrative unit with no break in service and who was not 
recommended to be upgraded to a higher classification due to 
error on the part of the school administrative unit need not meet 
the educationgl preparation standards for thgt position set forth 
in State Board of Education rule gnd need not meet the September 
1, 
1991 degdline for reclassification. 
School administrative 
units shall submit requests and 
~propriate documentation for 
upgrades under this section to the Department of Education. 
Emergency clause. 
In view of the emergency cited in the 
preamble, this Act takes effect when approved.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment strikes and replaces the bill and changes the 
bill title to clarify that the proposed extension of the time by 
which school administrative units may request upgrades to higher 
classifications for educational technicians who were 
employed 
before September 1, 
1991 and who 
are otherwise eligible for 
upgrade under the provision of law enacted by Private and Special 
Law 1995, chapter 35 pertains to a person employed as a teacher 
assistant or as a teacher associate who was not recommended for 
promotion 
due 
to 
an 
error 
on 
the 
part 
of 
the 
school 
administrative 
unit. 
The 
amendment 
also 
adds 
an 
emergency 
preamble and emergency clause to the bill. 
FISCAL ,\OTE l{EQtJREIJ 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Approved: 04/05/04 ~ae 
Office of Fiscal and Program Review 
LD 1944 
An Act to Authorize Educational Technicians II in Winslow, China and 
Vassalboro 
LR 2857(02) 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment '4' 
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Additional costs to the Department of Education to review the requests for upgrades can be absorbed utilizing existing 
budgeted resources. 
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