Resolve, To Promote High-quality Before-school and After-school Programs
Maine Legislature, Session 123, LD 1369
Committee Amendment CA_A_H200 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A "to H.P. 961, L.D. 1369, "Resolve, To Promote 
High-quality Before-school and After-school Programs" 
Amend the resolve by striking out everything after the title and inserting the 
following: 
'Sec. 1. Convene working group. Resolved: That the Department of Health 
and Human Services shall convene a working group to review and make 
recommendations for administrative or legislative action, or both, concerning ways to 
provide high-quality before-school and after-school programs through child care 
licensing and quality ratings. The department shall invite the participation of the Maine 
After School Network, the Maine School Age Care Alliance, recreation organizations, the 
Maine Mentoring Partnership, the United States Department of Education's 21 st Century 
Community Learning Centers program and other interested parties. The department shall 
appoint the representative of the Maine After School Network as the chair of the working 
group, and the department's Office of Child Care and Head Start and Division of 
Licensing, Child Care Licensing Unit shall participate in the working group; and be it 
further 
Sec. 2. Charge of working group. Resolved: That the working group shall 
review the rules, standards and policies for the range of before-school and after-school 
programs for school-age children, with particular attention to the differences in custodial 
and noncustodial programs, and make recommendations on how these might be 
standardized in the best interest of all children served, how these might be adjusted to 
best meet the broad range of the needs of children and families and how to encourage 
community collaboration to maximize all community resources for integration of the 
programs within existing support systems for children and families; and be it further 
Sec. 3. Report. Resolved: That the working group shall provide a report to the 
Joint Standing Committee on Health and Human Services with findings and 
recommendations for changes in rules, standards and policies no later than March 1, 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A" to H.P. 961, L.D. 1369 
2008. The joint standing committee is authorized to introduce legislation to the Second 
Regular Session of the 123 rd Legislature.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the concept draft. It requires the Department of Health and 
Human Services to convene a working group to review information and make 
recommendations on ways to provide high-quality before-school and after-school 
programs. It requires the department to invite specific groups and other interested parties 
to participate in the working group and to appoint a representative of the Maine After 
School Network as the chair of the working group. It charges the working group with 
reviewing the rules, standards and policies for the range of before-school and after-school 
programs for school-age children and making recommendations on standardizations, 
adjustments and needed collaboration to best serve the broad range of the needs of 
children and families within existing support systems for children and families. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/02/07 .wac 
LD 1369 
LR 2315(02) 
Resolve, To Promote High-quality Before-school and After-school Programs 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ,,~ " 
Committee: Health and Human Services 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Any additional costs to the Department of Health and Human Services in implementing this bin can be absorbed by 
the department utilizing existing budget resources. 
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