An Act To Ensure Equitable Geographic Representation on the State Board of Education
Maine Legislature, Session 123, LD 0791
Committee Amendment CA_A_S43 (Senate)
Amends: 20-A MRSA §401

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A 
"to S.P. 240, L.D. 791, Bill, "An Act To Ensure 
Equitable Geographic Representation on the State Board of Education" 
Amend the bill by striking out section 1 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §401, sub-§l, as enacted by PL 1981, c. 693, §§5 and 8, is 
amended to read: 
1. Appointment. The state board shall consist consists of 9 members who shall be, 
appointed by the Governor. Four members must reside in the State's First Congressional 
District at the time of appointment, 4 members must reside in the State's Second 
Congressional District at the time of appointment and one member may reside in either 
the First Congressional District or the Second Congressional District at the time of 
appointment. Each appointment shall be ~ subject to review by the joint standing 
committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over education and to confirmation by 
the Legislature.' 
Amend the bill in section 2 in subsection 2 in the 2nd and 3rd lines (page 1, lines 19 
to 20 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "and of municipalities of varying sizes" 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 2 the following: 
'Sec. 3. Transition. Notwithstanding the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, 
section 401, subsection 1, members serving on the State Board of Education on the 
effective date of this Act continue to serve for the remainder of the terms for which they 
were appointed. After the expiration of the terms of members serving on the effective 
date of this Act, the appointment of members to fill vacancies on the State Board of 
Education must be made consistent with the provisions of Title 20-A, section 401 as 
amended by this Act. ' 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A" to S.P. 240, L.D. 791 
SUMMARY 
This amendment strikes the requirement in the bill regarding changes to the 
composition of the State Board of Education related to broad representation of 
municipalities of varying sizes, but retains the requirement that the composition of the 
State Board of Education must be broadly representative of the geographic regions of the 
State. 
The amendment also clarifies that the residency requirement for members 
appointed to the State Board of Education is limited to their residency at the time of their 
appointment. The amendment further provides that the members serving on the State 
Board of Education at the time of the effective date of this Act continue to serve for the 
remainder of the terms for which they were appointed and, after the expiration of those 
terms, that the appointment of State Board of Education members must be made 
consistent with the provisions ofthis Act. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04/07/07 frac.. 
LD 791 
LR 453(02) 
An Act To Ensure Equitable Geographic Representation on the State Board of Education 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "A " 
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Additional costs to the State Board of Education associated with the change in geographic representation of the 
composition of the board membership can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
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