An Act To Increase the Availability of Public Education Services from Child Development Services
Maine Legislature, Session 123, LD 0317
Committee Amendment CA_A_S142 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A "to S.P. 99, L.D. 317, Bill, "An Act To Increase 
the Availability of Public Education Services from Child Development Services" 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 1 the following: 
'Sec. 2. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
General Purpose Aid for Local Schools 0308 
Initiative: Deappropriates funds to recognize the savings to local schools as a result of an 
increase in the number of eligible children who are currently receiving free, appropriate 
public education services through the Child Development Services System and whose 
parents choose to delay the entry of the children into kindergarten until the start of the 
following school year due to the extension of the window of eligibility by 2 months. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
Preschool Handicapped 0449 
2007-08 
$0 
$0 
2008-09 
($53,590) 
($53,590) 
Initiative: Provides funds for the provision of services to an increased number of eligible 
children who are currently receiving free, appropriate public education services through 
the Child Development Services System and whose parents choose to delay the entry of 
the children into kindergarten until the start of the following school year due to the 
extension of the window of eligibility by 2 months. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A "to S.P. 99, L.D. 317 
GENERAL FUND 
2007-08 
2008-09 
All Other 
$0 
$29,756 
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0 
$29,756 
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
2007-08 
2008-09 
GENERAL FUND 
SO 
(S23,834) 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
SO 
(S23,834) 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY DHS) 
Medical Care - Payments to Providers 0147 
Initiative: 
Provides funds for the provision of services to an increased number of 
MaineCare-eligible children who are currently receiving free, appropriate public 
education services through the Child Development Services System and whose parents 
choose to delay the entry of the children into kindergarten until the start of the following 
school year due to the extension ofthe window of eligibility by 2 months. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
All Other 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, 
DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY DHS) 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2007-08 
$0 
$0 
2007-08 
$0 
$0 
2007-08 
SO 
SO 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
2008-09 
$7,644 
$7,644 
2008-09 
$22,112 
$22,112 
2008-09 
S7,644 
S22,112 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 99, L.D. 317 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
SECTION TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
SECTION TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
SUMMARY· 
$0 
2007-08 
$0 
$0 
$0 
This amendment adds ~n appropriations and allocations section to the bill. 
II 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
$29,756 
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2008-09 
($16,190) 
$22,112 
$5,922 
Approved: 05/16/07 
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123rd MAINE LEGISLATURE ( 
LD317 
LR 1787(02) 
An Act To Increase the Availability of Public Education Services from Child Development Services 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "A " 
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
Federal Expenditures Fund 
Revenue 
Federal Expenditures Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2007-08 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
2008-09 
($16,190) 
($16,190) 
$22,112 
$22,112 
Projections 
2009-10 
($16,708) 
($16,708) 
$22,819 
$22,819 
Projections 
2010-11 
($17,242) 
($17,242) 
$23,549 
$23,549 
Expanding the timeframe for a child who is already receiving free, appropriate public education through the Child 
Development Services system to become eligible to continue to receive those services if the child's parents choose not 
to enroll the child in kindergarten until the following school year by 2 months will result in a net General Fund savings 
of $16, 190 in fiscal year 2008-09. This fiscal note assumes that 15 additional children will be eligible in fiscal year 
2008-09 and that half of those children will be MaineCare eligible. The actual fiscal impact of this measure may be 
higher or lower depending on actual experience. 
This bill includes a General Fund appropriation of $29,756 in fiscal year 2008-09 for the Child Development Program 
within the Department of Education to provide services to those additional children who are not MaineCare eligible. 
This bill also includes a General Fund appropriation of $7,644 in fiscal year 2008-09 to the MaineCare program 
within the Department of Health and Human Services for the State's share of providing services to the additional 
MaineCare eligible children. This bill includes a Federal Expenditures Fund allocation of$22,112 in fiscal year 2008-
to the MaineCare program for the federal match. 
LRI787(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of2 
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This legislation is anticipated to reduce the total cost ofK-12 public education by $97,436 in fiscal year 2008-09 as a 
result of parents of the additional eligible children choosing not to enroll their child in kindergarten until age 6. This 
bill includes a General Fund deappropriation of $53,590 in fiscal year 2008-09 to the General Purpose Aid for Local 
Schools program within the Department of Education to recognize the state's share of the savings to local school units 
from the delayed entry into kindergarten. 
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LR1787(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 2 of2