An Act To Abolish the State Board of Education
Maine Legislature, Session 124, LD 1297
Committee Amendment CA_A-SA_B_S339 (Senate)

FIRST REGULAR SESS][ON 
SENATE AMENDMENT ,J) "to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 900, 
L.D. 1297, Bill, "An Act To Abolish the State Board of Education" 
Amend the amendment by striking out all of section 2 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 2. Stakeholder group. Resolved: That the members of the stakeholder 
group are appointed as follows: 
1. Appointments by the Speaker of the House. The Speaker of the House of 
Representatives shall appoint the following 6 members: 
A. Two members of the House of Representatives serving on the Joint Standing 
Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs, one from each of the 2 political parties' 
having the greatest numbers of members in the House; 
B. One person representing the Maine School Superintendents Association or its 
successor organization; 
C. One person representing the Maine School Boards Association or its successor 
organization; 
D. 
One person representing the Maine Education Association, or its successor 
organization; and 
E. 
One person representing the Maine Principals' Association Of its successor 
organization; and 
2. Appointments by the President ofthe Senate. The President of the Senate shall 
appoint the following 5 members: 
A. 
Two members of the Senate serving on the Joint Standing Committee on 
Education and Cultural Affairs, one from each of the 2 political parties having the 
greatest number of members in the Senate; 
B. One person representing the Maine Administrators of Services for Children with 
Disabilities or its successor organization; 
C. The Commissioner of Education or the commissioner's designee; and 
D. The chair of the state board or the chair's designee. 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
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SENATE AMENDMENT :£" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 900, L.D. 1297 
Legislative members are entitled to legislative per diem and reimbursement of expenses 
for their attendance at authorized meetings of the stakeholder group; and be it further 
Sec. 3. Chairs. Resolved!: That the first appointed member of the Senate is the 
Senate .chait and the first appointed member of the House is the House chair; and be it 
further' 
Amend the amendment by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter 
or section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment adds 2 additional legislative members to the stakeholder group and 
clarifies that the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House are to appoint all 
members of the stakeholder group and that the first appointed members of the Senate and 
the House of Representatives are to serve as cochairs of the stakeholder group. This 
amendment specifies that the representatives of the Department of Education and the 
State Board of Education are the commissioner and the chair, respectively, or their 
designees. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
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Approved: 06111/09 wac. 
LD 1297 
LR 1841(06) 
An Act To Abolish the State Board of Education 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment:.!?" to Committee Amendment "A" 
Sponsor: Sen. Bartlett II of Cumberland 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Legislative Cost/Study - Increased cost 
, , Legislative Cost/Study 
( ,A This amendment adds 2 additional Legislators to the stakeholder group, increasing the cost to the Legislature by $840 
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in fiscal year 2009-10. As amended the estimated expenditures for the 4 Legislators serving on the stakeholder group 
are $1,680 in fiscal year 2009-10. The Legislature's budget includes $10,000 in fiscal year 2009-10 for legislative 
studies: Whether the amount is sufficient to fund all studies will depend on the number of studies authorized by the 
Legislative Council and the Legislature. 
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