An Act To
Maine Legislature, Session 124, LD 0161
Committee Amendment CA_A_H199 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 140, L.D. 161, Bill, "An Act To 
Amend the Special Education, School Health and School Nutrition Laws Regarding 
Scoliosis Screening, the School Lunch Program, Transitional Services, Gifted and 
Talented Education Programs and the Maine Mentoring Partnership Grant Program" 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 2 (page 1, lines 4 to 15 in L.D.) 
Amend the bill in section 14 in subsection 5 in the 2nd line (page 4, line 11 in L.D.) 
by striking out the following: "mentally retarded persons" and inserting the following: 
'meHtall .... retarded Berson" individuals with developmental disabilities' 
Amend the bill by inserting before the summary the following: 
'Sec. 16. 
Rulemaking. 
No later than January 8, 2010, the Department of 
Education shall submit to the Legislature provisionally adopted rules necessary to 
implement the requirements of the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 6662, 
subsection 2 for the 2010-2011 school year. 
Rules provisionally adopted by the 
department pursuant to this section must align the standards for food and beverages sold 
or distributed on school grounds but outside of school meal programs with the nutritional 
standards established for the total food service program as defined in Department of 
Education rules Chapter 51.' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment makes the following changes to the bill. 
1. It strikes the section of the bill that changed the requirement that the Department 
of Education adopt major substantive rules to establish standards for food and beverages 
sold or distributed on school grounds but outside of school meal programs to an optional 
adoption of routine technical rules. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT·A "to H.P. 140, L.D. 161 
2. It directs the Department of Education to submit to the Legislature provisionally 
adopted rules necessary to implement the requirements of the Maine Revised Statutes, 
Title 20-A, section 6662, subsection 2 for the 2010-2011 school year. 
Rules 
provisionally adopted by the department must align the standards for food and beverages 
sold or distributed on school grounds but outside of school meal programs with the 
nutritional standards established for the total food service program as defined in 
Department of Education rules Chapter 51. 
3. 
It changes a reference to "mentally retarded persons" to "individuals with 
developmental disabilities" in the law pertaining to transitional services for students with 
disabilities. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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Approved: 03/27/09 %PaC! 
LD 161 
LR333(02) 
An Act To Amend the Special Education, School Health and School Nutrition Laws Regarding 
Scoliosis Screening, the School Lunch Program, Transitional Services, Gifted and Talented Education· 
Programs and the Maine Mentoring Partnership Grant Program 
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 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Additional costs to the Department of Education associated with rulemaking can be absorbed within existing budgeted 
resources. 
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