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Maine Legislature, Session 124, LD 1027
Committee Amendment CA_A_H462 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 702, L.D. 1027, "Resolve, Directing 
the Department of Education To Include the Study of Family and Consumer Science in 
the System of Learning Resu Its" 
Amend the resolve by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'Resolve, To Examine Concepts and· Competencies from Family and Consumer 
Science for Achieving Educational Goals' 
Amend the resolve by striking out everything after the title and before the summary 
and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. Integration of family and consumer science. Resolved: That prior 
to or during the course of the next review cycle of content standards and performance 
indicators required under the Maine" Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 6209, 
subsection 4, the Commissioner of Education shall invite one or more persons certified to 
teach family and consumer science to participate in a working group. The commissioner 
shall invite others to participate in the working group based on their interest in or 
expertise or familiarity with Maine's system of learning results. The purpose of the 
working group is to: 
1. Examine concepts and competencies included in the National Standards for Family 
and Consumer Sciences Education developed by the National Association of State 
Administrators of Family and Consumer Sciences; 
2. Determine the suitability of one or more of the national standards or variations on 
these standards for inclusion as performance indicators within one or more of the content 
areas comprising the system of learning results; and 
3. Develop recommendations for the integration of family consumer science 
descriptors into the parameters for essential instruction. 
Participation in the working group does not entitle a person to receive monetary 
compensation or reimbursement for expenses from the Department of Education; and be 
it further 
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COMMlTIEE AMENDMENT .. A" to H.P. 702, L.D. 1027 
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Advise Commissioner of Education; report to Joint Standing 
Committee of Education and Cultural Affairs. Resolved: 
That the working 
group shall advise to the commissioner of its recommendations. The commissioner shall 
report to the Joint Standing Committee of Education and Cultural Affairs by letter or in 
person no later than April 1, 2010 to provide the names of people invited to participate in 
the working group and a brief work plan and timeline for the group.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment is the minority report of the Joint Standing Committee on Education 
and Cultural Affairs. 
It revises the directive to the Department of Education in the 
resolve, removing the requirement that the department's rules be amended to include 
family and consumer sciences in the system of learning results. Instead it directs the 
Commissioner of Education to bring together a working group to develop 
recommendations for the inclusion of family and consumer science concepts as 
performance indicators within the system of learning results. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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LD 1027 
LR 218(02) 
Resolve, Directing the Department of Education To Include the Study of Family and Consumer 
Science in the System of Learning Results 
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 Department of Education to convene a working group can be absorbed within existing 
budgeted resources. 
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