An Act To
Maine Legislature, Session 124, LD 1036
Committee Amendment CA_A_H373 (House)
Amends: 20-A MRSA §1070

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 711, L.D. 1036, Bill, "An Act To 
Amend the Education Laws Regarding the State Board of Education's Degree-granting 
Authority, the Appeal of a School Board's Decision To Discharge a Superintendent, the 
Telecommunications Education Access Fund and Certain Definitions and Programs" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'An Act To Amend the Education Laws Regarding the State Board of Education's 
Degree;..granting Authority, the Telecommunications Education Access Fund and 
Certain Definitions and Programs' 
_ Amend the bill by striking out all of sections 9 and 11. 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 12 the following: 
'Sec. 13. 20-A MRSA §1070S, as amended by PL 2007, c. 572, Pt. A, § 11, is 
further amended to read: 
§10705. Courses for credit 
An educational institution may offer courses or programs for academic credit leading 
to degree-completion requirements only if: 
1. Authority. It has been authorized under sections 10704 and 10704-A to grant 
degrees; 
2. State board authority. 'It has been given temporary authority by the state board 
to use the name "community college," "college" or "university"; Sf 
3. Out-of-state institution. It is: 
A. 
Located outside the State; and 
B. 
Authorized by the state board to offer courses for academic credit leading to 
degree-completion requirements:-;",Q[ 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 711, L.D. 1036 
4. Coordinated programs. It is offering courses or programs in coordination with 
an educational institution in the State that is authorized to grant degrees and the state 
board has approved the coordination.' 
Amend the bill in section 13 by striking out all of subsection 1 and inserting the 
following: 
'1. Prior to September 18, 1981. Have specific degree granting authority granted to 
them by the Legislature Had been authorized by the Legislature or the state board to grant 
undergraduate or graduate degrees prior to September 18, 1981 and are offering 
additional or different degrees at the same level;' 
Amend the bill in section 14 by striking out all of subsection 4 and inserting the 
following: 
'4. Merger; consolidation; reorganization. The merger or consolidation of the 
educational institution with any other an external entity,or the reorganization of the 
educational institution, including, but not limited to, reorganization in bankruptcy. This 
subsection does not apply and authority to confer degrees is not terminated if degree 
programs are consolidated or reorganized within an educational institution and are at the 
same level as those authorized by the Legislature or the state board prior to the 
consolidation or reorganization.' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment clarifies provisions regarding the authority of the State Board of 
Education to authorize additional degree-granting authority to an educational institution 
granted initial authority by the Legislature. It also removes the section of the bill that 
proposed repealing provisions for a superintendent to appeal a school board's decision to 
discharge the superintendent. 
FISCAL ::\OTE REQuIRED 
(See attached). 
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LD 1036 
LR 332(02) 
An Act To Amend the Education Laws Regarding the State Board of Education's Degree-granting 
Authority, the Appeal of a School Board's Decision To Discharge a Superintendent, the 
Telecommunications Education Access Fund and Certain Definitions and Programs 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment /t" 
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 and the Maine State Library associated with entering into contracts or 
ordering services on behalf of schools and libraries in connection with the telecommunications education access funds 
can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
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