An Act To Track the Prevalence of Childhood Obesity in Maine
Maine Legislature, Session 124, LD 0319
Committee Amendment CA_A_H130 (House)
Amends: 20-A MRSA §6455

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" /I " to H.P. 255, L.D. 319, Bill, "An Act To Track 
the Prevalence of Childhood Obesity in Maine" 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 1 (page 1, lines 2 to 15 in L.D.) and 
inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §6455 is enacted to read: 
§6455. Body mass index data 
1. Collection of data. A school nurse or trained screener shall collect body mass 
index data from students in the school administrative unit in accordance with rules of the 
Department of Health and Human Services. Data may not be collected from a student 
whose parent or guardian objects on religious or philosophical grounds. 
2. Reporting of data. A school nurse shall report the data collected under subsection 
to the Department of Health and Human Services, Maine Center for Disease Control 
and Prevention. 
3. Funding. In the event federal funds are not available for collecting and reporting 
data pursuant to this section, the State, municipality or school administrative unit is under 
no obligation to use any state, municipal or school administrative unit funds to carry out 
the purposes of this section. 
4. 
Rules. The Department of Health and Human Services shall adopt routine 
technical rules in accordance with Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A to implement this 
section. The rules must at a minimum: 
A. Establish a schedule and protocol for the collection of data from students; and 
B. Provide a method for uniform reporting of the collected data to the Maine Center 
for Disease Control and Prevention. 
Sec. 2. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT"~ "to H.P. 255, L.D. 319 
Health - Bureau of 0143 
Initiative: Appropriates funds for personal services and related costs to implement and 
administer the collection and analysis of student body mass index data reported by 
schools. 
GENERAL FUND 
2009-10 
2010-11 
POSITIONS - FTE COUNT 
0.300 
0.100 
Personal Services 
$18,535 
$6,406 
All Other 
$10,666 
$5,889 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$29,201 
$12,295 
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This amendment changes the bill by allowing trained screeners, in addition to school 
nurses, to collect body mass index data from students. It also allows a student to be 
exempt from this collection of data if the student's parent or guardian objects on religious 
or philosophical grounds. It makes the collection and reporting of data contingent upon 
the availability of federal funds. It also adds an appropriations and allocations section. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
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Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
LD319 
LR 609(02) 
An Act To Track the Prevalence of Childhood Obesity in Maine 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" 
Committee: Health and Human Services 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2009-10 
$29,201 
2010-11 
$12,295 
Projections 
2011-12 
$12,528 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
$29,201 
$12,295 
$12,528 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Projections 
2012-13 
$12,528 
$12,528 
Provides appropriations of $29,20 1 in 2009-10 and $12,295 in 2010-11 for the personal services and related costs the 
Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention in the Department of Health and Human Services will incur to 
implement and administer the collection and analysis of student body mass index data reported by schools. 
The availability of federal funds that can be used by school administrative units for the purposes of this legislation can 
not be determined at this time. 
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