An Act To
Maine Legislature, Session 124, LD 1225
Committee Amendment CA_A_H404 (House)

FIRST REGULAR SESS][ON 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A" to H.P. 845, L.D. 1225, Bill, "An Act To 
Amend the School Funding Formula Regarding School Administrative Units That Are 
Eligible for the Minimum State Share of Their Total Allocation" . 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'Resolve, To Review the Adjustments in the School Funding Formula Related to 
School Administrative Units That AI'e Eligible for the Minimum State Share of 
Their Total Allocation' 
Amend the bill by striking out evelything after the title and before the summalY and 
inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. Targeted research projects for fiscal year 2009-10 work plan of 
the Educatioll Research Institute; technical assistance. Resolved: 
That the 
Education Research Institute established in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, 
section 10 shall provide technical assistance to the Legislature by including a targeted 
research project in the fiscal year 2009-10 work plan as specified in this section. The 
project agreement with the Education Research Institute must include a project to address 
the impact of the adjustments in the school funding formula related to school 
administrative units that are eligible for the minimum state share of their total allocation; 
and be it further 
Sec. 2. Report. Resolved: That the Education Research Institute shall submit a 
report on the targeted research project described in section I to the Joint Standing 
Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs during the Second Regular Session of the 
124th Legislature no later than JanualY 15, 20 10. 
The repOit must include specific 
findings and any recommendations from the principal investigators related to the targeted 
research project. 
Following receipt and review of the report, the Joint Standing 
Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs may report out legislation to the Second 
Regular Session of the I 24th Legislature.' 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A'" to I-I.P. 845, L.D. 1225 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the emergency bill with a nonemergency resolve that 
directs the Education Research Institute to include a targeted research project in the fiscal 
year 2009-10 work plan. 
The amendment provides that the project agreement with the 
Education Research Institute must include a project to address the impact of the 
adjustments in the school funding formula related to school administrative units that are 
eligible for the mininlum state share oftheir total allocation. 
Following receipt of the report from the Maine Education Policy Research Institute, 
the Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs may repOli out 
legislation to the Second Regular Session of the 124th Legislature. 
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LD 1225 
LR 659(02) 
An Act To Amend the School Funding Formula Regardiug School Administrative Units That Are 
Eligible for the Minimum State Share of Their Total Allocation 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "If" 
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
No net fiscal impact 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
The Maine Education Policy Research Institute can conduct the targeted research project as part of its existing 
contract with the Department of Education. 
LROG59(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1