An Act To Expand Educational Opportunities for Maine Students
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 1854
Committee Amendment CA_B_H886 (House)
Amends: 20-A MRSA §15689

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "~,, to H.P. 1372, L.D. 1854, Bill, "An Act To 
Expand Educational Opportunities for Maine Students" 
Amend the bill in Part A in section 2 in subsection 9 in the 2nd line (page 1, line 15 
in L.D.) by striking out the following: "that is a public school" 
Amend the bill in Part A in section 3 in §5207 in subsection 1 in paragraph A in the 
first 2 lines (page 1, lines 30 and 31 in L.D.) by striking out the following: ", and a 
private school approved for tuition purposes" 
Amend the bill in Part A in section 3 in §5207 in subsection 4 in the last 3 lines (page 
2, lines 33 to 35 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "Before accepting applications, 
an open enrollment school that is a private school shall publicize the school's cost for 
tuition and fees, and the amount of tuition that will be paid by the sending school unit." 
Amend the bill in Part A in section 3 in §5207 by striking out all of subsection 5 and 
inserting the following: 
'5. Eligible students. A student who resides in the State, but whose residence 
pursuant to section 5202 is outside the boundaries of the public school's school 
administrative unit, is eligible to apply to enroll under this section in an open enrollment 
school.' 
Amend the bill in Part A in section 3 in §5207 in subsection 9 in the 2nd line (page 3, 
line 33 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "that is a public school" 
Amend the bill in Part A in section 3 in §5207 by striking out all of subsection 11 and 
inserting the following: 
'11. Funding of open enrollment students. The count of a student in an open 
enrollment school must be transferred pursuant to section 5205, subsection 9.' 
Amend the bill in Part A by inserting after section 3 the following: 
'Sec. A-4. 20-A MRSA §15689, sub-§12 is enacted to read: 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ':8" to H.P. 1372, L.D. 1854 
12. Minimum open enrollment student adjustment. A school administrative unit 
may receive an adjustment for open enrollment students, as defined in section 5207, 
subsection 1, paragraph C, determined as follows. 
A. A school administrative unit is eligible for the adjustment for open enroIlment 
students under the foIlowing conditions: 
(1) The school administrative unit includes open enroIlment students in its count 
of subsidizable pupils pursuant to section 5205, subsection 9; and 
(2) The school administrative unit receives an adjustment for the minimum state 
allocation pursuant to subsection 1. 
B. The amount of the adjustment for each open enrollment student is the sum of the 
following: 
(1) The school administrative unit's EPS per-pupil rate pursuant to section 15676 
multiplied by the number of open enroIlment students who are elementary 
students multiplied by 50%; and 
(2) The school administrative unit's EPS per-pupil rate pursuant to section 15676 
multiplied by the number of open enroIlment students who are secondary 
students multiplied by 50%.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment is the minority report. This amendment limits the open enroIlment 
program to public schools by removing references to private schools approved for tuition 
purposes from the definition of "eligible school" and from sections of the bill relating to 
student eligibility and funding. It also provides state subsidy to a minimum receiver 
school unit, which is a school administrative unit that would otherwise not receive 
additional state funding, as a result of the unit's accepting an additional student under the 
open enrollment program. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 03/28/12 
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LD 1854 
LR 2775(03) 
Resolve, To Require the Department of Education to Convene a Stakeholders Group To Recommend 
Changes to the Department of Education's Proposed School Choice Model 
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Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 'h' CH ,. 8'8~ 
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
No State fiscal impact 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
This legislation will not increase the total cost of Essential Programs and Services or the State's share of that cost. 
However, this bill will result in a redistribution of state subsidy to local school administrative units (SAD's) with 
subsidy increasing to those SAD's that receive open enrollment students and subsidy decreasing to those SAD's that 
send open enrollment students to open enrollment schools. 
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