An Act To Prepare Maine People for the Future Economy
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 1422
Committee Amendment CA_A-HA_B_H863 (House)
Amends: 20-A MRSA §2651

HOUSE AMENDMENT" B " to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 439, 
L.D. 1422, Bill, "An Act To Prepare Maine People for the Future Economy" 
Amend the amendment by striking out the first 7 lines after the title (page 1, lines 11 
to 17 in amendment) 
Amend the amendment by inserting after section 1 the following: 
'Sec. 2. 20-A MRSA §2651, sub-§6 is enacted to read: 
6. 
Transition to standards-based education system. 
During the period of 
transition to proficiency-based graduation by January 1, 2017 in accordance with section 
4722-A, the department shall make annual transition grants to each school administrative 
unit equal to 1/10 of 1 % of the school administrative unit's total cost of education 
calculated under section 15688, subsection 1 to be used in the manner determined by the 
school administrative unit to fund the costs of the transition not otherwise subsidized by 
the State.' 
Amend the amendment in section 7 in §4722-A by adding after subsection 3 the 
following: 
'4. Contingent extension of full implementation. The date for implementation of 
the award of diplomas based on student demonstration of proficiency as described in this 
section is extended one year for each year for which transition grants are not made 
available to a school administrative unit as provided under section 2651, subsection 6.' 
Amend the amendment by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter 
or section number to read consecutively. 
,SUMMARY 
This amendment requires the Department of Education to make annual grants from 
the Fund for the Efficient Delivery of Educational Services to school administrative units 
to fund the costs of transition by January 1, 2017 to proficiency-based graduation 
standards for the award of high school diplomas. The grants are equal to 1/10 of 1 % of a 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
HOUSE AMENDMENT ':6" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 439, L.D. 1422 
school administrative unit's total cost of education. The amendment also extends the date 
for implementation of the new system by one year for each year in which transition grants 
are not made. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
SPONSOREDBY:~ __ ~~~ 
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(Representative BERRY) 
TOWN: Bowdoinham 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 03/29/12 
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LD 1422 
LR 1901(05) 
An Act To Prepare Maine People for the Future Economy 
Fiscal Note for House Amendment 'i!J' to Committee Amendment "A" 
Sponsor: Rep. Berry of Bowdoinham 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Contingent State Mandate - Funded 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Delaying the date that local school administrative units (SAU's) must implement a new standards-based system for 
awarding high school diplomas based on student demonstration of proficiency by one year for each year that transition 
grants are not provided delays the State Mandate. 
This amendment removes the Mandate Preamble for the Committee Amendment which had exempted the State from 
the requirement to fund 90% of the required activities. Instead it provides a mechanism to fund those activities by 
requiring the Department of Education to provide grants to SAU's from the Fund for the Efficient Delivery of 
Educational Services, established pursuant to 20-A, MRSA §2651, equal to 1110 of 1 % of a SAU's total cost of 
education to fund the cost of transitioning by January 1, 2017 to a standards-based system of education. Currently 
there are no monies in the Fund and no provisions in statute to direct monies to the Fund. 
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