An Act To Extend the School Year
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0018
Committee Amendment CA_A_H205 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A " 
to H.P. 10, L.D. 18, Bill, "An Act To Extend 
the School Year" 
Amend the bill in section 1 in subsection 1 by striking out all of the first 6 lines (page 
1, lines 4 to 9 in L.D.) and inselting the following: 
'1. Number. A By the 2016-2017 school year, a school administrative unit shall 
make provision for the maintenance of all of its schools for at least -lW 185 days a year. 
At least 175 days shall be used for instruction 176 days must be used for instruction in 
the 2012-2013 school year, and at least 177 days must be used for instruction in the 2013-
2014 school year and in subsequent school years. In meeting the requirement of a +8{}-
tlay I 85-day school year, no more than ~ ~ days may be used for in-service education of 
teachers, administrative meetings, parent-teacher conferences, records' days and similar 
activities, phased in as follows: no more than 6 days may be used for these activities by 
the 2014-2015 school year, no more than 7 days may be used for these activities by the 
2015-2016 school year and no more than 8 days may be used for these activities by the 
2016-2017 school year and in subsequent school years.' 
Amend the bill in section 2 in paragraph A in subparagraph (4) in division (a) in 
subdivision (iv) in the 2nd line (page 2, line 21 in L.D.) by inserting after the following: 
"instruction" the following: 'beginning with the 2013-2014 school year' 
Amend the bill in section 3 in paragraph B in the last line (page 4, line 5 in L.D.) by 
striking out the following: "185-day school year" and inserting the following: 'school year 
beginning with the 2013-2014 school year in accordance with section 4801, subsection l' 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 3 the following: 
'Sec. 4. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
General Purpose Aid for Local Schools 0308 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 10, L.D. 18 
Ga" 
~ 1 
Initiative: Provides funding for the State's share of the total cost of increasing the number 
~ 2 
of school days by one instructional day in fiscal year 2012-13. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
SUMMARY 
2011-12 
$0 
$0 
2012-13 
$6,242,360 
$6,242,360 
The bill increases the school year from 180 days to 185 days. This amendment, 
which is the majority report of the committee, proposes to phase in the increase by 
extending the school year by one day each year over the 5-year period between the 2012-
2013 school year and the 2016-2017 school year. 
The amendment also strikes the 
provision in the bill that prohibits counting a day when students are released early as a 
teacher in-service day. It also adds an appropriations and allocations section. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05102111 frac:.. 
LD 18 
LR 191(02) 
An Act To Extend the School Year 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment" A" 
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs 
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'"::ost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations! Allocations 
General Fund 
State Mandates 
Required Activity 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
State Mandate - Unfunded 
FY 2011-12 
FY 2012-13 
$0 
$6,242,360 
$0 
$6,242,360 
Increases the number of days in the school year from 180 days to 185 days by 
extending the school year by one day per year over the five year period between the 
2012-13 school year and the 2016-17 school year. 
Projections FY 
2013-14 
$12,699,456 
$12,699,456 
Unit Affected 
School 
Projections FY 
2014-15 
$16,147,359 
$16,147,359 
Local Cost 
Significant 
statewide 
The required local activities in this bill may represent a State mandate pursuant to the Constitution of Maine. Unless 
General Fund appropriations are provided to fund at least 90% of the additional costs or a Mandate Preamble is amended to 
the bill and two-thirds of the members of each House vote to exempt this mandate from the funding requirement, 
municipalities may not be required to implement these changes. 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Extending the school year from 180 days to 185 days by increasing the number of days by 1 day per year over the 5 year 
period between the 2012-13 school year and the 2016-17 school year is estimated to increase the total state and local cost 
of K-12 public education by $11,349,745 in fiscal year 2012-13, $23,089,920 in fiscal year 2013-14 and $29,358,834 in 
Iscal year 2014-15. The General Purpose Aid for Local Schools program within the Department of Education will require 
additional General Fund'appropriations of $6,242,360 in fiscal year 2012-13, $12,699,456 in fiscal year 2013-14 and 
$16,147,359 in fiscal year 2014-15 to fund the State's required 55% share. These amounts are reflected in the suggested 
appropriations above. 
LROI91(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of2 
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year
2012-13
2013-14
2014-15
State and Local expenditures 1
2,042,954,033
$  
2,078,092,842
$    
2,113,836,039
$   
Current number of school days
Estimated expenditures per instructional day
11,349,745
$       
11,544,960
$         
11,743,534
$        
Estimated expenditures per teacher in-service day (50.84%)
5,769,923
$         
5,772,480
$           
5,871,767
$          
Proposed increase in number of instructional days
Proposed increase in number of teacher in-service days
Increase to total cost of K-12 Education (instructional days)
11,349,745
$       
23,089,920
$         
23,487,067
$        
Increase to total cost of K-12 Education (in-service days)
-
$                    
-
$                     
5,871,767
$          
Transition %
100%
100%
100%
Total cost adjusted for transition %
11,349,745
$       
23,089,920
$         
29,358,834
$        
State share  (%)
55%
55%
55%
State share ($)
6,242,360
$         
12,699,456
$         
16,147,359
$        
Local share ($)
5,107,385
$         
10,390,464
$         
13,211,475
$        
Total General Fund cost to fund 90% of requirement
10,214,770
$       
20,780,928
$         
26,422,951
$        
Additional GF appropriation required 
3,972,411
$         
8,081,472
$           
10,275,592
$        
Local share @ 10%
1,134,974
$         
2,308,992
$           
2,935,883
$          
Notes:
Based on fiscal year 2009-10 actual expenditures, excluding debt service, increased by Real Personal Income growth of 
1.72% per year per Title 20-A, §15671.
In order to fully fund 90% of the additional cost of increasing the number of days in a school year by 5 days, the General 
Purpose Aid for Local Schools program will require additional General Fund appropriations of  $10,214,770 in fiscal year 
2012-13, $20,780,928 in fiscal year 2013-14 and $26,422,950 in fisca year 2014-15.  These amounts are not reflected in the 
suggested appropriations above as the option exists to add the exempting mandate preamble.
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