An Act To Restructure the National Board Certification Program for Teachers
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 1781
Committee Amendment CA_A_S488 (Senate)
Amends: 20-A MRSA §13007, 20-A MRSA §13013-A, 20-A MRSA §15689-A

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A " to S.P. 618, L.D. 1781, Bill, "An Act To 
Restructure the National Board Certification Program for Teachers" 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the 
summary and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §13007, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1991, c. 528, Pt. I, §5 
and affected by Pt. RRR and enacted by c. 591, Pt. I, §5, is amended to read: 
2. Accounting. The commissioner shall: 
A. Collect and account for all certificate fees; and 
B. Report and pay ~ 
fees collected pursuant to subsection 1, except those renewal 
fees collected for each active and inactive teacher and education specialist to the 
Treasurer of State to be credited to the General Fund~~ 
C. Report and pay $50,000 in fiscal year 2012-13 and $75,000 in fiscal year 2013-14 
and each fiscal year thereafter from renewal fees collected for each active and 
inactive teacher and education specialist to the Treasurer of State to be credited to the 
National Board Certification Scholarship Fund, Other Special Revenue Funds 
account within the Department of Education; and 
D. Report and pay renewal fees collected for each active and inactive teacher and 
education specialist to the Treasurer of State to be credited to the National Board 
Certification Salary Supplement Fund, Other Special Revenue Funds account within 
the Department of Education. 
Sec. 2. 20-A MRSA §13013-A, as amended by PL 2007, c. 58, §3 and c. 240, Pt. 
D, §§ 1 and 2, is further amended to read: 
§13013-A. Salary Supplements for national board-certified teachers 
1. 
Department of Education salary supplement. 
Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the Department of Education shall provide a public school teacher or a 
teacher in a publicly supported secondary school who has attained certification from the 
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National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, or its successor organization, a&-e.f 
July 1, 2006 or thereafter with an annual national board certification salary supplement ef 
$3,000 for the life of the certificate. The salary supplement must be added to the teacher's 
base salary and must be considered in the calculation for contributions to the Maine 
Public Employees Retirement System. If a nationally certified teacher becomes i§. no 
longer employed as a classroom teacher ifl the field of that teacher's flatioflal certificatiofl, 
the supplement ceases. The amount of the salary supplement is: 
A. For fiscal year 2012-l3, $2,500; 
B. For fiscal year 20l3-14, $2,750; and 
C. For fiscal year 2014-15 and succeeding years, $3,000. 
1-A. Funding revenue. The National Board Certification Salary Supplement Fund 
is established beginning in fiscal year 2012-l3. The salary supplement under subsection 1 
must be funded from fees collected by the department pursuant to section 13007, 
subsection 1 for renewal of a certificate under section l3016. 
2. 
Local filing; certification. 
On or before October 15th annually, the 
superintendent of schools of a school administrative unit or the chief administrative 
officer of a publicly supported secondary school or career and technical education region 
shall file with the commissioner a certified list of national board-certified teachers 
eligible to receive the salary supplement pursuant to subsection 1. 
3. Payment. The department shall provide the salary supplement to eligible teachers 
no later than February 15th of each year. 
4. Expend funds. A school administrative unit or publicly supported secondary 
school may expend funds received through the salary supplement under subsection 1 
without calling for a special meeting of the local legislative body. 
5. 
Scholarship fund. 
The National Board Certification Scholarship Fund is 
established. In fiscal year 2012-l3, the department shall allocate $50,000 from fees 
collected by the department pursuant to section 13007, subsection 1 for renewal of a 
certificate under section 13016 to the National Board Certification Scholarship Fund to 
encourage teachers who have completed at least 3 years of teaching in the State and who 
agree to mentor at least one other teacher employed in the State through the national 
board certification process to apply and emoll in the certification program offered by the 
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards or its successor organization. The 
department shall award an amount equal to the cost of the program less any other funds 
received by the applicant on a first-come first-served basis for the first 20 teachers 
accepted into the national teacher board certification program annually. Beginning in 
fiscal year 20l3-14, the department shall allocate additional funds that result in a total of 
$75,000 each fiscal year to the National Board Certification Scholarship Fund from fees 
collected by the department pursuant to section 13007, subsection I for renewal of a 
certificate under section l3016. The department shall award an amount equal to the cost 
of emollment in the national teacher board certification program less any other funds 
received by the applicant to not more than 30 teachers accepted into the program 
annually. 
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6. 
Nonlapsing funds. 
Any unencumbered balance of the National Board 
Certification Scholarship Fund under subsection 5 remaining at the end of a fiscal year 
may not lapse but must be carried forward to be used for the same purpose. 
Sec. 3. 20-A MRSA §15689-A, sub-§12, as enacted by PL 2005, c. 519, Pt. 
AAAA, § 16, is repealed. 
Sec. 4. Appropriations and allocations. 
The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
National Board Certification Salary Supplement Fund N134 
Initiative: Provides funds for a salary supplement for those teachers who have attained 
certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
All Other 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
2011-12 
$0 
$0 
2012-13 
$457,500 
$457,500 
National Board Certification Scholarship Fund N133 
Initiative: Allocates funds to encourage certain teachers to apply and enroll in the 
certificate program offered by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
All Other 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
SUMMARY 
2011-12 
$0 
$0 
2011-12 
$0 
$0 
2012-13 
$50,000 
$50,000 
2012-13 
$507,500 
$507,500 
This amendment restructures the salary supplement incentive established for teachers 
who attain certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. 
The amendment provides that, in fiscal year 2012-13, a salary supplement of $2,500 must 
be awarded to national board certified teachers; in fiscal year 2013-14, a salary 
supplement of $2,750 is awarded to national board certified teachers; and in fiscal year 
2014-15 and succeeding years, a salary supplement of $3,000 is awarded to national 
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board certified teachers. The amendment establishes, beginning in fiscal year 2012-13, 
the National Board Certification Salary Supplement Fund. The salary supplement must 
be funded through fees collected by the Department of Education for teacher 
recertification. The amendment also establishes an incentive to encourage teachers with at 
least 3 years of experience who agree to mentor another teacher through the national 
board certification process to apply for national board certification. The amendment 
provides that, beginning with fiscal year 2012-13, the department must establish a 
nonlapsing scholarship fund to encourage teachers to apply to and enroll in the certificate 
program of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. The amendment also 
removes a reference to the national board certification salary supplement in the Maine 
Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 15689-A. 
The amendment also adds an 
appropriations and allocations section. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 03/23112 
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LD 1781 
LR 2635(02) 
An Act To Restructure the National Board Certification Program for Teachers 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment" A" S - *~t' 
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/Allocations 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Revenue 
General Fund 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2011-12 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
FY 2012-13 
$606,720 
$507,500 
($606,720) 
$606,720 
Projections 
FY 2013-14 
$606,720 
$619,500 
($606,720) 
$606,720 
Projections 
FY 2014-15 
$606,720 
$714,000 
($606,720) 
$606,720 
Providing that salary supplements to eligible teachers who attain certification from the National Board for 
Professional Teaching Standards be paid with revenue collected from teacher certification renewal fees will result in 
an estimated decrease in General Fund revenue of approximately $606,720 per year beginning in fiscal year 2012-13 
and a corresponding increase in dedicated revenue of the same amount. This estimate is based on the average revenue 
received from teacher certification renewal fees from fiscal year 2006-07 through fiscal year 2010-2011. It appears 
that revenues generated from teacher certification renewal fees will be sufficient to cover the costs of the salary 
supplements through fiscal year 2013-14. However, a fee increase may be required beginning in fiscal year 2014-15 
to fully fund this initiative. 
The bill establishes the National Board Certification Scholarship Fund and the National Board Certification Salary 
Supplement Fund as dedicated funds within the Department of Education and provides Other Special Revenue Funds 
allocations totaling $507,500 in fiscal year 2012-13. Of that amount, $457,500 is allocated to the National Board 
Certification Salary Supplement Fund for the cost of providing the salary supplements to an estimated 183 certified 
teachers at $2,500 each and $50,000 is allocated to the National Board Certification Scholarship Fund to provide 
scholarships for the first 20 teachers accepted into the national teacher board certification program. The salary 
supplement amount increases to $2,750 in fiscal year 2013-14 and $3,000 in fiscal year 2014-15. Beginning in fiscal 
year 2012-14, the amount allocated to the Scholarship Fund increases to $75,000 per year and the number of teachers 
who can receive scholarship funds increases to a maximum of 30 teachers. 
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This legislation provides that, beginning in fiscal year 2012-13, certified teachers from publicly supported secondary 
schools are also eligible to receive the salary supplement, along with public school teachers. This fiscal note assumes 
an increase of approximately 25 certified teachers from the fiscal year 2011-12 level of 158, to reflect both those 
certified teachers from publicly supported secondary schools becoming eligible for the salary supplement and an 
increase in the number of public school teachers who have become certified. The fiscal note also assumes that the 
number of additional teachers who will qualify for the salary supplement will increase by 15 per year beginning in 
fiscal year 2013-14. 
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