An Act To Prepare Maine People for the Future Economy
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 1422
Committee Amendment CA_A-HA_E_H904 (House)
Amends: 20-A MRSA §15681, 20-A MRSA §15689-C

HOUSE AMENDMENT ,,60, 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 inserting after section 8 the following: 
'Sec. 9. 20-A MRSA §15681, sub-§2-A, as repealed and replaced by PL 2005, c. 
635, §7, is amended to read: 
2-A. Targeted funds to implement a standards-based system. For targeted funds 
to implement a standards-based system, the commissioner shall: 
A. 
For fiscal year 2006-07 only, dedicate a portion of the targeted funds to 
implement a standards-based system to the achievement of the minimum starting 
salary for certified teachers established in section 13405; aOO 
B. For fiscal year 2007-08 and every subsequent year, calculate an amount to be 
made available to address the components of a standards-based system,.; and 
C. For fiscal year 2012-13 and every subsequent year, dedicate a portion of the 
targeted funds to implement a standards-based system to provide one additional day 
of professional development for teachers in each school administrative unit to achieve 
the transition to a standards-based educational system established in section 253, 
subsection 9. 
Sec. 10. 20-A MRSA §15689-C, sub-§5 is enacted to read: 
5. 
Professional development. 
Beginning with fiscal year 2012-13, the 
commissioner's recommendations must include funding to provide one additional day of 
professional development for teachers in school administrative units that submit a plan to 
use targeted funds as provided in section 15681, subsection 2-A, paragraph C.' 
Amend the amendment by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter 
or section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment provides that the Commissioner of Education must dedicate a 
portion of targeted funds each year to provide one additional day of professional 
development for teachers to achieve the transition to a standards-based educational 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
HOUSE AMENDMENT "6' to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 439, L.D. 1422 
system. The amendment also requires the commissioner to recommend funding to cover 
the cost of the additional day as part of the commissioner's annual recommendations on 
education funding. 
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SPONSOREDBY: ____ ~~~/~~ 
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(Representative BELIVEAU) 
TOWN: Kittery 
FISCAL ~OTE REQClRED 
(See attacbed) 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
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Approved: 04/04/12 .Mac 
LD 1422 
LR 1901(11) 
An Act To Prepare Maine People for the Future Economy 
Fiscal Note for House Amendment "G to Committee Amendment "A" 
Sponsor: Rep. Beliveau of Kittery 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
No net State fiscal impact 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Requiring that, beginning in fiscal year 2012-13 and every subsequent school year, a portion of the targeted funds 
allocated within the essential programs and services funding model to implement a standards-based system be 
dedicated to provide one additional day of professional development for teachers in each school administrative unit to 
achieve the transition to proficiency-based standards for awarding a high school diploma will not increase the total 
cost ofK-12 public education or the state's share of that cost. 
This amendment requires the Commissioner of Education to include in the annual funding recommendations for 
essential programs and services funding for an additional day of professional development for school administrative 
units that submit the required plan for targeted funds. Whether this funding will be approved in enacted budgets can 
not be determined at this time. 
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