An Act Regard.ing School Construction
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 1235
Committee Amendment CA_A-SA_A_S312 (Senate)

SENATE AMENDMENT "A" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 429, 
L.D. 1235, Bill, "An Act Regard.ing School Construction" 
Amend the amendment in slection 1 by striking out all of subsection 4 (page 1, lines 
to 27 in amendment) and inserting the following: 
'4. Rules. The state board f'\laY shall adopt or amend rules relating to the approval of 
school construction projects. The rules must allow the top 12 school administrative units 
in the department's rating system used to develop any priority lists for funding school 
construction projects to begin the school construction preplanning process without being 
penalized under the rating syst1em. For purposes of this section, "school construction 
preplanning process" includes working with the department and the state board on a 
collaborative process involving a wide variety of stakeholders. including residents and 
elected officials within the community in which the school construction project is 
proposed, to develop a unified vision for the school construction project, which may 
include contracting with an architect to construct conceptual drawings of the proposed 
project. 
"School construction preplanning process" does not include site location, 
construction documents or actual construction on a proposed school construction project. 
Costs associated with the development of conceptual drawings by an architect may be 
reimbursable as a project cost, consistent with department rules, for projects approved by 
the department. 
A school administrative unit that engages in a school construction 
preplanning process in accordance with this subsection may not be accorded any 
preference in the development by the department of any future priority lists for funding 
school construction projects. Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection relating to the 
approval of major capital school construction projects under this chapter are major 
substantive rules pursuant to Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A, except that rules 
relating to the school construction preplanning process are routine technical rules 
pursuant to Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A. 
The state board is eaco\H'aged to review school coastructioa rules regardiag costs fler 
SqHaFe feot, soasider other measures for soaffiiaiag buildiag costs aae report OR these 
efforts to the joiat staawag committee of the Legislat\H'e haviag jurisdistioa over 
edHcatioa matters clwiag the First RegHlar gessioa of the 115th Legislahlre. Oa or before 
February 1, 1994 the state board shall adoat rules for aBaro'liai! movable eouiameat costs 
for "c1'IAAI cA""tructiA".' 
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SENATE AMENDMENT 
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SENATE AMENDMENT "A" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 429, L.D. 1235 
SUMMARY 
This amendment: 
1. Changes from 20 to 12 the number of school administrative units that may begin 
the school construction preplanning process without being penalized under the 
Department of Education's rating system; 
2. Specifies that "school construction preplanning process" includes working with 
the department and the State Board of Education on a collaborative process with 
interested stakeholders and community members to develop a unified vision for the 
school construction project; 
3. Specifies that costs associated with the development of conceptual drawings by an 
architect may be reimbursable as a project cost, consistent with department rules, for 
projects approved by the department; and 
4. Provides that a school administrative unit that engages in school construction 
preplanning may not be accorded any preference in the development by the department of 
any future priority lists for funding school construction projects. 
SPONSOREDBY:~AJvJW= 
(Senator MILLETT) 
COUNTY: Cumberland 
SENATE AMENDMENT