Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of Chapter 61: State Board of Education Rilles for Major Capital School Construction Projects, a Major Substantive Rule of the State Board of Education
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 0322
Committee Amendment CA_A_H165 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "f) " to H.P. 231, L.D. 322, "Resolve, Regarding 
Legislative Review of Portions of Chapter 61: State Board of Education Rilles for Major 
Capital School Construction Projects, a Major Substantive Rule of the State Board of 
Education" 
Amend the resolve by striking out everything after the emergency preamble and 
before the emergency clause and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. Adoption. Resolved: That final adoption of portions of Chapter 61: 
State Board of Education Rules for Major Capital School Construction Projects, a 
provisionally adopted major substantive rule of the State Board of Education that has 
been submitted to the Legislature for review pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 
5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A, is authorized only if the following changes are made: 
1. The rule must be amended in Sections 1 and 6 to clarify that the role and 
responsibility of the State Board of Education is to provide design and funding approval 
and the role and responsibility of the Commissioner of Education is to provide final 
funding approval for school construction projects eligible for state funding; and 
2. The rule must be amended in Sections 6, 10, 11 and 12 to clarify that: 
A. The State Board of Education is responsible for issuing letters of approval for site 
approval, concept approval and design and funding approval if it approves the 
recommendations for each element of the approval process for school construction 
projects eligible for state funding; and 
B. The Commissioner of Education is responsible for issuing a certificate of final 
funding approval once the contract bidding for the school construction project has 
been completed and the final project budget has been established by the 
Commissioner of Education or the commissioner's designee.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment provides that final adoption of portions of Chapter 61: State Board 
of Education Rules for Major Capital School Construction Projects, a Major Substantive 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 231, L.D. 322 
Rule of the State Board of Education, is authorized contingent upon the State Board of 
Edireatron making spee:ified changes to the proposed rule. 
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FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
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LR 1106(02) 
Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of Chapter 61: State Board of Education Rules for 
Major Capital School Construction Projects, a Major Substantive Rule of the State Board of 
Education 
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Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 'A' C H 
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Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Additional costs to the State Board of Education and the Department of Education associated with the rulemaking 
process can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
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