Resolve, To Establish the Commission To Strengthen the Adequacy and Equity of Certain Cost Components of the School Funding Fonnula
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 1850
Senate Amendment SA_B_S504 (Senate)

SENATE AMENDMENT "8 "to H.P. 1335, L.D. 1850, "Resolve, To Establish the 
Commission To Strengthen the Adequacy and Equity of Certain Cost Components of the 
School Funding Fonnula" 
Amend the resolve in section 2 in the first paragraph in the 2nd line (page I, line 15 
in L.D.) by striking out the following: "18" and inserting the following: '14' 
Amend the resolve in section 2 in subsection 5 in the first paragraph in the first line 
(page 1, line 29 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "Eleven" and inserting the 
following: 'Seven' 
Amend the resolve in section 2 in subsection 5 by striking out all of paragraphs F to 
K (page 2, lines 3 to 14 in L.D.) and inserting the following: 
'F. One person representing the Maine Association of School Business Officials, 
appointed by the Speaker of the House; and 
G. One person representing Educare Central Maine, appointed by the Speaker of the 
House; and be it further' 
Amend the resolve in section 5 in the first paragraph in the first and 2nd lines (page 
2, lines 25 and 26 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "hold no more than 6 meetings. 
The commission shall" 
Amend the resolve by inserting after section 5 the following: 
'Sec. 6. Commission meetings authorized. Resolved: That the commission 
shall hold no more than 6 meetings to carry out its duties under this resolve. 
1. During the first meeting of the commission, which must be convened no later than 
July 31, 2014, the commission shall review the duties established in section 5 with the 
Department of Education and the Education Research Institute staff assigned to staff the 
commission pursuant to section 9. 
The commission shall develop a work plan and 
timeline for the review of the required duties and related deliverables that the Department 
of Education and the Education Research Institute staff must prepare and present to the 
commission in accordance with the meetings scheduled in accordance with this section. 
2. During a cOlmnission meeting scheduled during the month of October 2014, the 
commission shall review a progress report submitted by the DepaItment of Education and 
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the Education Research Institute staff of the required duties and related deliverables that 
were included in the work plan developed by the commission. 
3. The commission shall schedule up to 4 meetings during the month of November 
2014 and no later than December 9,2014. During these meetings, the commission shall 
review the preliminary findings and recommendations prepared and submitted by the 
Department of Education and the Education Research Institute staff regarding the 
required duties and related deliverables that were included in the work plan developed by 
the conmlission. The Department of Education and the Education Research Institute shall 
submit their preliminary findings and recommendations to the commission no later than 
November 1,2014; and be it further' 
Amend the rcsolve in section 7 in the 2nd line (page 5, line 35 in L.D.) by striking out 
the following: "6" and inserting the following: '7' 
Amend the resolve by striking out all of section 9 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 9. 
Report; recommendations. Resolved: 
That the Department of 
Education and the Education Research Institute staff assigned to provide staffing 
assistance to the cOlmnission pursuant to section 9 shall present a preliminary report, 
including the results of the review conducted pursuant to section 5 and the related 
deliverables included in the work plan established by the commission under section 6, to 
the commission no later than November 1, 2014. The Department of Education and the 
Education Research Institute staff assigned to provide staffing assistance to the 
commission shall work with the COlmnission to prepare a final report, including findings 
and recOlml1endations related to the results of the review required by this resolve, for 
submission to the Legislature. 
The commission shall submit a report containing its 
findings and recommendations pursuant to sections 5 and 6 of this resolve, including any 
necessary implementing legislation, to the joint standing committee of the Legislature 
having jurisdiction over education and cultural affairs by December 9, 2014. The joint 
standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over education and cultural 
affairs may submit a bill related to this report to the First Regular Session of the 127th 
Legislature; and be it further' 
Amend the resolve by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment makes the following changes to the resolve: 
1. It reduces the membership of the study commission from 18 members to 14 
members; and 
2. It provides that the commission is required to consider certain agenda items related 
to the work plan and time line for the review of certain cost components that the 
commission is required to address dUling meetings to be scheduled in July, October, 
November and December 2014 prior to the cOlmnission submitting its final report to the 
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Jomt standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over education and 
cultural affairs by December 9,2014. 
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SPONSORED BY: 
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(Senator MILLETT) 
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COUNTY: Cumberland 
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