An Act To Restore the Resource Development Centers to Full Operation
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 0752
Committee Amendment CA_A_H271 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" 11" to H.P. 503, L.D. 752, Bill, "An Act To 
Restore the Resource Development Centers to Full Operation" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'Resolve, To Require the Department of Health and Human Services To Study the 
Effectiveness of Professional Development Services Provided to Child Care 
Providers and Referral Services Provided to Parents in Need of Child Care' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the title and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 
Department of Health and Human Services to study the 
effectiveness of services replacing those provided by the former resource 
development centers. 
Resolved: 
That the Department of Health and Human 
Services, referred to in this resolve as "the department," shall study the effectiveness of 
services provided by the department and contracted by the department that have replaced 
services provided by the former resource development centers. The study must focus on 
the following: 
1. 
Participation rates for professional development services available through the 
University of Southern Maine, Edmund S. Muskie School of Public Service, Maine 
Roads to Quality for licensed and certified child care providers from 2009 to 2013. 
Participation must be measured by hours of training, number of different classes 
available, online participation, in-person classes and one-on-one interactions; 
2. 
Department plans for increasing participation and achievement in Maine Roads to 
Quality pursuant to subsection 1; 
3. 
Satisfaction of licensed and certified child care providers with access to 
professional development services, including suggestions by providers for improvement; 
4. 
Availability and use of technical assistance for licensed and certified child care 
providers from 2009 to 2013; 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT '11 "to H.P. 503, L.D. 752 
5. Number of parent referrals by the department's child care resource and referral 
system compared to the number of parent referrals by the former resource development 
centers; and 
6. 
Educational components available to parents to teach them how to discern the 
quality of licensed and certified child care providers and the ability of those providers to 
meet the particular needs of their children. 
The department shall provide the report required under this section to the Joint 
Standing Committee on Health and Human Services no later than January 1,2014.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment, which is the majority report of the committee, replaces the concept 
draft with a resolve requiring the Department of Health and Human Services to study the 
effectiveness of the services replacing those provided by the former resource 
development centers. 
The study must examine the availability of professional 
development services to licensed and certified child care providers, department plans for 
improving access and quality of the professional development services, satisfaction with 
access to services by providers, availability of technical assistance to providers, the 
number of referrals by the department to parents for child care services under the 
department's child care resource and referral system and educational components 
available to parents to evaluate the quality and suitability of child care providers. The 
department must submit the report no later than January 1, 2014 to the Joint Standing 
Committee on Health and Human Services. 
FISCAL .\OTE REQL"IRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: OS/28/13 
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LD752 
LR 1224(02) 
An Act To Restore the Resource Development Centers to Full Operation 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment '1l" (H -!l? !) 
Committee: Health and Human Services 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Additional costs to the Department of Health and Human Services are expected to be minor and can be absorbed 
within existing budgeted resources. 
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