An Act To Update and Revise the Laws Governing the Maine Arts COlmnission
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 1100
Committee Amendment CA_A_S98 (Senate)
Amends: 27 MRSA §405, 27 MRSA §411

COMMITTEE AMENDlvfENT "A" to S.P. 382, L.D. 1100, Bill, "An Act To 
Update and Revise the Laws Governing the Maine Arts COlmnission" 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 1 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 27 MRSA §405, as amended by PL 1991, c. 622, Pt. V, §4, is further 
amended to read: 
§405. Hearings; contracts 
The col'lHH.ission Maine ;\rts COlmnission is authorized and empowered to hold 
public and private hearings, to enter into contracts, within the limit of funds available, 
with individuals or organizations, and institutions for services furthering the educational 
objectives of the commission's programs; to enter into contracts, within the limit of funds 
available, with local and regional associations for cooperative endeavors furthering the 
educational objectives of the commission's programs; to establish an endowment fund; to 
accept gifts, contributions and bequests of funds from individuals, foundations, 
corporations and other orgarrlzations or institutions for the purpose of furthering the 
education-al objectives of the commission's programs mission; to make and sign any 
agreements and to do and perD)rm any acts that are necessary to carry out the purposes of 
this chapter. Any funds, if given as an endowment, must be invested by the Treasurer of 
State according to the laws governing the investment of trust funds. As determined by the 
Director of the Maine Arts Commission, with the approval of the commission, the 
endowment's principal and int,erest may be used to further the commission's mission, as 
long as the endowment funds are used only for the purposes for which the endowment is 
established in accordance with the intent of the donor. The commission may request and 
receive from any department, division, board, bureau, commission or agency of the State· 
such assistance and data as necessary to carry out its powers and duties.' 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 4 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 4. 27 MRSA §411, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 762, § 1, is amended to read: 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT A 
"to S.P. 382, L.D. 1100 
§411. Arts Education Program 
The Maine Arts Commission shall establish the Arts in Education Program, referred 
to in this subchapter as the "program," to provide support for planning and implementing 
artist resideneies and related sehool and eommunity arts programs to inerease arts 
edueation opportunities in the State. The program is designed on a 3 year rotating basis. 
The program aUmY;ts a publie sehool system to partieipate by developing a eomprehensiY!e 
arts edaeation plan, aetivities to implement the plan and an evaluation of the plan. "the 
program.'" 
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This amendment: 
1. Retains current law, proposed to be repealed by the bill, that provides that funds, if 
given to the Maine Arts Commission as an endowment, must be invested by the Treasurer 
of State according to the laws governing the investment of trust funds. It also provides 
that endowment funds may be used only for the purposes for which the endowment is 
established in accordance with the intent of the donor; and 
2. Retains current law that requires the Maine Arts Commission to establish the Arts 
in Education Program, but changes its name to the Arts Education Program and removes 
unnecessary descriptive language: this program is described in a section of law not 
amended by the bill. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT