An Act To
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 1096
Committee Amendment CA_A_S243 (Senate)
Amends: 20-A MRSA §5162

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 'A " to S.P. 378, L.D. 1096, Bill, "An Act To 
Amend the Laws Governing Students Experiencing Education Disruption" 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 5. 
Amend the bill in section 9 in subsection 2-A by striking out all of paragraphs A and 
B (page 2, lines 36 and 37 and page 3, line 1 in L.D.) and inserting the following: 
'A. Homelessness or foster care placement; 
B. Absence for 10 or more consecutive school days due to placement in an interim 
program; or 
C. Enrollment in 3 or more schools or educational programs in a single school year.' 
Amend the bill by inserting a.fter section 14 the following: 
'Sec. 15. 20-A MRSA §5162, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 451, §6, is repealed.' 
Amend the bill in section 15 in §5163 by inserting after subsection 3 the following: 
'4. Education disruption due to homelessness or foster care placement. The 
responsible school at the time of education disruption due to homelessness or foster care 
placement shall: 
A. 
Within 5 school days of becoming aware of the education disruption due to 
homelessness or foster care: placement, make available to the student individual 
educational materials such as curricula and assignments designed to enable the 
student to continue the student's educational programming; and 
B. 
Within 10 days of becoming aware of the education disruption due to 
homelessness or foster care placement, work with the student and the parent or 
guardian to develop or update a school work recognition plan for the student.' 
Amend the bill in section 15 in §5163 in subsection 5 in paragraph C in the last line 
(page 5, line 5 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "and" 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "It" to S.P. 378, L.D. 1096 
Amend the bill in section 15 in §5163 in subsection 5 in paragraph D in the last line 
(page 5, line 7 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "enrolls." and inserting the 
following: 'enrolls; and' 
Amend the bill in section 15 in §5163 in subsection 5 by inserting at the end the 
following: 
'E. The responsible school for a student who experiences education disruption due to 
homelessness or foster care placement is the school in which the student is enrolled 
or is entitled to be enrolled.' 
Amend the bill in section 15 in §5163 by renumbering the subsections to read 
consecutively. 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment: 
1. 
Removes the provision of the bill that alters the law governing compulsory 
attendance and excused absences, leaving in place the current law; 
2. Amends the bill's definition of "education disruption" to include homelessness and 
foster care placement and identifies the school in which the student is enrolled or entitled 
to enroll as the responsible school for developing a school work recognition plan; and 
3. Repeals a provision of law that is replaced by new provisions included in the bill. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: OS/27/13 .:tvac 
LD 1096 
LR 1497(02) 
An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Students Experiencing Education Disruption 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 1\'65-2-' t3 ") 
Committee: E:ducation and Cultural Affairs 
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State Mandates 
Required Activity 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
:Fiscal Note 
State Mandate - Unfunded 
Requires school administrative units with students experiencing an education 
disruption to: 
1) make individual educational materials such as curricula and assignments 
available to the student within 5 days of becoming aware of the interim program 
placement; 
2) develop a schoolwork recognition plan no later than 10 days of becoming aware 
of the interim program placement; 
3) assign professional staff to ensure the complete transfer of all records, grades and 
credits and all academic materials from the interim program no later than 5 days 
after the student enrolls in the responsible school; 
4) send or electronically transfer pertinent records, including but not limited to 
academic and health information records, to the interim program no later than 5 days 
after becoming aware that a student has entered the program. 
Unit Affected 
Local Cost 
School 
Moderate 
statewide 
The required local activities in this bill may represc~nt a State mandate pursuant to the Constitution of Maine. Unless 
General Fund appropriations are provided to fund at least 90% of the additional costs or a Mandate Preamble is 
amended to the bill and two-thirds of the members of each House vote to exempt this mandate from the funding 
requirement, municipalities may not be required to implement these changes. 
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