An Act To Ensure Consistent Certification of Graduation Standards in Publicly Funded Secondary Schools
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 0003
Committee Amendment CA_A_H70 (House)
Amends: 20-A MRSA §2412, 20-A MRSA §2901, 20-A MRSA §2902

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A " 
to H.P. 6, L.D. 3, Bill, "An Act To Ensure 
Consistent Certification of Graduation Standards in Publicly Funded Secondary Schools" 
Amend the bill by inserting after the enacting clause and before section 1 the 
following: 
'Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §2412, sub-§5, ~~J and K are enacted to read: 
J. Public charter schools are subject to the same proficiency-based diploma standards 
set forth in section 4722-A and are eligible for the same transition grants as 
applicable to noncharter public schools in the State pursuant to section 4722-A, 
subsection 4. 
K. A public charter school that operates a public preschool program must comply 
with department rules for basic school approval standards for public preschool 
programs in accordance with section 4271, subsection 4 and section 4502, subsection 
9. 
Sec. 2. 20-A MRSA §2901, sub-§2, ~A, as enacted by PL 1981, c. 693, §§5 and 
8, is amended to read: 
A. Currently A private school approved for tuition purposes that enrolls at least 60% 
publicly funded students that is currently accredited by the a commission on 
independent schools of a New England Association association of Colleges and 
Secondary Schools schools and colleges in fulfillment of its standards of 
accreditation and indicators and that also meets the applicable requirements of the 
system of learning results established in section 6209; or 
Sec. 3. 20-A MRSA §2902, sub-§3, as amended by PL 2011, c. 669, §2, is 
further amended to read: 
3. Courses required by law. Provide instruction in elementary schools as specified 
in sections 4701, 4704,4706 and 4711 and in secondary schools as specified in sections 
4701,4704,4706,4722, 4722-A, 4723 and 4724. I 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 6, L.D. 3 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment retains the provisions of the bill that clarify that public charter 
schools are subject to the provisions established under the system of learning results, 
including the statewide assessment program designed to measure students' academic 
achievement, that apply to public schools and private schools approved for tuition 
purposes that enroll at least 60% publicly funded students. This amendment adds the 
following provisions to the bill. 
1. It provides that public charter schools are subject to the provisions established 
under the state standards initiated for awarding proficiency-based diplomas in the Maine 
Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 4722-A and also provides that public charter schools 
are eligible for transition grants to implement the proficiency-based diploma standards. 
2. It provides that a public charter school that operates a public preschool program 
must comply with the rules adopted by the Department of Education regarding basic 
school approval requirements for public preschool programs. 
3. It updates a reference to the organization that approves accreditation for secondary 
private schools as part of the basic school approval provisions for private schools and 
revises this basic school approval provision to specify that a private school approved for 
tuition purposes that enrolls at least 60% publicly funded students may be approved under 
this provision ifit also meets the requirements of the system of learning results. 
4. It requires that private secondary schools approved for attendance purposes by the 
Department of Education include the instruction required by the provisions established 
under the state standards initiated for awarding proficiency-based diplomas to secondary 
school students. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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Approved: 04/04115 
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LR 307(02) 
An Act To Ensure Consistent Certification of Graduation Standards in Publicly Funded Secondary 
Schools 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ,A, ~1-7{)) 
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs 
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Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - public charter schools 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Additional costs to public charter'schools to implement the requirements of this legislation can be absorbed within 
existing budgeted resources. 
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