An Act To Ensure Equitable Support of Education for Maine Students in School Administrative District No.6 and School Administrative District No. 44 J.\mend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: Resolve, Relating to the Member Municipalities in School Administrative District No.6
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 1082
Committee Amendment CA_A_H261 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A" to H.P. 743, L.D. 1082, Bill, "An Act To 
Ensure Equitable Support of Education for Maine Students in School Administrative 
District No.6 and School Administrative District No. 44" 
J.\mend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'Resolve, Relating to the Member Municipalities in School Administrative District 
No.6' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the title and before the summary and 
inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. Negotiation. Resolved: That the Town of Frye Island and the other 
member municipalities in School Administrative District No.6 or their representatives, 
referred to in this resolve as "the parties," shall negotiate in good faith in order to reach a 
settlement of the disputes between the parties regarding; 
1. The method of determining the proportional share of the local cost of education 
for the Town of Frye Island and the other member municipalities in School 
Administrative District No.6; and 
2. 
The provisions for the Town of Frye Island to withdraw from School 
Administrative District No.6; and be it further 
Sec. 2. Report. Resolved: That, no later than December 11, 2015, the parties 
shall submit a report that includes their findings and recommendations, including 
suggested legislation, regarding any necessary changes to the method of determining the 
proportional share of the local cost of education for the Town of Frye Island and the other 
member municipalities in School Administrative District No.6 for kindergarten to grade 
and to the enacted law provisions related to the authorization and procedures 
necessary for the Town of Frye Island to withdraw from School Administrative District 
No. 6 to the Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs; and be it 
further 
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COMIVllTTEE AMENDMENT" A 
.. to H.P. 743, L.D. 1082 
Sec. 3. Legislation. Resolved: That the Joint Standing Committee on Education 
and Cultural Affairs may submit a bill to the Second Regular Session of the 127th 
Legislature to implement its rcco1lllllcndations on matters relating to the report submitted 
by the parties pursuant to section 2..' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill with a resolve and requires the Town of Frye Island 
and the other member municipalities in School Administrative District No. 6 or their 
representatives to negotiate in good faith in order to reach a settlement of the disputes 
between the member municipalities regarding the formula for computing each 
municipality's assessment for the total expenses of the school district and the provisions 
for the Town of Frye Island to withdraw from the school district. The amendment also 
requires that the member municipalities present a report that includes their findings and 
recommendations regarding changes to the formula for aPPOliionment of kindergarten to 
grade 12 education costs of the member municipalities and to the statutes related to the 
authorization and procedures necessary for the Town of Flye Island to withdraw from the 
school 'district to the Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs no later 
than December 11, 2015. 
Finally, the amendment provides that the joint standing 
committee may submit a bill to the Second Regular Session of the 127th Legislature 
regarding its recommendations on the report submitted by the member municipalities to 
settle these disputes. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT