An Act To Improve School Administrative Efficiency and Expand Capacity for Professional Growth for Educators with Regional Collaborative Programs and Services
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 1173
Committee Amendment CA_A_H293 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to RP. 805, L.D. 1173, Bill, "An Act To 
Improve School Administrative Efficiency and Expand Capacity for Professional Growth 
for Educators with Regional Collaborative Programs and Services" 
Amend the bill in section 1 by striking out all of paragraph B (page 1, lines 4 to 14 in 
L.D.) and inserting the following: 
'B. Agreements for shared staff or staff training, including collaborative programs 
and support services;' 
Amend the bill in section 2 in §2602 in the first paragraph in the 4th line (page 1, line 
in L.D.) by striking out the following: "expand capacity," 
Amend the bill in section 3 in subsection 1 in the 2nd and 3rd lines (page 1, lines 26 
and 27 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "IGoal and" and inserting the following: 
'local and' 
Amend the bill in section 3 in subsection 1 in the 4th line (page 1, line 28 in L.D.) by 
striking out the following: "collaborative" 
Amend the bill in section 4 by striking out all of subsection 2 (page I, lines 32 to 39 
and page 2, lines I to 4 in L.D.) and inselting the following: 
'2. 
Use of fund. 
The department shall award grants from the fund to school 
administJ:ative units, municipalities, counties and groups of 2 or more such entities, 
including such groups that have. entered into a collaborative agreement pursuant to 
chapter 114, to fund the costs of implementing changes in governance, administrative 
structures or policies that result in the creation of consolidated school administrative 
units; purchasing alliances; innovative, autonomous public schools, teacher-led schools, 
innovative public school districts or. innovative public school zones; regional delivery of 
collaborative programs and educational services; or collaborations of municipal-school 
service delivery or support systems, with the purpose of improving educational 
opportunity and student achievement. Grants must be used to implement changes that 
will be sustained by the school administrative unit, municipality or county without the 
need for additionaL grants from the fund or other sources.' 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ,A" to H.P. 805, L.D. 1173 
Amend the bill by inseliing after section 5 the following: 
'Sec. 6. 20-A MRS A §2651, sub-§3, ~C, as enacted by PL 2011, c. 446, §I, is 
amended to read: 
C. Expand access to high-quality professional development, training and support for 
teaohers and sohool administrators initiatives aligned with evidence-based best 
practices that can be linked to improvements in student learning and expansion of 
oppOliunities for professional growth for teachers and principals pursuant to chapter 
508; more fully integrate educational technology and expand access to online and 
digital learning opportunities; improve management and use of data to enhance 
instruction illld increase student achievement; broaden access to opportunities for 
career and technical education; expand access to early college opportunities for high 
school students; or increase student choice; or' 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 7 (page 2, lines 14 to 18 in L.D.) 
Amend the bill by renumbering any nonconsecutive section number to read 
consecutively, 
SUMMARY 
The amendment makes the following changes to the bill: 
1. 
It removes the functions proposed in the bill for inclusion in the regional 
collaboration agreements included in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, chapter 
114; 
2. It restores the statutory provision in Title 20-A, chapter 114-A that provides grant 
funding to one or more school a.dministrative units, municipalities and counties from the 
Fund for the EffiCient Delivery of Educational Services to support the improvement of 
educational opportunities and student achievement; 
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.. It amends the criteria established for providing grant funds from the Fund for the 
Efficient Delivery of Educational Services to expand access to professional development, 
training and support for teachers and school administrators by requiring that priority must 
be given to high-quality professional development initiatives aligned with evidence-based 
best practices that can be linked to improvements in student learning and expansion of 
opportunities for professional growth for teachers and principals pursuant to the educator 
effectiveness provisions established in Title 20-A, chapter 508; and 
4. It removes the requirement that the Department of Education amend the rules 
established for the Fund for the Efficient Delivery of Educational Services. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT