An Act To Revise the Educational Personnel Certification Statutes and To Direct the Department of Education To Review Department Rules Regarding Educational Personnel Certification
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 1464
Committee Amendment CA_A_H525 (House)
Amends: 20-A MRSA §13007

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "r:l" to H.P. 1005, L.D. 1464, Bill, "An Act To 
Revise the Educational Personnel Certification Statutes and To Direct the Department of 
Education To Review Department Rules Regarding Educational Personnel Certification" 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 4 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 4. 20-A MRSA §13007, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2005, c. 457, Pt. FF, §1, 
is repealed and the following enacted in its place: 
1. Fees. The commissioner shall establish and assess fees for the initial issuance of 
and the renewal of teacher. education specialist and administrator certificates. The 
commissioner shall. by rule, establish the following fees and the procedures required to 
assess them: 
A. Fees for the initial certification process for those teachers. education specialists 
and administrators found eligible and those found ineligible; 
B. 
Renewal fees for each active and inactive teacher, education specialist and 
administrator; 
C. A fee for each additional evaluation of teacher endorsements beyond the initial 
endorsement: 
D. A fee for duplicate certificates; and 
E. A fee for administrative portfolios. 
The dtmartment shall annually post the fees established by the commissioner for the 
initial issuance of and the renewal of teacher, education specialist and administrator 
certificates on its publicly accessible website. The commissioner shall adopt rules to 
carry out this subsection. Rules adopted under this subsection to establish and assess fees 
for the initial issuance of and the renewal of teacher, education specialist and 
administrator certificates are major substantive rules pursuant to Title 5, chapter 375, 
subchapter 2-A.' 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITIEE AMENDMENT ,.if}" to H.P. 1005, L.D. 1464 
SUMMARY 
This amendment clarifies the bill's proposed changes to the Commissioner of 
Education's authority to establish and assess fees for initial and renewal certificates. The 
amendment requires the Department of Education to annually post the fees required for 
the.initial issuance of and the renewal of teacher, education specialist and administrator 
certificates on the department's publicly accessible website. 
The amendment also 
requires the commissioner to adopt major substantive rules to carry out the establishment 
and assessment of these certification fees. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 02/11/16 
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LD 1464 
LR 2452(02) 
An Act To Revise the Educational Personnel Certification Statutes and To Direct the Department of 
Education To Review Department Rules Regarding Educational Personnel Certification 
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Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 1{f CH - 5J. ~ 
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Potential current biennium revenue impact - General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Requiring the Commissioner of Education to set fees for certification of educational personnel that are currently set in 
statute may change the amount of revenue that accrues to the General Fund from certification fees. The impact to 
General Fund revenues will depend on the fees established. 
Additional cost to the Department of Education associated with the rulemaking process can be absorbed within 
existing budgeted resources. 
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