An Act To Ensme That Schoolchildren with Dyslexia Receive the Assistance Needed
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 0231
Committee Amendment CA_A-SA_A_S327 (Senate)

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SENATE AlYfENDMENT "A "to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 163, 
L.D. 231, Bill, "An Act To Ensme That Schoolchildren with Dyslexia Receive the 
Assistance Needed" 
Amend the amendment by inserting after the title and before th~ first paragraph the 
following: 
'Amend the bill by inserting after the ti.tle and before the enacting clause the 
following: 
'Mandate preamble. This measure requires one or more local units of government 
to expand or modify activities so as to necessitate additional expenditures from local 
revenues but does not provide funding for at least 90% of those expenditures. Pursuant to 
the Constitution of Maine, Article IX, Section 21, 2/3 of all of the members elected to 
each House have determined it necessary to enact this measure.' , 
Amend the amendment by striking out all of section 3. 
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Amendment "A". This amendment also adds a man 
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SPONSORED BY: ~_fW1vP_'t1:bY 
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1'lseAL 1':OTE REQUIRED 
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LD 231 
Lil (59(04) 
A~l iltd To EEf,Un~ That 2·c!lOokhildnm with Dyslexia ReeeiYe the Assistance l"kcdcd 
Fiseal Note for Senate Amendment 'Pi' to COl1uniitce Amcndrnent !lAr'(s-:~{~) 
Sponsor: Sen. Hampel" of Oxford 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
State Mandates 
Required Activity 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
State Mandate - Exempted 
FY 2015-16 
FY 2016-17 
($73,004) 
($101,793) 
($73,004) 
($101,793) 
Requires school administrative units to screen celiain shldents for dyslexia. 
Projections 
FY 2017-18 
($105,418) 
($105,418) 
Projections 
FY 2018-19 
($109,188) 
($109,188) 
Unit Affected 
Local Cost 
School 
Moderate 
statewide 
Pursuant to the Mandate Preamble, the two-thirds vote of all members elected to each House exempts the State from 
the constitutional requirement to fund 90% of the additional costs_ 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
This amendment eliminates the General Fund appropriations in the bill that funded a dyslexia coordinator position 
within the Depmiment of Education. According to the department, LD 1019, the 2016-2017 Biennial Budget, as 
enacted by the Legislature, includes a federally funded Education Specialist III position as part of a reorganization of 
the Special Services Team which can be used for the dyslexia coordinator and the General Fund position included in 
this bill will not be needed. 
LR0159(04) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1 
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