An Act To Promote Academic Opportunities for Maine Youth during Summer Months
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 0419
Committee Amendment CA_A-SA_A_S491 (Senate)

SENATE AMENDMENT "A "to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 286, 
L.D. 419, Bill, "An Ac! To Promote Academic Opportunitjes for Maine Youth during 
Summer Months" 
Amend the amendment in section 1 in §8813 in subsection 1 in paragraph A in the 
3rd and 4th lines (page 2, lines 37 and 38 in amendment) by striking out the following: 
"No Child Left Behind Act of 2001" and inserting the following: 'Every Student Succeeds 
Act of 2015' 
Amend the amendment in section 1 by striking out all of §8814 (page 3, lines 17 to 
and page 4, lines l to 6 in amendment) and inserting the following: 
'§8814. Program fund grants; eligibility; calculation 
Beginning in fiscal year 2017-18 and each subsequent year, the department, through a 
grant application process, shall provide from the program fund funding to cover 90% of 
the costs of summer success programs in school administrative units with greater than 
50% student participation in the free and reduced-price lunch program pursuant to section 
6602, subsection 1, paragraph A. Any remaining available funds must be provided to 
school administrative units with greater than 35% student participation in the free and 
reduced-price lunch program. 
1. Eligibility. To receive program fund money calculated pursuant to subsection 2, a 
school administrative unit must be in compliance with any applicable standards and 
program requirements for summer success programs established by the commissioner 
pursuant to section 8813. 
2. 
Program fund grants; calculation. The commissioner shall calculate one 
amount of program fund money that may be made available as a -grant to the elementary 
school level and another amount of program fund money that may be made available as a 
grant to the high school level in accordance with the following. 
A. For fiscal year 2017-18, the commissioner shall establish a per-pupil amount for 
program fund grants. 
B. 
For fiscal year 2018-19 and each subsequent year, the commissioner shall 
recalculate the per-pupil amount by using the amount calculated under paragraph A 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
SENATE AMENDMENT "A" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 286, L.D. 419 
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as a base and adjusting for appropriate trends in the Consumer Price Index or other 
comparable index. 
3. Budget recommendation. By December 15, 2016 and prior to December 15th of 
each subsequent year. the commissioner shall recommend to the Governor and to the. 
Department of Administrative and Financial Services. Bureau of the Budget the funding 
levels for the program fund for payment in the next fiscal year. The commissioner shall 
include these funding levels in the department's request to the Legislature for 
appropriations from the General Fund. allocations from federal funds and authorizations 
of Other Special Revenue Funds and social impact bonds to cany out the purposes of this 
subchapter. 
4. 
Aoorooriations and allocations. 
The commissioner shall provide funds 
authorized by the Legislature to carry out the purposes of this subchapter as grants to 
eligible school administrative units.' 
Amend the amendment in section 1 in §8815 in the first paragraph in the first line 
(page 4, line 8 in amendment) by striking out the following: "2017'' and inserting the 
following: '2018' 
Amend the amendment in section 2 in subsection 5 in the first line (page 4, line 21 in 
amendment) by striking out the following: "2016-17" and inserting the following: '2017-
.lli' 
Amend the amendment in section 4 in the 2nd line (page 4, line 36 in amendment) by 
striking out the following: "2015" and inserting the following: '2016' 
Amend the amendment in section 4 in the last line (page 4, line 39 in amendment) by 
striking out the following: "2016-2017" and inserting the following: '2017-2018' 
Amend the amendment by striking out all of section 5 and inserting the following: 
'Sec •. 5. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
Summer Success Program N215 
Initiative: Provides base allocations for the Summer Success Program Fund. 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
All Other 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
Summer Success Program N215 
2015-16 
$0 
$0 
2016-17 .. 
$500 
$500 
Initiative: Provides funds for one Education Specialist III position and related All Other 
costs to implement and administer summer success programs. 
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SENATE AMENDMENT" A "to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 286, L.D. 419 
GENERAL FUND 
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
Personal Services 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
-DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
SUMMARY 
2015-16 
0.000 
$0 
$0 
$0 
2015-16 
$0 
$0 
$0 
2016-17 
1.000 
$86,431 
$6,351 
$92,782 
2016-17 
$92,782 
$500 
$93,282 
This amendment changes from fiscal year 2016-17 to fiscal year 2017-18 the fiscal 
year in which the Department of Education is required to provide grant funding to cover a 
portion of the costs of summer success programs and adjusts related dates and funding 
accordingly. 
This amendment also corrects the name of the federal act. 
FISCALNOTE REQUIRED 
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SPONSOREDBY: ~ 
(Senator HAMPER) 
COUNTY: Oxford 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04/07/16 
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LD419 
LR 1664(04) 
An Act To Promote Academic Opportunities for Maine Youth during Summer Months 
Fiscal Note for Senate A~endment 'if to Committee Amendment "A" 
Sponsor: Sen. Hamper of Oxford 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
(5-L(q \J 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/ Allocations 
General Fund 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2015-16 
($76,729) 
($76,729) 
· ($500) 
FY 2016-17 
($6,612) 
($6,612) 
$0 
Projections 
FY 2017-18 
$1,295 
$1,295 
$0 
Projections 
FY 2018-19 
$1,346 
$1,346 
$0 
This amendment delays the start date and eliminates the General Fund appropriation of$76,729 in fiscal year 2015-16 
and reduces the General Fund appropriation by $6,612 in fiscal year 2016-17. This amendment also eliminates the 
Other Special Revenue Funds allocation of $500 in fiscal year 2015-16. 
As amended, this bill includes a General Fund appropriation of $92, 782 in fiscal year 2016-17 to a newly established 
Summer Success Program within the Department of Education for one Education Specialist III position and related all 
other costs effective August 1, 2017 to implement and administer the Maine Summer Success Program. 
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