Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 0529
Senate Amendment SA_A_S208 (Senate)

SENATE AMENDMENT" A "to S.P. 529, Order, "Joint Study Order Establishing 
a Work Group To Plan the Transition to Funding Fifty-five Percent of Education Costs 
and One Hundred Percent of Special Education Costs as Mandated by the Voters at 
Referendum" 
Amend the Joint Order in the first Ordered paragraph in the 2nd line by inserting after 
the following: "Special Education Costs" the following: 'and To Develop a Proposal To 
Increase State Participation in Collective Bargaining with Teachers and School 
Employees' 
Amend the Joint Order in the first Ordered paragraph by striking out all of 
subsections 1 and 2 and inserting the following: 
'1. 
Work Group To Plan the Transition to Funding Fifty-five Percent of 
Education Costs and One Hundred Percent of Special Education Costs and To 
Develop a Proposal To Increase State Participation in Collective Bargaining with 
Teachers and School Employees established. Notwithstanding Joint Ru1e 353, the 
Work Group To Plan the Transition to Funding Fifty-five Percent of Education Costs and 
One Hundred Percent of Special Education Costs and To Develop a Proposal To Increase 
State Participation in Collective Bargaining with Teachers and School Employees, 
referred to in this order as "the work group," is established. 
2. Membership. The work group consists of the following members: 
A. The President of the Senate shall appoint: 
(l) Nine members of the Senate, including: 
(a) Three members from each of the 2 parties holding the largest number of 
seats in the Legislature who are members of the Joint Standing Committee on 
Appropriations and Financial Affairs, the Joint Standing Committee on 
Taxation or the Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs; 
(b) The Senate chair and the Senate lead serving on the Joint Standing 
Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs; 
(c) The Senate chair and the Senate lead serving on the Joint Standing 
Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs; and 
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SENATE AMENDMENT" A "to S.P. 529, L.D. 0 
(d) The Senate chair and the Senate lead serving on the Joint Standing 
Committee on Taxation; 
(2) A representative of the Maine School Management Association; 
(3) A representative ofthe Maine Association for Charter Schools; 
(4) A representative ofthe Maine Education Association; 
(5) A representative ofthe Maine Principals' Association; and 
(6) The mayor of a municipality with over 8,000 citizens; and 
B. The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint: 
(1) Seven members of the House of Representatives, including: 
(a) At least one member of the Joint Standing Committee on Appropriations 
and Financial Affairs; 
(b) At least one member of the Joint Standing Committee on Taxation; and 
(c) At least one member of the Joint Standing Committee on Education and 
Cultural Affairs; 
(2) A representative of the Maine Charter School Commission; 
(3) A representative ofHomeschoolers of Maine; 
(4) A representative ofthe Maine Special Education Administrators; 
(5) A representative of the Maine Municipal Association; and 
(6) A representative of Disability Rights Maine. 
The work group shall invite the participation of the Commissioner of Education.' 
Amend the Joint Order in the first Ordered paragraph by inserting after subsection 5 
the following: 
'The work group shall review the existing laws and policies governing the respective 
duties and responsibilities of school administrative units and the State with respect to 
labor negotiations with teachers and school administrative unit employees that are 
covered by collective bargaining and shall develop a proposal to enlarge the role of and 
increase the participation ofthe State in the process.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment expands to 26 the number of work group members and expands the 
duties of the work group to include developing a proposal to enlarge the role of and 
increase the participation of the State in collective bargaining with teachers and school 
employees. 
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SPONSORED BY: ~ 
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(Senator VOLK) 
COUNTY: Cumberland 
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