Resolve, To Create the Task Force To Study School Board Member Training
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 0965
Committee Amendment CA_A_H251 (House)
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "Pr" to H.P. 678, L.D. 965, "Resolve, To Create the 
Task Force To Study School Board Member Training" 
Amend the resolve by striking out all of section 2 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 2. Task force membership. Resolved: That the task force consists of the 
following 10 members: 
1. One member of the Senate, appointed by the President of the Senate; 
2. One member of the House of Representatives, appointed by the Speaker of the 
House of Representatives; 
3. One member who is a superintendent of a school administrative unit that contains 
a large school, appointed by the President of the Senate; 
4. One member who is a superintendent of a school administrative unit that contains 
a small school, appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; 
5. One member who is a member of a school board of a large school, appointed by 
the President of the Senate; 
6. One member who is a member of a school board of a small school, appointed by 
the Speaker of the House of Representatives; 
7. 
One member who is a member of an urban school board, appointed by the 
President of the Senate; 
8. One member who is a member of a rural school board, appointed by the Speaker 
of the House of Representatives; 
9. The Executive Director of the Maine Education Association or the executive 
director's designee; and 
10. The Executive Director of the Maine Principals' Association or the executive 
director's designee. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITIEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 678, L.D. 965 
Prior to making appointments to the task force pursuant to subsections 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 
and 8, the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall 
seek nominations from the Maine School Boards Association and the Maine School 
Superintendents Association; and be it further' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment is the minority report of the Joint Standing Committee on Education 
and Cultural Affairs. The amendment adds one additional member, who is a 
representative of the Maine Principals' Association, to increase the task force 
membership to 10 participants. The amendment also clarifies that the President of the 
Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall seek nominations from the 
Maine School Superintendents Association for the 2 members who are superintendents of 
school administrative units. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04/23/17 :::wa~ 
LD965 
LR2096(02) 
Resolve, To Create the Task Force To Study School Board Member Training 
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Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 'A' l H 
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Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Legislative Cost/Study 
Legislative Cost/Study 
The general operating expenses of this study are projected to be $1,750 in fiscal year 2017-18. The Legislature's 
proposed budget includes $10,000 in fiscal year 2017-18 for legislative studies. Whether this amount is sufficient to 
fund all studies will depend on the number of studies authorized by the Legislative Council and the Legislature. The 
additional costs of providing staff mg assistance to the study during the interim can be absorbed utilizing existing 
budgeted staff resources. 
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