Resolve, To Create the Task Force To Study School Board Member Training
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 0965
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs
Sponsors: CHAPMAN, MILLETT, HANINGTON, HIGGINS, HUBBELL, KUMIEGA, MIRAMANT, SAVIELLO

Legislative Document
No. 965
H.P. 678
House of Representatives, March 9, 2017
Resolve, To Create the Task Force To Study School Board Member 
Training
Reference to the Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs suggested and ordered 
printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative CHAPMAN of Brooksville.
Cosponsored by Senator MILLETT of Cumberland and
Representatives: HANINGTON of Lincoln, HIGGINS of Dover-Foxcroft, HUBBELL of Bar 
Harbor, KUMIEGA of Deer Isle, McELWEE of Caribou, Senators: MIRAMANT of Knox, 
SAVIELLO of Franklin.
Sec. 1.  Task force established. Resolved:  That, notwithstanding Joint Rule 
353, the Task Force To Study School Board Member Training, referred to in this resolve 
as "the task force," is established; and be it further 
Sec. 2.  Task force membership. Resolved:  That the task force consists of the 
following 9 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; and 
9.  One member who is a representative of the Maine Education Association. 
Prior to making appointments to the task force pursuant to subsections 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 
Sec. 3.  Chairs. Resolved:  That the Senate member is the Senate chair and the 
House of Representatives member is the House chair of the task force; and be it further 
Sec. 4.  Appointments; convening of task force. Resolved:  That all 
appointments must be made no later than 30 days following the effective date of this 
resolve. The appointing authorities shall notify the Executive Director of the Legislative 
Council once all appointments have been completed. After appointment of all members, 
the chairs shall call and convene the first meeting of the task force. If 30 days or more 
after the effective date of this resolve a majority of but not all appointments have been 
made, the chairs may request authority and the Legislative Council may grant authority 
for the task force to meet and conduct its business; and be it further 
Sec. 5.  Authorized meetings.  Resolved:  That the task force may hold no more 
than 6 meetings; and be it further 
Sec. 6.  Duties. Resolved:  That the task force shall consider options for training 
school board members in the skills necessary for success as a school board member.  The 
consideration must include, but is not limited to, a review, assessment and evaluation of: 
1.  Existing school board member training programs in the State; 
2.  School board member training programs in other states; 
3.  Funding systems for and the logistics of providing school board member training, 
including a consideration of various funding models such as an assessment of fees or the 
collection of membership dues; and 
4.  Curriculum options for school board member training; and be it further 
Sec. 7.  Staff assistance. Resolved:  That the Legislative Council shall provide 
necessary staffing services to the task force; and be it further 
Sec. 8.  Report. Resolved:  That the task force shall submit a report with its 
recommendations, together with any necessary implementing legislation, to the Joint 
Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs no later than December 6, 2017.  
The Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs may submit a bill to the 
SUMMARY 
This resolve creates the Task Force To Study School Board Member Training. The 
task force is required to submit its report with its recommendations and any 
accompanying legislation to the Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cultural 
Affairs by December 6, 2017.