An Act To Improve Science and Engineering Education for Maine's Students
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 0049
Committee Amendment CA_A_H497 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT«// "to H.P. 35, L.D. 49, Bill, "An Act To Improve 
Science and Engineering Education for Maine's Students" 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 3. 
Amend the bill in section 4 in the 2nd paragraph in the 5th line (page 2, line 18 in 
L.D.) by striking out the following: "2019-2020" and inserting the following: '2020-2021' 
Amend the bill in section 4 in the 2nd paragraph in the 6th line (page 2, line 19 in 
L.D.) by striking out the following: "2017" and inserting the following: '2018' 
Amend the bill in section 4 in the 2nd paragraph in the next to the last line (page 2, 
line 21 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "2018" and inserting the following: '2019' 
Amend the bill by adding after section 4 the following: 
'Sec, 5. Appropriations and allocations. 
The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
Learning Systems Team Z081 
Initiative: Provides funds for rule-making, professional development and technical 
assistance costs associated with implementing a core of science standards for 
kindergarten to grade 12 in the statewide system of learning results that are aligned to the 
Next Generation Science Standards beginning with the 2020-2021 school year. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
Learning Systems Team Z081 
2017-18 
$5,000 
$5,000 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
2018-19 
$5,000 
$5,000 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "4 "to H.P. 35, L.D. 49 
Initiative: Provides funds for the costs to develop and adopt a new assessment for a core 
of science standards for kindergarten to grade 12 that are aligned to the Next Generation 
Science Standards beginning with the 2020-2021 school year. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
2017-18 
$0 
$0 
$5,000 
$5,000 
2018-19 
$100,000 
$100,000 
2018-19 
$105,000 
$105,000 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment is the majority report of the committee. The amendment strikes the 
provision of the bill that adds science to the content areas of English language arts, 
literacy and mathematics as part of the rating scale required to measure educator 
effectiveness as required under the performance evaluation and professional growth 
system. The amendment also extends the implementation of the amended rules to the 
2020-2021 school year and requires that the Depattment of Education provisionally adopt 
these rules on or before December 31, 2018. 
The amendment also includes funding for the costs associated with including science 
standards that are aligned to the Next Generation Science Standai·ds as part of the 
learning results. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 06/09/17 fe.ae 
LD49 
LR83(02) 
An Act To Improve Science and Engineering Education for Maine's Students 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ,/+ ( /J, yq V 
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2017-18 
FY 2018-19 
Projections 
FY 2019-20 
Projections 
FY2020-21 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/ Allocations 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
$5,000 
$5,000 
$105,000 
$105,000 
$0 
$105,000 
$105,000 
$0 
This bill includes General Fund appropriations totaling $5,000 in fiscal year 2017-18 and $105,000 in fiscal year 2018-
to the Learning Systems Team program within the Department of Education for the costs associated with including 
a core of science standards for kindergatten to grade 12 aligned to the "Next Generation Science Standards
in the 
statewide system of learning results beginning with the 2020-2021 school year. Of the amounts, $5,000 in fiscal years 
2017-18 and 2018-19 is provided for rulemaking, professional develop and technical assistance and $100,000 is 
provided in fiscal year 2018-19 for the development and adoption of a new assessment for the science standards. 
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