An Act To Allow The Maine Educational Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and Governor Baxter School for the Deaf To Lease Space to Maine's Protection and Advocacy Agency for Persons with Disabilities
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 1756
Committee Amendment CA_A_H577 (House)
Amends: 20-A MRSA §7407

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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "/1" to H.P. 1209, L.D. 1756, Bill, "An Act To 
Allow The Maine Educational Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and Governor 
Baxter School for the Deaf To Lease Space to Maine's Protection and Advocacy Agency 
for Persons with Disabilities" 
Amend the bill by inserting after the first paragraph after the title the following: 
'Whereas, pursuant to the deed of gift from Governor Baxter, Mackworth Island 
was given to the State as trustee in trust for the benefit of the people of the State for state 
public purposes; and' 
Amend the bill in the 3rd paragraph after the title in the first line (page 1, line 6 in 
L.D.) by inserting after the following: "serve a" the following: 'state' 
Amend the bill by inserting before section 1 the following: 
'Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §7407, sub-§6, as amended by PL 2005, c. 600, §1, is 
further amended to read: 
6. Collection of fees. The school board may charge service and rental fees for use of 
facilities of the school. Except as provided in subsection subsections 12-A and 12-B, any 
funds received for service and rental fees must be retained by the school.' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment clarifies in the emergency preamble that the bill is consistent with 
the Governor Baxter deed of gift and clarifies that any funds received pursuant to the. 
provision of law that allows the Department of Administrative and Financial Services to 
lease facilities of the Maine Educational Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and the 
Governor Baxter School for the Deaf to the State's protection and advocacy agency for 
persons with disabilities must be treated in accordance with the Maine Revised Statutes, 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEEAMENDMENT"/J"toH.P.1209,L.D.1756 
Title 20-A, section 7407, subsection 12-B and not pursuant to Title 20-A, section 7407, 
subsection 6. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUJRED 
(See Attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Revised: 01/24/18 feac.. 
LD 1756 
LR2808(02) 
An Act To Allow The Maine Educational Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and Governor 
Baxter School for the Deaf To Lease Space to Maine's Protection and Advocacy Agency for Persons 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
with Disabilities 
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Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 'ft{//, S77.J 
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Continuation ofrevenue from leasing of state property - Other funds 
This legislation authorizes the Department of Administrative and Financial Services to lease school property at the 
Maine Educational Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and the Governor Baxter School for the Deaf 
(MECDHH/GBSD) on Mackworth Island to the State's protection and advocacy agency for persons with disabilities. 
State law currently allows for the leasing of unused school property at MECDHH/GBSD on Mackworth Island for 
certain other activities. 
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