An Act To Amend Education Statutes
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 1531
Committee Amendment CA_A_S185 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A " to S.P. 537, L.D. 1531, Bill, "An Act To 
Amend Education Statutes" 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 20 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 20. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
General Purpose Aid for Local Schools 0308 
Initiative: Provides funds to establish pilot programs m science, computer science, . 
technology, engineering and mathematics. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
General Purpose Aid for Local Schools 0308 
2017-18 
$250,000 
$250,000 
2018-19 
$250,000 
$250,000 
Initiative: Provides funds to provide training for identification and intervention services 
for children with autism. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
2017-18 
$0 
$0 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
2018-19 
$450,000 
$450,000 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A" to S.P. 537, L.D. 1531 
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
SUMMARY 
2017-18 
2018-19 
$250,000 
$700,000 
$250,000 
$700,000 
This amendment is the minority repo1t of the committee. The amendment replaces 
the appropriations and allocations section in the bill. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUJRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/23/17 feac 
LD 1531 
LR 696(02) 
An Act To Amend Education Statutes 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 'A" l S - l <2>S) 
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/ Allocations 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2017-18 
FY 2018-19 
$250,000 
$700,000 
$250,000 
$700,000 
Projections 
FY 2019-20 
$700,000 
$700,000 
Projections 
FY 2020-21 
$700,000 
$700,000 
This bill includes General Fund appropriations totaling $250,000 in fiscal year 2017-18 and $700,000 in fiscal year 
2018-19 to the General Purpose Aid for Local Schools program within the Department of Education. Of those 
amounts, $250, 000 is appropriated in fiscal year 2017-18 and fiscal year 2018-19 for exploratory programs to benefit 
students of science, technology, computer science, engineering and math. Additionally, $450,000 in fiscal year 2018-
is appropriated for autism identification and intervention services. Funding for the pilot programs is also included 
in LD 390, the Governor's proposed budget for the 2018-2019 biennium at $250,000 for both fiscal year 2017-18 and 
2018-19 and funding of $500,000 in fiscal year 2018-19 is included for autism identification and intervention services. 
The fiscal impacts of other proposals in this legislation, including using the same funding methodology for the Maine 
School for Marine Science, Technology, Transportation and Engineering as the methodology established for public 
charter schools that are authorized by the Maine Charter School Commission; eliminating the declining enrollment 
adjustment in the calculation of essential program and services; and repealing the authority of the Commissioner of 
Education to spend and disburse funds for school improvement and support, implementation of performance 
evaluation and professional growth systems and learning results implementation, assessment and accountability are 
also reflected in the calculation of the total cost of funding public education from kindergarten to grade 12 and the 
State's contribution to that cost proposed in the Governor's 2018-2019 biennial budget. The estimated fiscal impact of 
this legislation may need to be adjusted based on final legislative actions on the biennial budget. 
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