An Act To Amend High School Diploma Standards
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 1416
Committee Amendment CA_A_H444 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 974, L.D. 1416, Bill, "An Act To 
Amend High School Diploma Standards" 
Amend the bill in section 1 in subsection 2 by striking out all of paragraphs B, C and 
D (page 1, lines 8 to 11 in L.D.) and inserting the following: 
'B. Social studies and history, including American hist01y, government, and civics 
aad personal finanee 2,_l years; 
C. 
Mathematics~J years; 
D. 
Science, including at least one year of laboratory study~J years; ai*l' 
Amend the bill by insetting after section 3 the following; 
'Sec. 4. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
General Purpose Aid for Local Schools 0308 
Initiative: Provides ongoing funds for 90% of the cost to school administrative units to 
increase the secondary school requirements for mathematics, social studies and science 
by one year, to require documentation of participation in physical education activities that 
occur outside of the classroom structure and to add career studies and life skills as 
courses that must be provided to all seconda1y school students in order to receive a high 
school diploma. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
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2017-18 
$28,787,536 
$28,787,536 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
2018-19 
$29,248,138 
$29,248,138 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 974, L.D. 1416 
SUMMARY 
This amendment is the minority report of the committee. The amendment changes 
the bill's proposed number of years that courses must be provided from 4 years to 3 years 
for the subjects of social studies and history, mathematics and science, which are required 
to receive a high school diploma. The amendment also provides ongoing funding to 
school administrative . units for 90% of the cost of increasing secondary school 
requirements for mathematics, social studies and science by one year. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Revised: 06/05/17 feac 
LD 1416 
LR 1881(02) 
An Act To Amend High School Diploma Standards 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment r{)., 
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs 
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Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
State Mandates 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
State Mandate - Funded 
FY 2017-18 
FY 2018-19 
$28,787,536 
$29,248,138 
$28,787,536 
$29,248,138 
Projections 
FY 2019-20 
$29,716,107 
$29,716,107 
Required Activity 
Unit Affected 
Adds physical education, career studies and life skills as courses that must be 
School 
provided to all secondary students as a requirement for a high school diploma. Also 
adds one additional year of study in the required subjects of mathematics, science 
and social studies that secondary schools must provide in order for students to 
receive a high school diploma. 
Projections 
FY 2020-21 
$30,191,564 
$30,191,564 
Local Cost 
$28,787,536 
This bill includes General Fund appropriations of $28,787,536 in fiscal year 2017-18 and $29,248,138 in fiscal year 
2018-19 to the General Purpose Aid for Local Schools program within the Department of Education to fund 90% of 
the cost to school administrative units to increase the secondary school requirements for mathematics, social studies 
and science by one year, to require documentation of participation in physical education activities that occur outside 
of the classroom structure and to add career studies and life skills as courses that must be provided to all secondary 
school students in order to receive a high school diploma. 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
The Department of Education has indicated that it will incur costs to implement the requirements of this legislation, 
including training, standards and statutory review, the amount of which can not be estimated at this time. 
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