An Act To Clarify That Involuntary Transfers of Teachers and Municipal Public Employees Are Subject to Collective Bargaining
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 1093
Committee Amendment CA_A_H442 (House)
Amends: 20-A MRSA §1001

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT «ft" to H.P. 767, L.D. 1093, Bill, "An Act To 
Clarify That Involuntary Transfers of Teachers and Municipal Public Employees Are 
Subject to Collective Bargaining" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'An Act To Ensure School Boards Have Policies Governing Involuntary Transfers of 
Teachers' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the 
summary and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §1001, sub-§20 is enacted to read: 
20. Adoption of policy on involuntary transfers of teachers. Each school board 
shall adopt and implement a policy governing the transfer of a teacher to another location 
when the transfer is not voluntarily agreed to by the teacher. 
Sec. 2. Appropriations and allocations. 
The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
Learning Systems Team Z081 
Initiative: Provides one-time funds for the cost to school boards to adopt and implement 
policies governing the involuntary transfer of teachers. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
2017-18 
$28,293 
$28,293 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
2018-19 
$0 
$0 
R of S. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ,A" to H.P. 767, L.D. 1093 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill and changes the title to reflect the provisions of the 
amendment. 
The bill requires involuntary transfers of teachers or other municipal 
employees to be subject to collective bargaining. The amendment requires school boards 
to adopt and implement policies governing involuntary transfers of teachers. 
The 
amendment adds an appropriations and allocations section. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Revised: 06/02/17 ;t:ra<:! 
LD 1093 
LR 1309(02) 
An Act To Clarify That Involuntary Transfers of Teachers and Municipal Public Employees Are 
Subject to Collective Bargaining 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 'A' 
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/ Allocations 
General Fund 
State Mandates 
Required Activity 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
State Mandate - Funded 
FY 2017-18 
FY 2018-19 
$28,293 
$0 
$28,293 
$0 
Requires school boards to adopt and implement a policy governing the involuntaiy 
transfer of teachers. 
Projections 
FY 2019-20 
$0 
$0 
Unit Affected 
School 
Projections 
FY2020-21 
$0 
$0 
Local Cost 
$28,293 
This bill includes a one-time General Fund appropriation of $28,293 in fiscal year 2017-18 to the Learning System 
program within the Department of Education to fund 90% of the costs to local school administrative units for their 
school boards to adopt policies goveming the involunta1y transfer of teachers. This estimate reflects the time that it 
may take for superintendents and administrative staff to draft and distribute the preliminary policy proposals for 
review by the boards and incorporate revisions as necessary for final approval and distribution. 
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