An Act To Provide Traffic Safety Education in Schools
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 1130
Committee Amendment CA_A_H469 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 793, L.D. 1130, Bill, "An Act To 
Provide Traffic Safety Education in Schools" 
Amend the bill in section 1 by striking out all of §9952 (page 1, lines 11 to 14 in 
L.D.) and inserting the following: 
'§9952. Traffic safety education required 
1. Age-appropriate traffic safety education. A school administrative unit shall 
provide age-appropriate traffic safety education to students in accordance with this 
chapter. The age-appropriate traffic safety education must: 
A. Meet the minimum requirements specified in section 9953; 
B. Be at least one hour in length; and 
C. Be provided annually to at least 4 different grade levels from kindergarten to 
grade 12.' 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 1 the following: 
'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 90% of the cost to local school administrative 
units to implement and annually provide age-appropriate traffic safety education for at 
least 4 different grade levels between kindergaiten and grade 12. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
2017-18 
$62,914 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
2018-19 
$0 
COMMIITEE AMENDMENT ·A "to H.P. 793, L.D. 1130 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
SUMMARY 
$62,914 
$0 
This amendment, which is the majority report of the committee, modifies the 
requirements in the bill for age-appropriate traffic safety education in school 
administrative units. The amendment provides that the traffic safety education must be 
provided annually to at least 4 different grade levels from kindergarten to grade 12. The 
amendment retains the requirements of the bill that the education be at least one hour in 
length and meet cetiain minimum requirements. This amendment also provides funding 
for 90% of the cost to school administrative units to implement the traffic safety 
education curriculum. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 06/06/17 Wac 
LD 1130 
LR 198(02) 
An Act To Provide Traffic Safety Education in Schools 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment '~' ( fj-9 itfl) 
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Potential State Mandate - Funded 
FY 2017-18 
FY 2018-19 
Projections 
FY 2019-20 
Projections 
FY 2020-21 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/ Allocations 
General Fund 
State Mandates 
$62,914 
$62,914 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
Required Activity 
Unit Affected 
Requires school administrative units to implement and annually provide a minimum 
School 
of one hour of age-appropriate traffic safety education to students in 4 different 
grade levels between kindergarten and grade 12. 
$0 
$0 
Local Cost 
$62,914 
This bill includes a one-time General Fund appropriation of $62,914 in fiscal year 2017-18 to the Leaming Systems 
program within the Department of Education for 90% of the cost to school administrative units to implement and 
annually provide age-appropriate traffic safety education to students in at least 4 different grade levels between 
kindergarten and grade 12. 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
This fiscal note makes the following assumptions: 
1) Each kindergmten to grade 8 school will develop age-appropriate cmTiculum for traffic education safety for 
students in a grade lower than grade 4 
2) One-half of kindergarten to grade 8 schools will obtain age-appropriate curriculum for 2 grade levels between 
grade 4 and grade 8 that meets the requirements of this legislation at no cost and will devote one hour acclimating 
themselves to the curriculum. The remaining schools will have a presenter come into the school to present the traffic 
and safety education program at no cost to the school. 
3) One-half of the public high schools in the State will obtain age-appropriate curriculum for 1 grade level between 
9th and 12th grade that meets the requirements of this legislation at no cost and will devote one hour acclimating 
themselves to the curriculum. The remaining high schools will have a presenter come into the school to present the 
traffic and safety education program at no cost to the school. 
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