An Act To Provide Funds To Continue the Statewide Online Advanced Placement Course Program Provided by the Department of Education in Partnership with the University of Maine at Fort Kent
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 1815
Committee Amendment CA_A_S283 (Senate)
Amends: 20-A MRSA §10910

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "rt " to S.P. 613, L.D. 1815, Bill, "An Act To 
Provide Funds To Continue the Statewide Online Advanced Placement Course Program 
Provided by the Department of Education in Partnership with the University of Maine at 
Fort Kent" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'An Act To Provide Funds to the University of Maine System to Continue the 
Statewide Online Advanced Placement Course Program' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the title and inserting the following: 
'Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do not 
become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and 
Whereas, the current contract for the statewide online advanced placement course 
program expires on June 30, 2019; and 
Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create an emergency within 
the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and require the following legislation as 
immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, 
therefore, 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §10910 is enacted to read: 
§10910. Report on a statewide online advanced placement course program 
By February 15, 2020, and annually thereafter, the university shall submit a report to 
the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over education matters 
on the status of a statewide online advanced placement course program. The report must 
include, but is not limited to, whether the program is meeting its goals, measures of 
student success, the number of students accessing support through the university, if any, 
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and the number of students participating in the program and their levels of success and 
how those levels of success compare to national standards. 
Sec. 2. Contract. No later than July 1, 2019, the University of Maine System shall 
contract with the national governing body of the advanced placement course program, the 
College Board, to continue the statewide online advanced placement course program for 
the 2019-2020 school year. 
Sec. 3. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SYSTEM, BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE 
Educational and General Activities - UMS 0031 
Initiative: Provides ongoing funds to continue the statewide online advanced placement 
course program. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
2019-20 
$150,000 
$150,000 
2020-21 
$150,000 
$150,000 
Emergency clause. 
In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this 
legislation takes effect when approved.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment transfers the administration of the statewide online advanced 
placement course program from the Department of Education in partnership with the 
University of Maine at Fort Kent to solely the University of Maine System. Accordingly, 
the amendment provides ongoing funds to continue the statewide online advanced 
placement program to the University of Maine System, instead of the Department of 
Education, and directs the University of Maine System to contract with the national 
governing body of the advanced placement course program, the College Board, to 
continue the program for the 2019-2020 school year. The amendment also requires the 
University of Maine System to submit annual reports to the joint standing committee of 
the Legislature having jurisdiction over education matters on the status of the statewide 
online advanced placement course program. 
This amendment adds an emergency preamble and emergency clause and adds an 
appropriations and allocations section. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 06/08/19 feac.. 
LD 1815 
LR 2539(02) 
An Act To Provide Funds To Continue the Statewide Online Advanced Placement Course Program 
Provided by the Department of Education in Partnership with the University of Maine at Fort Kent 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 'Y.f { S <~ ~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 2019-20 
FY 2020-21 
$150,000 
$150,000 
$150,000 
$150,000 
Projections 
FY 2021-22 
$150,000 
$150,000 
Projections 
FY 2022-23 
$150,000 
$150,000 
This bill includes ongoing General Fund appropriations of $150,000 per year beginning in fiscal year 2019-20 to the 
University of Maine System to contract with the College Board to continue the statewide online advanced placement 
course program. 
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