An Act To Provide Traffic Safety Education in Schools
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 0470
Committee Amendment CA_A_H83 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT .. ;1,, to H.P. 354, L.D. 470, Bill, "An Act To 
Provide Traffic Safety Education in Schools" 
Amend the bill in section 1 by striking out all of §6702 (page 1, lines 11 to 14 in 
L.D.) and inserting the following: 
'§6702. Traffic safety education required 
1. Age-annronriate traffic safetv 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 6703: and 
B. Be provided annually to at least 4 different grade levels from kindergarten to 
grade 8.' 
Amend the bill in section 1 in §6703 in the first indented paragraph in the 3rd line 
(page 1, line 18 in L.D.) by inserting after the following: "grade" the following: 'to which 
the traffic safety education is provided' 
Amend the bill in section 1 by inserting after §6705 the following: 
'§6706. Funds 
Funds from the Federal Government, state appropriation or any individual group, 
foundation. corporation or other private source may be accepted by the department and 
expended for purposes consistent with this chapter. The department shall coordinate 
distribution of funds for purposes of this chapter.' 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 1 the following: 
'Sec. 2. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropliations and 
allocations are made. 
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ·A "to H.P. 354, L.D. 470 
Traffic Safety Education - Mandate N304 
Initiative: Provides one-time funds representing 90% of the cost to school administrative 
units to provide age-appropriate traffic safety education to at least 4 different grade levels 
from kindergarten to grade 8. Funds appropriated for this purpose do not lapse at the end 
of fiscal year 2019-20 but must be carried over into fiscal year 2020-21 to be used for the 
same purpose. Funds remaining at the end of fiscal year 2020-21 lapse to the General 
Fund. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
2019-20 
$69,545 
$69,545 
2020-21 
$0 
$0 
Traffic Safety Education Fund N305 
Initiative: Provides base allocations in the event that funds are received from private 
sources to support traffic safety education in schools. 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
All Other 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
Traffic Safety Education Fund N305 
2019-20 
$500 
$500 
2020-21 
$500 
$500 
Initiative: Provides base allocations in the event that funds are received from federal 
sources to support traffic safety education in schools. 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
All Other 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
2019-20 
$500 
$500 
2019-20 
$69,545 
$500 
$500 
$70,545 
2020-21 
$500 
$500 
2020-21 
$0 
$500 
$500 
$1,000 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
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SUMMARY 
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 8 instead 
of annually in grades 2 to 12. The amendment also strikes the requirement that the 
education be at least one hour in length. 
This amendment also provides funding for 90% of the cost to school administrative 
units to implement the traffic safety education curriculum. The amendment also specifies 
that outside funding may be accepted by the Department of Education and expended for 
the purpose of traffic safety education annually. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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Revised: 03/27/19 Mac 
LD470 
LR253(02) 
An Act To Provide Traffic Safety Education in Schools 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 4,( d ·fJj 
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/ Allocations 
General Fund 
Federal Expenditures Fund 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
State Mandates 
Required Activity 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Potential State Mandate - Funded 
FY2019-20 
FY2020-21 
$69,545 
$69,545 
$500 
$500 
$0 
$0 
$500 
$500 
Requires school administrative units to provide age-appropriate traffic safety 
education to students in at least 4 different grade levels from kindergarten to grade 8 
each year. 
Projections 
FY2021-22 
$0 
$0 
$500 
$500 
Unit Affected 
School 
Projections 
FY2022-23 
$0 
$0 
$500 
$500 
Local Cost 
$69,545 
This bill includes a one-time General Fund appropriation of $69,545 in fiscal year 2019-20 to the Traffic Safety 
Education - Mandate 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 8. This bill also establishes base allocations of $500 per year beginning in 
fiscal year 2019-20 to the Traffic Safety Education program, Other Special Revenue Funds account and to the Traffic 
Safety Education program - Federal Expenditures Fund account in the event that funding is received. 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
This fiscal note makes the following assumptions: 
1) Each school will develop age-appropriate curriculum for traffic education safety for students in a grade lower than 
grade 4 
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2) One-half schools will obtain age-appropriate curriculum for 3 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 cun'iculum. 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) Traffic safety education will be taught at the same grade level each school year using the same curriculum and 
lesson plan developed in the initial year. 
Additional costs to the Department of Education to coordinate the distribution of the funds received for this program 
to school administrative units can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
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