An Act To Increase the Supplement for Certain National Board for Professional Teaching Standards Certified Teachers in Maine
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 1549
Committee Amendment CA_A_S216 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "fl " to S.P. 486, L.D. 1549, Bill, "An Act To 
Increase the Supplement for Certain National Board for Professional Teaching Standards 
Certified Teachers in Maine" 
Amend the bill in section 1 in subsection 1 in paragraph D in the last line (page 1, 
line 20 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "$9,000" and inserting the following: 
'$5,000' 
Amend the bill by adding after section 1 the following: 
'Sec. 2. Report. The Department of Education shall calculate the full funding 
necessary to fund 100% of the costs of the increase in the national board certification 
salary supplement pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 13013-A, 
subsection 1 for fiscal year 2020-21 and 100% of the costs of the funding necessary to 
fund the National Board Certification Scholarship Fund for fiscal year 2020-21. The 
department shall report on its findings to the Joint Standing Committee on Education and 
Cultural Affairs no later than January 1, 2020. 
The Joint Standing Committee on 
Education and Cultural Affairs may submit a bill related to the department's findings to 
the Second Regular Session of the 129th Legislature.' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment, which is the majority report of the committee, increases from 
$3,000 in the current law to $5,000 the supplement paid to a teacher who has attained 
certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards and who is 
employed in a school in which at least 50% of students qualify for a free or reduced-price 
lunch during the year that the supplement is provided. 
The amendment also directs the Department of Education to calculate the full funding 
for the national board certification salary supplement and the National Board 
Certification Scholarship Fund and report back to the Joint Standing Committee on 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" / 1,-" to S.P. 486, L.D. 1549 
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Education and Cultural Affairs no later than January 1, 2020. The committee may submit 
a bill to the Second Regular Session of the 129th Legislature. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/24/19 feac 
LD 1549 
LR 1699(02) 
An Act To Increase the Supplement for Certain National Board for Professional Teaching Standards 
Certified Teachers in Maine 
Fiscal Note for ~ill as Amend~d by Committee Am~ndment "(-V c~:;,J. \\ lo) 
Committee: Educat10n and Cultural Affairs 
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Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Current biennium cost increase - General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
This legislation increases the amount of the salary supplement paid to certain eligible teachers who have attained 
certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards from $3,000 to $5,000 beginning in fiscal 
year 2020-21. The bill requires the Department of Education to detennine the cost of this provision and report the 
amount to the Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs no later than January 1, 2020 and 
authorizes the committee to submit a bill to the Second Regular Session of the 129th Legislature. 
The cost of providing the national board certification salary supplement is included in the calculation of the total cost 
of public education from kindergarten to grade 12 as part of the targeted education funds. Unless the State provides 
100% of the funding needed to cover the cost of the increase in the supplement beginning in fiscal year 2020-21, a 
portion, or all, of the cost will be borne by local school administrative units. 
LR1699(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1