Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of Chapter 122: Grant Application and Award Procedure: Fund for the Efficient Delivery of Educational Services, a Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Education
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 0098
Committee Amendment CA_A_H3 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A " to H.P. 84, L.D. 98, "Resolve, Regarding 
Legislative Review of Portions of Chapter 122: Grant Application and Award Procedure: 
Fund for the Efficient Delivery of Educational Services, a Major Substantive Rule of the 
Department of Education" 
Amend the resolve by striking out all of section 1 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. Adoption. Resolved: That final adoption of portions of Chapter 122: 
Grant Application and Award Procedure: Fund for the Efficient Delivery of Educational 
Services, a provisionally adopted major substantive rule of the Department of Education 
that has been submitted to the Legislature for review pursuant to the Maine Revised 
Statutes, Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A within the rule acceptance period, is 
authorized only if the following changes are made. 
1. The rule must be amended in Section 5 as follows: the scoring of the applicant's 
capacity in Section 4, subsection' 2, paragraphs A and B will make up 20% of the total 
score; the scoring of the programmatic criteria in Section 4, subsection 2 will make up 
50% of the total score; the scoring of the budget and budget criteria in Section 4, 
subsection 3 will make up 25% of the total score; and the scoring of priority areas 
refe11·ed to in Section 4, subsection 4 will make up 5% of the total score. 
2. 
The rule must be amended in Section 6, subsection 2 by providing that an 
applicant or partner who receives a grant award from the fund in a given fiscal year is not 
eligible to apply for another grant award from the fund until one fiscal year after the end 
of the program, function or service funded by the initial grant, and any subsequent 
application from that applicant or partner must be for a new program, service or function 
that was not funded by the previous award from the fund. 
3. The rule must be amended in Section 6 by adding a subsection on the replication 
of grants that provides that the replication of a project of similar scope or service 
previously funded by an award from the fund is permissible by a new applicant and 
partners. 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A" to H.P. 84, L.D. 98 
The Department of Education is not required to hold hearings or undertake further 
proceedings prior to the final adoption of the rnle in accordance with this section.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment provides that final adoption of portions of Chapter 122: Grant 
Application and Award Procedure: Fund for the Efficient Delivery of Educational 
Services, a provisionally adopted major substantive rnle of the Department of Education, 
is authorized only if the department incorporates certain specific amendments to the rnle 
prior to final adoption. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 02/15/19 feac.. 
LD98 
LR 1322(02) 
Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of Chapter 122: Grant Application and Award 
Procedure: Fund for the Efficient Delivery of Educational Services, a Major Substantive Rule of the 
Department of Education 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 'ft' {H-3) 
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Additional costs to the Department of Education associated with the rulemaking process can be absorbed within 
existing budgeted resources. 
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