An Act To
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 1778
Committee Amendment CA_A_S267 (Senate)
Amends: 20-A MRSA §10

FffiST REGULAR SESSION 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "ft-" to S.P. 602, L.D. 1778, Bill, "An Act To 
Amend the Laws Concerning the Children's Cabinet and Its Advisory Councils" 
Amend the bill in section 11 in §24051 by striking out all of subsection 3 (page 4, 
lines 12 to 37 and page 5, lines 1 to 3 in L.D.) and inserting the following: 
'3. Membership. The council consists of the members listed in this subsection, who 
must have a strong interest in early childhood and early care and education and must be 
influential in their communities: 
A. Two members of the Senate, one from each of the 2 political parties having the 
greatest number of members in the Senate, appointed by the President of the Senate; 
B. Two members of the House of Representatives, one from each of the 2 political 
parties having the greatest number of members in the House, appointed by the 
Speaker of the House; 
C. The Governor or the Governor's designee; 
D. One person who is the parent of a young child, appointed by the Speaker of the 
House; 
E. Two persons with experience in public funding and philanthropy, appointed by 
the Governor; 
F. One person representing child abuse and neglect prevention, appointed by the 
President of the Senate; 
G. One person representing postsecondary education, appointed by the Governor; 
H. Three persons representing statewide, membership or constituent organizations 
that advance the well-being of young children and their families, including early care 
and education programs, child care centers, Head Start programs, resource 
development centers, programs for school-age children, child development services, 
physicians and child advocates, nominated by their organizations and appointed by 
the cabinet; 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" f\ "to S.P. 602, L.D. 1778 (,, · .) \;, i) 
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I. Two persons representing statewide, membership or constituent organizations for 
public and private family child care providers, nominated by their organizations and 
appointed by the cabinet; 
J. One person representing a business roundtable on early childhood investment, 
appointed by the Governor; 
K. One person with expertise in children's health or public health, appointed by the 
Governor; 
L. Two ex officio nonvoting members who are employees of the Department of 
Education and direct or work in programming that affects young children, appointed 
by the Commissioner of Education; and 
M. Two ex officio nonvoting members who are employees of the Department of 
Health and Human Services and direct or work in programming that affects young 
children, appointed by the Commissioner of Health and Human Services.' 
Amend the bill in section 11 in §24052 in subsection 1 in paragraph Din the first line 
(page 5, line 30 in L.D.) by inserting after the following: "cabinet" the following: 'and the 
joint standing committees of the Legislature having jurisdiction over education and 
cultural affairs and health and human services matters' 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 14 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 14. 20-A MRSA §10, sub-§2, ,rI, as enacted by PL 2009, c. 540, §4, is 
amended to read: 
I. The Maine Children's Growth Cabinet Early Childhood Advisory Council.' 
Amend the bill by adding after section 16 the following: 
'Sec. 17. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
LEGISLATURE 
Legislature 0081 
Initiative: Deappropriates funds for the Child Care Advisory Council. 
GENERAL FUND 
Personal Services 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
Legislature 0081 
2019-20 
($660) 
($600) 
($1,260) 
2020-21 
($660) 
($600) 
($1,260) 
Initiative: Appropriates funds for the Maine Children's Cabinet Early Childhood Advisory 
Council. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A"to S.P. 602, L.D. 1778 ('S ···/(;)l.!q) 
GENERAL FUND 
2019-20 
Personal Services 
$880 
All Other 
$1,120 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$2,000 
Legislature 0081 
Initiative: Deappropriates funds for the Maine Children's Growth Council. 
GENERAL FUND 
Personal Services 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
LEGISLATURE 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
2019-20 
($1,980) 
($1,800) 
($3,780) 
2019-20 
($3,040) 
($3,040) 
2020-21 
$880 
$1,120 
$2,000 
2020-21 
($1,980) 
($1,800) 
($3,780) 
2020-21 
($3,040) 
($3,040) 
MAINE CHILDREN'S CABINET EARLY CHILDHOOD ADVISORY COUNCIL 
Maine Children's Cabinet Early Childhood Advisory Council N335 
Initiative: Establishes allocation in the Federal Expenditures Fund and Other Special 
Revenue Funds. 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
All Other 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
All Other 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
2019-20 
$500 
$500 
2019-20 
$500 
$500 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
2020-21 
$500 
$500 
2020-21 
$500 
$500 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" ff' to S.P. 602, L.D. 1778 ( 
MAINE CHILDREN'S CABINET EARLY 
CHILDHOOD ADVISORY COUNCIL 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
SECTION TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
SECTION TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
'd l~ \) 
2019-20 
$500 
$500 
$1,000 
2019-20 
($3,040) 
$500 
$500 
($2,040) 
2020-21 
$500 
$500 
$1,000 
2020-21 
($3,040) 
$500 
$500 
($2,040) 
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, amends the 
membership of the Maine Children's Cabinet Early Childhood Advisory Council to 
include 2 members of the Senate and 2 members of the House of Representatives, one 
from each of the 2 political parties having the greatest number of members in the House 
and Senate. It also requires that the member who is the parent of a young child be 
appointed by the Speaker of the House and the member representing child abuse and 
neglect prevention be appointed by the President of the Senate and adds 2 members who 
represent public and private family child care providers nominated by their organizations 
and appointed by the Children's Cabinet. 
The amendment also requires the council to submit its annual report to the joint 
standing committees of the Legislature having jurisdiction over education and cultural 
affairs and health and human services matters in addition to the Children's Cabinet. 
The amendment also adds a member of the Maine Children's Cabinet Early 
Childhood Advisory Council to the Education Research Institute Steering Committee in 
place of the member of the Maine Children's Growth Council. The amendment adds an 
appropriations and allocations section. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 06/09/19 wae.. 
LD 1778 
LR2504(02) 
An Act To Amend the Laws Concerning the Children's Cabinet and Its Advisory Councils 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment"~( S --J(Ql\ 
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs 
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Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
Federal Expenditures Fund 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2019-20 
($3,040) 
($3,040) 
$500 
$500 
FY 2020-21 
($3,040) 
($3,040) 
$500 
$500 
Projections 
FY 2021-22 
($3,040) 
($3,040) 
$500 
$500 
Projections 
FY2022-23 
($3,040) 
($3,040) 
$500 
$500 
Includes adjustments to appropriations to the Legislature to reflect the elimination of the Child Care Adviso1y Council 
and the Maine Children's Growth Council and the creation of the Maine Children's Cabinet Early Childhood Advisory 
Council. These adjustments result in a net deappropriation for the Legislature of $3,040 per year. 
The bill also establishes allocation in the Federal Expenditures Fund and the Other Special Revenue Funds to allow 
the council to expend any funding received from the sources specified in the bill. 
Additional costs to the Governor's Office, the Department of Education and the Department of Health and Human 
Services associated with serving on the council can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
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