An Act To Expand Access to Head Start To Assist Opioid-affected and Other At-risk Families
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 1417
Committee Amendment CA_A_H265 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A "to H.P. 1030, L.D. 1417, Bill, "An Act To 
Expand Access to Head Start To Assist Opioid-affected and Other At-risk Families" 
Amend the bill in section 1 in subsection 4 in the first paragraph in the 2nd line (page 
1, line 4 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "up to 5 years of age" and inserting the 
following: 
'who has not met the minimum age requirement to enroll in a school 
administrative unit in accordance with Title 20-A, section 5201, subsection 2 and' 
Amend the bill by striking out all of sections 2 and 3 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 2. Department of Health and Human Services to distribute funds to 
Head Start programs based upon new eligibility standards for at-risk 
children and family poverty level. The Department of Health and Human Services, 
Office of Child and Family Services shall use funds received in section 3 to supplement 
funds currently available for Head Start program service providers. The department shall 
proportionately distribute the funds received in section 3 to nontribal Head Start program 
service providers in an amount based upon the percentage of nonschool age children who 
live at or below the federal poverty level in each provider's service area compared to the 
percentage of nonschool age children who live at or below the federal poverty level 
statewide. A Head Start program service provider that receives funds pursuant to this Act 
shall use the funds to provide Head Start program services to applicants who meet the 
eligibility standards under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 22, section 3736, subsection 
4, with preference given to nonschool age children who are at risk or whose families are 
at risk. If a Head Start program service provider that receives funds pursuant to this Act 
has a vacancy, the service provider shall seek refenals from the Office of Child and 
Family Services. For purposes of this section, "at risk" means affected by substance use 
disorder, sexual or physical abuse, homelessness, a mental health disorder or another 
condition that affects the emotional, mental or physical health of a child. 
For the 
purposes of this section, "nonschool age child" means a child who has not met the 
minimum age requirement to enroll in a school administrative unit in accordance with 
Title 20-A, section 5201, subsection 2. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A "to H.P. 1030, L.D. 1417 
Sec. 3. Appropriations and allocations. 
The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 
Head Start 0545 
Initiative: Provides ongoing funds to supplement funding to nontribal Head Start program 
service providers. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
2019-20 
$7,500,000 
$7,500,000 
2020-21 
$15,000,000 
$15,000,000 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment clarifies that eligibility for the Head Start program is limited to 
children who have not met the minimum age requirement to emoll in a school 
administrative unit in accordance with the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 
5201, subsection 2. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04/30/19 Wa~ 
LD 1417 
LR 1970(02) 
An Act To Expand Access to Head Start To Assist Opioid-affected and Other At-risk Families 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment '~' ( H-J lo s) 
Committee: Health and Human Services 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/ Allocations 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Projections 
FY 2019-20 
FY 2020-21 
FY 2021-22 
Projections 
FY2022-23 
$7,500,000 
$15,000,000 
$15,000,000 
$15,000,000 
$7,500,000 
$15,000,000 
$15,000,000 
$15,000,000 
The bill includes General Fund appropriations to the Department of Health and Human Services of $7,500,000 in 
fiscal year 2019-20 and $15,000,000 in fiscal year 2020-21 to supplement funding to nontribal Head Start program 
service providers. 
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