Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of Chapter 125: Basic Approval Standards: Public Schools and School Administrative Units, a Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Education Am.end the resolve by striking out the title and substituting the following: Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Chapter 125: Basic Approval Standards: Public Schools and School Administrative Units, a Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Education and the State Board of Education Am.end the resolve by striking out all of section 1 and inserting the following: Sec. 1. Adoption. Resolved: That final adoption of Chapter 125: Basic Approval Standards: Public Schools and School Administrative Units, a provisionally adopted major substantive joint rule of the Department of Education and the State Board of Education, that has been submitted to the Legislature for review pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A, is authorized only if the following changes are made. 1. The rule must be amended in Section 2 to add definitions for "evidence-based, progress monitoring" and "screening. 2. The rule must be amended in Section 2.09 to change the word "authorizing" to approving" before the word "entity. 3. The rule must be amended in Section 4.02(C) to add that the goals and strategies must consider and coordinate with prekindergarten, applied technology education and adult and community education programs, where such programs exist. 4. The rule must be amended in Section 5 .18 to reflect the following: A. In Tier I, the phrase "core, curriculum-based instruction" must be replaced with core curriculum"; B. The terms "high-quality" and "quality, research-based" must be replaced with the term "evidence-based"; Page 1 -129LR3187(02)-l COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 2071
Committee Amendment CA_A_H738 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT"/}" to H.P. 1472, L.D. 2071, "Resolve, Regarding 
Legislative Review of Portions of Chapter 125: Basic Approval Standards: Public 
Schools and School Administrative Units, a Major Substantive Rule of the Department of 
Education" 
Am.end the resolve by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Chapter 125: Basic Approval Standards: 
Public Schools and School Administrative Units, a Major Substantive Rule of the 
Department of Education and the State Board of Education' 
Am.end the resolve by striking out all of section 1 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 
Adoption. 
Resolved: 
That final adoption of Chapter 125: Basic 
Approval Standards: Public Schools and School Administrative Units, a provisionally 
adopted major substantive joint rule of the Department of Education and the State Board 
of Education, that has been submitted to the Legislature for review pursuant to the Maine 
Revised Statutes, Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A, is authorized only if the following 
changes are made. 
1. The rule must be amended in Section 2 to add definitions for "evidence-based," 
"progress monitoring" and "screening." 
2. The rule must be amended in Section 2.09 to change the word "authorizing" to 
"approving" before the word "entity." 
3. The rule must be amended in Section 4.02(C) to add that the goals and strategies 
must consider and coordinate with prekindergarten, applied technology education and 
adult and community education programs, where such programs exist. 
4. The rule must be amended in Section 5 .18 to reflect the following: 
A. In Tier I, the phrase "core, curriculum-based instruction" must be replaced with 
"core curriculum"; 
B. The terms "high-quality" and "quality, research-based" must be replaced with the 
term "evidence-based"; 
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C. The consistent process of screening must be amended to provide that it is a 
consistent process of valid, reliable and age-appropriate screening and progress 
monitoring to evaluate student progress at all tiers; and 
D. The bullet points outlining what the development and implementation of a multi-
tiered system of support include must be reorganized to make the sequence clearer. 
5. 
The rule must be amended, throughout, to add cross-references to statutory 
authority or other departmental or agency rule as necessary. 
6. 
All necessary grammatical, formatting, punctuation and other technical 
nonsubstantive editing changes must be made to the rule, including but not limited to 
relettering and renumbering any section as necessary to implement the changes pursuant 
to this resolve. 1 
Amend the resolve by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment changes the title of the resolve and provides that final adoption of 
Chapter 125: Basic Approval Standards: Public Schools and School Administrative Units 
is authorized only if the department incorporates certain specific amendments to the rule 
prior to adoption. 
FISCAL ~OTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 03/06/20 .:W-ac 
LD 2071 
LR 3187(02) 
Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Chapter 125: Basic Approval Standards: Public Schools and 
School Administrative Units, a Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Education 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment .;J, ( /I-7] g) 
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Additional costs to the Department of Education and the State Board of Education associated with implementing the 
requirements of this legislation can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
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