An Act To Reorganize the Provision of Services for Infants, Toddlers and Children with Disabilities from Birth to 6 Years of Age and Extend the Age of Eligibility under the Federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to 22 Years of Age
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 2039
Committee Amendment CA_A_H1031 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "H" to H.P. 1531, L.D. 2039, "An Act To 
Reorganize the Provision of Services for Infants, Toddlers and Children with Disabilities 
from Birth to 6 Years of Age and Extend the Age of Eligibility under the Federal 
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to 22 Years of Age" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'Resolve, Directing the Department of Education To Establish an Early Childhood 
Special Education Services Transition Task Force' 
Amend the bill by striking out eve1ything after the title and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. Outside facilitator. Resolved: That the Department of Education shall 
hire an outside facilitator to convene the task force established in section 2 to facilitate the 
duties of the task force no later than 60 days after the effective date of this resolve. The 
department shall use existing resources designated for the transition or reorganization of 
the provision of services for infants, toddlers and children with disabilities from birth to 6 
years of age to hire the facilitator under this section. 
Sec. 2. Early Childhood Special Education Services Transition Task Force 
established; duties; report. Resolved: That the Early Childhood Special Education 
Services Transition Task Force, referred to in this resolve as "the task force," is established. 
The facilitator hired under section 1 shall appoint the following members based on the 
recommendations provided and convene the task force no later than 30 days after being 
hired. 
1. Membership. The task force consists of 15 members, as follows: 
A. Two members representing the Department of Education, one representing the 
provision of services under Part C of the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education 
Act and one representing the provision of services under Part B, Section 619 of the 
federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; 
B. A member representing the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of 
MaineCare Services; 
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C, A superintendent of a rural school administrative unit, recommended by the Maine 
School Superintendents Association; 
D. A principal of an urban public elementary school, recommended by the Maine 
Principals' Association; 
E. A teacher in a public prekindergarten program from a large school administrative 
unit, recommended by the Maine Education Association; 
F. A special education director from a small school administrative unit, recommended 
by the Maine Administrators of Services for Children with Disabilities; 
G, A member representing the Maine Developmental Disabilities Council; 
H. Two parents with children 3 years of age to under 6 years of age, recommended by 
the Maine Parent Federation; 
I. A contracted service provider of early intervention services, recommended by the 
Maine Association for Community Service Providers; 
J, A Head Start program director, recommended by the Maine Head Start Association; 
K. 
A member representing the Maine Association for the Education of Young 
Children; 
L. A child development services system staff member providing services under Part B 
of the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, recommended by the Maine 
Service Employees Association; and 
M. A member representing the Maine Children's Alliance. 
2, Duties. The task force shall complete the following duties with the assistance of the 
facilitator: 
A. Develop a school district readiness assessment tool to assess the readiness and 
capacity of school administrative units to take on the responsibility of providing free, 
appropriate public education for children from 3 years of age to under 6 years of age; 
B. Conduct a community needs and resources assessment to assess the readiness and 
capacity oflocal service providers to assist school administrative units in taking on the 
responsibility of providing free, appropriate public education for children from 3 years 
of age to under 6 years of age; 
C. Coordinate with all organizations and agencies that provide services to, work with 
or otherwise engage in work relating to early childhood special education to provide 
information, answer questions and develop the process, timeline and implementation 
plan for the transition of the responsibility of providing free, appropriate public 
education for children from 3 years of age to under 6 years of age from the child 
development services system to school administrative units. The process, timeline and 
implementation plan developed under this paragraph must provide that the State will 
fund 100% of the costs that are incurred by school administrative units enrolling 
students receiving services under Part B of the federal Individuals with Disabilities 
Education Act and must address: 
(1) Budgetary details and funding mechanisms; 
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(2) MaineCare and private insurance billing and any issues regarding requirements 
to obtain parental consent for billing insurance; 
(3) Departmental and legislative reporting requirements; 
(4) 
Employment of current child development services system employees, 
including but not limited to employment and retirement protections, memoranda 
of understanding with local service providers and the status of and plans for 
appropriate training and educator credentialing; 
(5) Superintendent agreements for students from 3 years of age to under 6 years 
of age for students receiving services outside of the school administrative unit in 
which the student resides; 
( 6) Compensatory services; 
(7) Eligibility for and any federal changes to the expansion of the standard 
deviation for qualification of services; 
(8) Labor shortages; and 
(9) Creation of an independent board for the establishment of a state intermediate 
educational unit to serve infants and toddlers with disabilities and who would be 
appointed to that board and how appointments to that board would be made; and 
D. Enhance the implementation of child find services under the federal Individuals 
with Disabilities Education Act. 
3. Report. The task force shall submit status updates to the joint standing committee 
of the Legislature having jurisdiction over education and cultural affairs no later than 
October 1, 2022, December 1, 2022 and February 1, 2023. The joint standing committee is 
authorized to meet upon the receipt of the October 1, 2022 status update, The facilitator 
shall submit a final report no later than April 1, 2023, including findings, recommendations 
and any suggested legislation to the joint standing committee. The joint standing committee 
may submit legislation related to the report to the 131 st Legislature in 2023. 
Sec. 3. 
Appropriations and allocations. Resolved: That the following 
appropriations and allocations are made. 
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
Leadership Team Z077 
Initiative: Provides one-time funds for supplies and mileage reimbursement to members of 
the Early Childhood Special Education Services Transition Task Force, 
GENERAL FUND 
2021-22 
All Other 
$0 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0 
2022-23 
$12,980 
$12,980 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section 
number to read consecutively. 
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SUMMARY 
This resolve, which is a minority report of the committee bill reported out pursuant to 
Resolve 2021, chapter 106, establishes the Early Childhood Special Education Services 
Transition Task Force, names its membership and requires the Department of Education to 
hire a facilitator from existing resources to facilitate the duties of the task force. Those 
duties include but are not limited to developing school district readiness and capacity 
assessments; conducting community needs and resources assessments; coordinating with 
early childhood special education-related organizations and agencies to provide 
information, answer questions and develop the process, timeline and implementation plan 
for the transition of the responsibility of providing free, appropriate public education for 
children from 3 years of age to under 6 years of age from the child development services 
system to school administrative units; and enhancing child find. The facilitator must submit 
status updates to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over 
education and cultural affairs on October 1, 2022, December 1, 2022 and February 1, 2023 
and a final report on April 1, 2023. The joint standing committee may submit legislation 
related to the rep01t to the 131 st Legislature in 2023. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
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Approved: 04/05/22 ;!;Pae 
LD 2039 
LR 2686(02) 
An Act To Reorganize the Provision of Services for Infants, Toddlers and Children with Disabilities 
from Birth to 6 Years of Age and Extend the Age of Eligibility under the Federal Individuals with 
Disabilities Education Act to 22 Years.of Age 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment •/A(j/-/03/) 
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2021-22 
FY2022-23 
$0 
$12,980 
$0 
$12,980 
Projections 
FY2023-24 
$0 
$0 
Projections 
FY 2024-25 
$0 
$0 
This bill includes a one-time General Fund appropriation of $12,980 in fiscal year 2022-23 to the Leadership Team 
within the Department of Education for the cost of supplies and mileage reimbursement to members of the Early 
Childhood Special Education Services Task Force to attend meetings to develop a plan to transition the provision of 
services for children with disabilities from 3 years of age to under 6 years of age from Child Development Services to 
school administrative units, as well as other duties The department has indicated that it will require an additional 
$5,000 for the services of a facilitator, however, this bill requires the department to utilize the resources provided in 
Resolve 2021, chapter 106 that were designated for the transition or reorganization of the provision of services for 
infants, toddlers and children with disabilities from birth to 6 years of age to hire a facilitator. That resolve included a 
one-time General Fund appropriation of $177,144 in fiscal year 2021-22 to the department. 
Any additional costs to the Department of Health and Human Services from the provisions of this bill are e~pected to 
be minor and can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
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