An Act to Fund the Delivery of Educational Services to Children with Special Needs as Required by State and Federal Law in Special Purpose Private Preschools
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 2120
Committee Amendment CA_A_H863 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT " Rf " to H,P. 1344, L,D. 2120, "An Act to Fund the
Delivery of Educational Services to Children with Special Needs as Required by State and
Federal Law in Special Purpose Private Preschools"
Amend the bill in section 1 in the last line (page 1, Ime 31 in L.D.) by inserting after
the following; "implemented." the following: 'The Commissioner of Education shall notify
the State Controller when the daily tuition rate is implemented,'
Amend the bill in section 2 in the 2nd line (page 1, line 33 in L.D.) by inserting after
the following; "contrary," the following; 'only if the State Controller has not been notified
that the daily tiition rate under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 7302,
subsection 2, paragraph G has been implemented,'
Amend the bill in section 2 in the 3rd line (page 1, line 34 in L.D.) by striking out the
following: "$15,000,000" and inserting the following: '$7,500,000'
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 3 and inserting the following:
'See. 3. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and
allocations are made,
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF
Child Development Services 0449
Initiative: Allocates one-time funds for payments for specially designed instruction
provided by special purpose private preschools at a rate of $125 per day, per child receiving
medically necessary therapeutic services through the MaineCare program for scheduled
school days in accordance with a child's individualized education plan and until the daily
tuition rate in accordance with the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 7302,
subsection 2, paragraph G is implemented.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 2023-24 2024-25
AllOther $0 $7,500,000
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL $0 $7,500,000
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
ROS? COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "p^ " to H.P, 1344, L.D, 2120
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section
number to read consecutively.
SUMMARY
This amendment reduces the one-time transfer of funds provided under the bill to the
Department of Education, Child Development Services System from $15,000,000 to
$7,500,000 and provides that the State Controller may make the transfer only if the State
Controller has not been notified by the Commissioner of Education that the daily tuition
rate for special purpose private preschools has been implemented.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)
Page2-131LR2889(02)
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Approved; 03/04/24 /^2"<=-
LD 2120 LR 2889(02)
An Act to Fund the Delivery of Educational Semces to Children with Special Needs as Required by
State and Federal Law in Special Purpose Private Preschools
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment '^' ([^
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
Projections Projections
FY 2023-24 FY 2024-25 FY 2025-26 FY 2026-27
Net Cost (Savings)
General Fund
ippropriations/AlIocations
Other Special Revenue Funds
Transfers
General Fund
Other Special Revenue Funds
Fiscal Detail and Notes
This bill includes a one-time Other Special Revenue Funds allocation of $7,500,000 in fiscal year 2024-25 to the
Child Development Services (CDS) program within the Department of Education for payments for specially designed
instruction provided by each special purpose private preschool at a rate of $125 per day, per child receiving medically
necessaiy therapeutic services through the MaineCare program for scheduled school days m accordance with a child's
individualized education plan. The bill also provides for a one-time $7,500,000 transfer from the unappropriated
surplus of the General Fund to CDS to provide funding for the payments,
$0
$0
$0
$0
$7,500,000
$7,500,000
($7,500,000)
$7,500,000
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
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