An Act to Ensure Eqmty in Career and Techmcal Educat10n Staffing Support Ratios Across Vaned Reg10ns of the State
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 1942
Committee Amendment CA_A_S393 (Senate)
Amends: 20-A MRSA §8309, 20-A MRSA §15688-A

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 'A "to SP 791, L D 1942, "An Act to Ensure 
Eqmty in Career and Techmcal Educat10n Staffing Support Ratios Across Vaned Reg10ns 
of the State" 
Amend the bill by stnking out everything after the enacting clause and inserting the 
following 
'Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §8309 1s enacted to read 
§8309. Career and techmcal education full-time employee ratios 
The department shall adopt rules to allow a center or reg10n with fewer than 1,000 
students at the career and techmcal education approved student grade levels in the 
catchment area to have at least one full-t1me employee for career and techmcal educat10n 
for every 8 students and a center or region with 1,000 or more students at the career and 
techmcal education approved student grade levels in the catchment area to have at least one 
full-time employee for career and techmcal educat10n for every 13 students or for a center 
or reg10n to have a ratio appropnate to the industry standard for the vocational field that 1s 
the sub1ect of the career and techmcal educat10n Rules adopted pursuant to this section 
are routine techmcal rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A For the 
purposes of this section, "catchment area" means the geographic area from which a center 
or region draws its students 
Sec. 2. 20-A MRSA §15688-A, sub-§1, 1A, as enacted by PL 2017, c 420, §8, 1s 
amended by amending subparagraph (2) to read 
(2) Student-to-teacher ratios for each program, which may not be less than the 
ratios estabhshed under section 83 09, 
Sec. 3. Appropr1ations and allocations. The following appropnat1ons and 
allocations are made 
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
General Purpose Aid for Local Schools 0308 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT,)" to SP 791, L D 1942 
Imtiative Provides ongoing funds for the cost to allow a career and techmcal education 
center or region with fewer than 1,000 students at the career and techmcal education 
approved student grade levels in the catchment area to have at least one full-time employee 
for career and techmcal education for every 8 students and a career and technical education 
center or region with 1,000 or more students at the career and techmcal education approved 
student grade levels in the catchment area to have at least one full-time employee for career 
and technical education for every 13 students 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
2023-24 
$26,976,120 
$26,976,120 
2024-25 
$26,976,120 
$26,976,120 
Amend the bill by relettenng or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section 
number to read consecutively 
SUMMARY 
This amendment clarifies that the ratios established in the bill are applicable to the 
number of students at the career and techmcal education approved student grade levels in 
the career and technical education center or region catchment area and also provides that 
the student-to-teacher ratios for each program established by the Commissioner of 
Education for the purpose of the direct instruction component of the career and technical 
education funding model may not be less than the ratios established in the career and 
techmcal education full-time employee ratio provision of law 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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Approved 06/18/23 feae. 
LD 1942 
LR 1125(02) 
An Act to Ensure Eqmty m Career and Techmcal Education Staffmg Support Ratios Across Varied 
Regions of the State 
Fiscal Note for BIii as Amended by Committee Amendment,, {:s{'ff 3\ 
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs 
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Net Cost (Savmgs) 
General Fund 
Appropr1at10ns/Allocat10ns 
Fiscal Note Req mred. Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2023-24 
FY 2024-25 
$26,976,120 
$26,976,120 
ProJectmns 
FY 2025-26 
$26,976,120 
Pr0Ject10ns 
FY 2026-27 
$26,976, 120 
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General Fund 
$26,976,120 
$26,976, 120 
$26,976, 120 
$26,976, 120 
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Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Allowmg a career and technical educat10n (CTE) center or region with fewer than 1,000 students at the CTE approved 
student grade levels m the catchment area to have at least one full-time employee for every 8 students and a CTE 
center or region with 1,000 or more students at the CTE approved student grade levels m the catchment area to have at 
least one full-time employee for every 13 students or a rat10 appropnate to the industry standard for the vocational 
field that 1s the subject of the career and technical education will increase the total cost of pubhc education from 
kmdergarten to grade 12 begmnmg m fiscal year 2023-24 The estimated annual cost of this prov1s10n 1s $26,976,120 
Because the cost of fundmg CTE centers and regions 1s fully borne by the State, ongoing General Fund appropnat1ons 
to the General Purpose Aid for Local Schools program for this amount are included in this bill begmnmg m fiscal year 
2023-24 Iffundmg 1s not provided, the prov1s1ons in this bill will result ma red1stnbut1on of school subsidy m fiscal 
year 2023-24, with local school admin1strat1ve umts receiving less subsidy than they would have absent this 
leg1slat10n and CTE centers and regions receiving more The impact to ind1v1dual school adm1mstrat1ve umts cannot 
be determined at this time 
Funding for CTE centers and reg10ns 1s included m the enhancmg student performance and opportunity component of 
the total cost of education from kindergarten to grade 12 pursuant to Title 20-A, section 15688-A Ifth1s b1ll 1s 
enacted, the amount appropnated here for fiscal year 2023-24 will be added to the amount already designated for CTE 
centers and regions m Pubhc Law 2023, chapter 17, Part C 
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