An Act to Provide Funds to the Maine Indian Education School District
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 1421
Committee Amendment CA_A_H756 (House)

COMMITOBE AMENDMENT "^ " to H.P. 917, L.D. 1421, "An Act to Provide
Funds to the Maine Indian Education School District"
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following;
'Resolve, to Provide Funds to the Maine Indian Education School District'
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the title and inserting the following;
'See. 1. Distribution of materials; report. Resolved: That the Department of
Education shall coordinate with the superintendent of the Maine Indian Education school
district to make available and disseminate to schools throughout the State, as appropriate,
any Wabanaki-centered curriculum developed by the Maine Indian Education school
district. No later than Febmary 1, 2025, the department and the superintendent shall report
to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over education
matters on the dissemination of any curriculum under this section and the use of funds
pursuant to section 2.
Sec. 2. Appropriations and allocations. Resolved: That the following
appropriations and allocations are made.
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF
School Finance and Operations Z078
Initiative: Provides one-time funds to the Maine Indian Education school district to develop
and implement a Wabanaki-centered curriculum for Native American high school students,
The Maine Indian Education school district will administer the pilot program in
conjunction with state-approved high schools. The funds will be used for curriculum
development, staff, transportation and support services.
GENERAL FUND 2023-24 2024-25
AHOther $0 $200,000
GENERAL FUND TOTAL $0 $200,000
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "/-t- " to H.P. 917, L.D. 1421
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section
number to read consecutively.
SUMMARY
This amendment, which is the majority report of the committee, replaces the bill with
a resolve that provides $200,000 in the 2nd year of the 2024-2025 biennium to the Maine
Indian Education school district to develop and implement a Wabanaki-centered
curriculum for Native American high school students. The amendment requires the Maine
Indian Education school district to administer a pilot program in coordination with state-
approved high schools. The funds will be used for curriculum development, staff,
transportation and support services.
The amendment also directs the Department of Education to coordinate with the Maine
Indian Education school district to make available and disseminate, as appropriate, any
Wabanaki-centered curriculum for Native American high school students to schools
throughout the State. The amendment requires the department to report to the joint standing
committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over education matters on the
dissemination of the curriculum and use of funds.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Approved: 02/07/24 ^K?<=-
LD 1421 LR 66(02)
An Act to Provide Funds to the Maine Indian Education School District
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment '/f'
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 $0 $200,000 $0 $0
Appropriations/Allocations
General Fund $0 $200,000 $0 $0
Fiscal Detail and Notes
This bill includes a one-time General Fund appropriation of $200,000 in fiscal year 2024-25 to the School Finance and
Operations program within the Department of Education for the Maine Indian Education school district to develop and
implement a Wabanaki-centered curriculum for Native American high school students.
Additional costs to the Department of Education to coordinate with the Maine Indian Education school district to
make available and disseminate the Wabauaki-centered cun-iculum for Native American high school students to
schools throughout the State can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources.
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