An Act to Protect Children by Modernizing Internet and Digital Media Filtering Requirements for Education
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 1333
Committee Amendment CA_A_SA_A_S780 (Senate)
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs in t

SENATE AMENDMENT" k' to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 847, 
L.D. 1333, "An Act to Protect Children by Modernizing Internet and Digital Media 
Filtering Requirements for Education" 
Amend the amendment by striking out everything after the substitute title and inserting 
the following: 
'Amend the bill by striking out everything after the title and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. Department of Education to report on school Internet and student 
data collection best practices. Resolved: That, no later than January 15, 2025, the 
Department of Education shall submit to the joint standing committee of the Legislature 
having jurisdiction over education matters a report on school Internet and student data 
collection policies and efforts to ensure that the State is using best practices, including but 
not limited to ensuring that schools are using appropriate Internet and digital media filtering 
hardware and software, that student data and information are not being divulged to Internet-
based applications or search engines such as Google or other similar products and that 
monitoring or other tracking software and data are not being used or collected from devices 
used by or provided to students. The report must include findings on best practices and 
recommendations, including suggested legislation, on ensuring schools are using these best 
practices. The joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over 
education matters may report out a bill related to the report to the 132nd Legislature in 
2025. 
Sec. 2. 
Appropriations and allocations. Resolved: That the following 
appropriations and allocations are made. 
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
Learning Systems Team Z081 
Initiative: Provides one-time funds for the costs associated with preparing a report on 
school Internet and student data collection best practices. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
2023-24 
$0 
$0 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
2024-25 
$5,000 
$5,000 
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SENATE AMENDMENT" 4" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 847, L.D. 1333 { $-l~ 
Amend the amendment by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment amends Committee Amendment "A" to change the date by which the 
Department of Education must submit a report to the Joint Standing Committee on 
Education and Cultural Affairs in the 131st Legislature, instead requiring that the 
department issue the report no later than January 15, 2025 to the joint standing committee 
of the Legislature having jurisdiction over education matters. 
This amendment also replaces the appropriations and allocations section to move the 
available funding from fiscal year 2023-24 to fiscal year 2024-25. 
SPONSORED BY:--~--' ...;,_(l,_{-i-J_....;;;,..___u __ _ 
(Senator ROTUNDO, M.) 
COUNTY: Androscoggin· 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/09/24 fr,ae 
LD 1333 
LR 1236(04) 
. , . Resolve, Directing the Department of Education to Report on School Internet and Student Data 
Collection Best Practices 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment '1/,{' to Committee Amendment "A" (5-7 t0 
Sponsor: Sen. Rotundo of Androscoggin 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2023-24 
FY 2024-25 
Projections 
FY 2025-26 
Projections 
FY 2026-27 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
($5,000) 
($5,000) 
$5,000 
$0 
$0 
$5,000 
$0 
$0 
This amendment moves the one-time General Fund appropriation of $5,000 to the Learning Systems program within 
the Department of Education for the costs associated with preparing a report on school internet and student data 
collection best practices from fiscal year 2023-24 to fiscal year 2024-25 and changes the report date from January 15, 
2024 to January 15, 2025, 
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