Resolve, Directing the Department of Education, Maine School Safety Center to Convene a Stakeholder Group to Develop Best Practices for Lockdown Drills and Allowing Parents to Opt Out ofLockdown Drills for Their Children
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 0477
Committee Amendment CA_A_H63 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "4" to H.P. 294, L.D. 477, "Resolve, Directing the 
Department of Education, Maine School Safety Center to Convene a Stakeholder Group to 
Develop Best Practices for Lockdown Drills and Allowing Parents to Opt Out ofLockdown 
Drills for Their Children" 
Amend the resolve by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'Resolve, Directing the Department of Education, Maine School Safety Center to 
Convene a Stakeholder Group to Develop Best Practices for Lockdown Drills and 
Active Shooter Drills and Allowing Parents to Opt Out of Active Shooter Drills for 
Their Children' 
Amend the resolve in section 1 in the 3rd line (page 1, line 3 in L.D.) by inserting after 
the following: "drills" the following: 'and active shooter drills' 
Amend the resolve in section 1 in the last paragraph in the 3rd line (page 1, line 16 in 
L.D.) by inserting after the following: "drills" the following: 'and active shooter drills' 
Amend the resolve in section 1 in the last paragraph in the 5th line (page 1, line 18 in 
L.D.) by inserting after the following: "drills" the following: 'and active shooter drills' 
Amend the resolve in section I in the last paragraph in the 6th line (page 1, line 19 in 
L.D.) by inserting after the following: "drills" the following: 'and active shooter drills' 
Amend the resolve in section 1 in the last paragraph in the 7th line (page 1, line 20 in 
L.D.) by inserting after the following: "drills" the following: 'and active shooter drills' 
Amend the resolve in section 2 in the 3rd line (page 1, line 27 in L.D.) by striking out 
the following: "lockdown" and inserting the following: 'active shooter' 
Amend the resolve by inserting after section 2 the following: 
'Sec. 3. 
Appropriations and allocations. Resolved: That the following 
appropriations and allocations are made. 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
ROS 
COMMITI'EE AMENDMENT ,17,, to H.P. 294, L.D. 477 
Initiative: Provides one-time funds for staffing and other related costs to support the work 
of the stakeholder group established to develop best practices for lockdown drills and active 
shooter drills implemented by school administrative units to minimize traumatic impact on 
students and school staff. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
2023-24 
$5,000 
$5,000 
2024-25 
$0 
$0 
Amend the resolve 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, requires the 
stakeholder group convened by the Department of Education, Maine School Safety Center 
to develop best practices for and evaluate active shooter drills in addition to lockdown 
drills. 
The amendment provides that the Department of Education's rules must be amended to 
allow parents to opt out of active shooter drills, rather than lockdown drills, for their child. 
The amendment also adds an appropriations and allocations section. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04/13/23 ::tPae. 
LD477 
LR 665(02) 
Resolve, Directing the Department of Education, Maine School Safety Center to Convene a 
Stakeholder Group to Develop Best Practices for Lockdown Drills and Allowing Parents to Opt Out of 
Lockdown Drills for Their Children 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment/f-{!/---1.,5) 
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 2023-24 
FY 2024-25 
$5,000 
$0 
$5,000 
$0 
Projections 
FY 2025-26 
$0 
$0 
Projections 
FY 2026-27 
$0 
$0 
This bill includes a one-time General Fund appropriation of $5,000 in fiscal year 2023-24 to the Maine School Safety 
Center program within the Department of Education for staffing and other related costs to support the work of the 
stakeholder group established to develop best practices for lockdown drills and active shooter drills implemented by 
school administrative units to minimize traumatic impact on students and school staff. 
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