An Act to Establish the African American Studies Advisory Coi1ncil and Require Funding for African American Studies
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 2001
Committee Amendment CA_A_SA_A_S764 (Senate)

SENATE AMENDMENT" tr" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H;~t~';;;~~ 
L.D. 2001, "An Act to Establish the African American Studies Advisory Coi1ncil and 
Require Funding for African American Studies" 
Amend the amendment by striking out all of section 5 and insetting the following: 
'Sec. 5. 
Appropriations and allocations. Resolved: That the fofIJwii1g 
appropriations and allocations are made. 
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EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
Innovative Teaching and Learning Z394 
Initiative: Provides one-time funds to suppo1t the work of the African Ameribai1 \ihd 
Wabanaki Studies Advisory Council and to administer and provide grants to schbol 
administrative units to expand or implement an African American studies curriculum. 
Funds appropriated for this purpose do not lapse but must be carried forward to
the'1~e{t 
fiscal year to be used for the same purpose. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
2023-24 
$0 
$0 
2024-25 
$194,555 
$194,555 
Innovative Teaching and Learning Z394 
Initiative: Provides one-time funds to supp01t the work of the African American and 
Wabanaki Studies Advisory Council and to administer and provide grants to school 
administrative units to expand or implement a Wabanaki studies curriculum. Funds 
appropriated for this purpose do not lapse but must be carried forward to the next fiscal 
year to be used for the same purpose. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
Innovative Teaching and Learning Z394 
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2023-24 
$0 
$0 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
2024-25 
$194,556 
$194,556 
ROS 
SENATE AMENDMENT")}" to COMMITTEEAMENDMENT"A" t? H.P. 1279, LD. 2001 (S-7(a'1) 
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Initiative: Provides ongoing funds for one Interdisciplinary Instruction Specialist position 
to serve as a content specialist in African American studies and Wa.banaki studief~i1ci tg 
provide outreach to school administrative units with suppo11 and technical assistance in 
curriculum development and implementation of African American studies and Wabanaki 
studies. 
GENERAL FUND 
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
Personal Services 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
2023-24 
0.000 
$0 
$0 
$0 
2023-24 
$0 
$0 
2024-25 
1.000 
$101,479 
$9,410 
$110,889 
2024-25 
$500,000 
$500,000 
Amend the amendment by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Pa11 letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment eliminates funding for grants to school administrative units to expand 
or implement financial literacy, civics or other system of learning results curricula and 
reduces funding to suppo11 the work of the African American and Wabanaki Studies 
Advisory Council as well as funding for grants to school administrative units to expand or 
implement an African American or Wabanaki studies curriculum. 
SPONSORED BY: _ ____.f/l1.__~' _fl_1_~-~-~----
(Senator ROTUNDO, M.) 
COUNTY: Androscoggin 
FISCAL NOTE REQumED 
(See attached) 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/07/24 feae 
LD 2001 
LR 1466(04) 
R~solve, to Establish the African American and Wabanaki Studies Advisory Council and Provide 
Funding to Support African American Studies and Wabanaki Studies 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment ''.,4' to Committee Amendment "A" { S-ll.al\\ 
Sponsor: Sen. Rotundo of Androscoggin 
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Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
.1.ppropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2023-24 
FY 2024-25 
$0 
($2,610,889) 
$0 
($2,610,889) 
Projections 
FY 2025-26 
$0 
$0 
Projections 
FY 2026-27 
$0 
$0 
This amendment reduces the one-time General Fund appropriations in the bill by $2,610,889 in fiscal year 2024-25 to 
the Innovative Teaching and Learning program within the Department of Education. Of this amount, one-time General 
Fund appropriations to support the work of the African American and Wabanaki Studies Advisory Council and to 
administer and provide grants to school administrative units (SA Us) to expand or implement African American and 
Wabanaki Studies curricula is reduced by $1,610,889 and the one-time General Fund appropriation of $1,000,000 to 
provide grants to SAUs to expand or implement financial literacy, civics or other Maine Learning Results cun-icula is 
eliminated. 
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