An Act Regarding Adult Education Funding and Oversight
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1705
Committee Amendment CA_A_SA_A_S684 (Senate)

SENATE AMENDMENT "A" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1140,
L.D. 1705, "An Act Regarding Adult Education Funding and Oversight"
Amend the amendment by striking out all of the first instructional paragraph and the
2nd indented paragraph after the title and inserting the following:
'Amend the bill by striking out all of the emergency preamble.'
Amend the amendment in section 1 in subsection 8 in the 3rd line (page 1, line 19 in
amendment) by striking out the following: "2025" and inserting the following: '2026'
Amend the amendment by striking out all of sections 5 and 6 and inserting the
following:
'See. 5. Distribution of funding. The Department of Education may not distribute
any funding attributable to adult education programs through a school administrative unit
starting in fiscal year 2027-28. The department shall distribute all funding associated with
the college transitions programs under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section
15688-A, subsection 2 directly to adult education programs through the subsidy outlined
in Title 20-A, section 8607-A.
Sec. 6. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and
allocations are made.
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF
Adult Education 0364
Initiative: Provides one-time funding to support adult education programs.
GENERAL FUND 2025-26 2026-27
AllOther $0 $150,000
GENERAL FUND TOTAL $0 $150,000
Amend the amendment by inserting after section 6 the following:
'Amend the bill by striking out all of the emergency clause.
SENATE AMENDMENT
SENATE AMENDMENT" ^" to COMMCTTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1140, L.D. 1705^5T(<1^^ )
Amend the amendment by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or'
section number to read consecutively,
SUMMARY
This amendment removes the emergency preamble and emergency clause, makes
technical changes and replaces the appropriations and allocations section. It also removes
the adult education funding distribution requirement.
SPONSORED BY: ^^^ U
(Senator ROTUNDO, M.)
COUNTY: Androscoggin
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)
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SENATE AMENDMENT
Approved; 04/11/26 1-KL
LD 1705 LR 1805(04)
An Act Regarding Adult Education Funding and Oversight
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment 'A" to Committee Amendment "A"f cy(fl ^
Sponsor: Sen. Rotundo of Androscoggin
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
Projections Projections
FY 2025-26 FY 2026-27 FY 2027-28 FY 2028-29
Net Cost (Savings)
General Fund ($458,072) $38,686 ($114,654) (8118,093)
ippropriations/Allocations
General Fund ($458,072) $38,686 ($114,654) ($118,093)
Fiscal Detail and Notes
This amendment removes the headcount and ongoing General Fund appropriations to the Department of Education
(department) beginning in fiscal year 2025-26 for the Education Specialist III position. It also removes the one-time
General Fund appropriation to the department in fiscal year 2025-26 for technology costs, Finally, it moves the one-
time General Fund appropriation to the department for adult education programs from fiscal year 2025-26 to fiscal
year 2026-27 and reduces the funding from $300,000 to $150,000.
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