An Act to Establish the
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0053
Committee Amendment CA_A_H91 (House)
Amends: 20-A MRSA §4801, 20-A MRSA §4802

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "F\" to H.P. 17, L,D. 53, "An Act to Establish the
November General Election Day as a State Holiday"
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following:
'An Act to Establish the November General Election Day as a School Holiday
Applicable Only to Public School Buildings Used as Voting Places'
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enactmg clause and inserting the
followmg;
'See. 1. 20-A MRSA §4801, sub-§l, ^G is enacted to read;
G, Notwithstanding amLprovision of law to the contrary, with respect to a school
building closed on the day of the general, electipn eursuant to section 4802. subsection
1. paraeraoh E-l, the school administrative unit is not required to add an additional
instruction day for that affected school even if the closure results in the affected school
not meeting the numbetQf mstructiQnal days required by this section,
Sec. 2. 20-A MRSA §4801, sub-gl, ^H is enacted to read:
H, Notwithstandmg any orovision of law to the contrary. with respect to a school
buildine closed on the day of the general election_p_ui'suanttosection 4802. subsection
1, paragraph E-1, if the school administi-ative unit schedules in place of an instructional
day an in-service day for the education of teachers. admmistrative meetings, parent-
teacher conferences, records' days or similar activities as described in this section, the
8 school administrative unit is not. required to reduce the number of in-service days for
the affected schoolevenif the in-service day results in the affected school exceeding
0 the number of in-service days permitted by this section,
Sec.3. 20-A MRSA §4802, sub-§l, ^[E-l is enacted to read:
E-l. The day of the general election, as defmed in Title 21-A. section 1. subsection
19. applicable only to a school buildine within a school administrative unit that will be
used as a voting placeforthat election, exceot that the school administrative unit is not
5 req uired to close that buildine if;
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "M " to H,P, 17, L.D. 53
d') The school administrative unit wovides for the remote instruction, as defined
m section 6804-A. of students that attend that building; or
(2} The school administrative unit schedules in place of an instructional day an in-
service day for the education of teachers, administmtive meetings, riarent-teacher
conferences, records' days or similar activities pursuant to section 4801. subsection
L
As used in this paraeraoh. "voting place" has the same meaning as in Title 2 1 -A. section
1, subsection 49;'
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 and
changes the title. The amendment establishes the day of the general election, as defmed in
the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 21-A, section 1, subsection 19, as a school holiday
applicable only to a school building within a school administrative unit that will be used as
a voting place for that election, except that the school administrative unit is not required to
close that building if the school administrative unit provides for the remote instruction, as
defmed in Title 20-A, section 6804-A, of students that attend that building or if the school
administrative unit decides to schedule in place of an instructional day an in-service day
for fhe education of teachers, administrative meetmgs, parent-teacher conferences, records'
days or similar activities pursuant to Title 20-A, section 4801, subsection 1.
The amendment also provides that, notwithstanding any provision of law to the
contrary, with respect to a school building closed on the day of the general election pursuant
to Title 20-A, section 4802, subsection 1, paragraph E-l, the school administrative unit is
not required to add an additional instructional day for that affected school even if the
closure results in the affected school not meeting the number of instructional days required
by Title 20-A, section 4801, subsection 1.
It also provides that, notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, with respect
to a school building closed on the day of the general election pursuant to Title 20-A, section
4802, subsection 1, paragraph E-l, if the school administrative unit decides to schedule in
place of an mstructional day an in-service day for the education of teachers, administrative
meetings, parent-teacher conferences, records' days or similar activities as described in
Title 20-A, section 4801, subsection 1, the school administi'ative unit is not required to
reduce the number of in-service days for the affected school even if the in-service day
results in the affected school exceeding the number of in-service days permitted by Title
6 20-A, section 4801, subsection I.
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