An Act to Support
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1701
Committee Amendment CA_A_H403 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ,A "to H.P. 1136, L.D. 1701, "An Act to Support 
the Implementation of Learning Standards and Results in Public Schools" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'Resolve, Directing the Department of Education to Establish a Working Group to 
Study the Maine Learning Results' 
Amend the bill by striking out eve1ything after the title and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. Department of Education to convene working group to study Maine 
learning results; membership. Resolved: That the Department of Education shall 
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convene a working group to study the system of learning results established pursuant to the 
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 6209, referred to in this resolve as "the Maine 
learning results." Membership of the \Yorking group must include, but is not limited to: 
1. Educators working with grade levels and subject matter included in the Maine 
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learning results; 
2. Education experts from the cultures, communities and traditions represented in 
Maine's classrooms; and 
3. Representation fyom a statewide curriculum leaders' organization. 
Sec. 2. Study requirements. Resolved: That the study performed by the working 
group pursuant to section 1 must include, but is not limited to: 
1. A review of the purpose of the Maine learning results and an evaluation of its 
efficacy in achieving that purpose; 
2. An examination of the overall structure, organization and accessibility of the Maine 
learning results, including how its format supports coherence and • interdisciplinary 
learning; 
3. An assessment of the inclusion, accuracy and representation of diverse cultures, 
·communities and traditions across all content areas, including, but not limited to, Wabanaki 
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studies, African American studies and Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific 
Islander studies; 
4. A review of the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 6209 to assess whether 
statutory revisions are necessary; and 
5. The findings and recommendations of the working group, including any suggested 
legislation necessaiy to support the implementation of the worldng group's 
recommendations. 
Sec. 3. Interim report. Resolved: That the Department of Education shall, no 
later than Februaiy 1, 2026, submit an interim report of the working group's activities, 
progress and initial findings and recommendations to the Joint Standing Committee on 
Education and Cultural Affairs. The committee may report out a bill related to the interim 
report to the Second Regular Session of the 132nd Legislature. 
Sec. 4. Final report. Resolved: That the Department of Education shall, no later 
than February 1, 2027, submit a final report to the joint standing committee of the 
Legislature having jurisdiction over education matters. The final report must include the 
working group's findings related to each component of the review described in section 2 
and any recommendations related to revisions to the Maine learning results, including any 
recommendations to amend the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 6209. If 
revisions to the Maine learning results are recommended, the report must include a detailed 
plan and proposed timeline for implementing those revisions. The joint standing committee 
may report out a bill related to the final repo1t to the 133rd Legislature in 2027.' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section 
number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill with a resolve. 
The amendment directs the 
Department of Education to convene a working group to study the State's system of 
learning results, referred to as the Maine learning results. The study must include, but is 
not limited to, a review of the purpose of the Maine learning results and the system's 
efficacy in achieving that purpose; an examination of its structure, organization and 
accessibility; an assessment of the inclusion, accuracy and representation of diverse 
cultures, communities and traditions across all content areas; and a review of the Maine 
Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 6209. The department is required to submit an interim 
report of the working group's progress and initial findings to the Joint Standing Committee 
on·Education and Cultural Affairs no later than Februaiy 1, 2026. A final report must be 
submitted by the depaitment no later than February 1, 2027 to the joint standing committee 
of the Legislature having jurisdiction over education matters. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE-AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/27 /25 LRL 
LD 1701 
LR 904(02) 
An Act to Support the Implementation of Learning Standards and Results in Public Schools 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment •~• { H-1/ 0 J) 
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase ~ General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Additional costs to the Department of Education to conduct the required study and issue the required rep01is can be 
absorbed within existing budgeted-resources. 
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