An Act to Ensure
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1098
Committee Amendment CA_A_H516 (House)
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "?<" to H.P. 720, L.D, 1098, "An Act to Ensure
Equal Access to a Pull School Day for All Students" •
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following:
'Resolve, Directing the Department of Education to Review the Use of Abbreviated
School Days'
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the title and inserting the following;
'See. 1. Abbreviated school day; review. Resolved: That the Department of
Education shall, within existing resources, review the use of the abbreviated school day
provisions described in department rule 05-071 C.M.R, Chapter 101; Maine Unifted
Special Education Regulation Birth to Age Twenty-Two in school$ in the State. The
Department of Education may consult with the Maine Education Policy Research Institute
to complete the review and requirements of the report described in section 2.
Sec. 2. Report. Resolved: That the Department of Education shall submit a report
no later than February 1,2026 to the Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cuitural
Affairs on the findings of the review described in section 1, The report must include data
regarding the frequency and duration of abbreviated school day placements and input from
stakeholders, including, but not limited to, school personnel arid parents. The report must
also include information about the impacts that abbreviated school day placements may
have on school funding and on student outcomes. The Joint Standing Committee on
Education and Cultural Affairs may report out a bill based on the report to the Second
Regular Session of die 132nd Legislature.'
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbermg 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 review the use of abbreviated school day rule provisions in
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A " to H.P, 720, L.D, 1098
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schools in the State and requires the depainne-nt to submit a report on the findings of that
review to die Joint Standmg Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs. The report
must include data on the use of abbreviated school day placements, stakeholder input and
information on the impacts abbreviated school day placements may have on school funding
and student outcomes, The Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs
may report out a bill based on the report to the Second Regular Session of the 132nd
Legislature.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Approved; 05/31/25
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LD 1098 LR 1267(02)
An Act to Ensure Equal Access to a Full School Day for All Students
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment t^t
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
Current biennium cost increase - General Fund
Fiscal Detail and Notes
The Department of Education has indicated that it wil! cost approximately $30,000 in fiscal year 2025-26 to contract
far staff to conduct the required review and prepare die reqmred report. Because this bill requires the department to
complete this work within existing budgeted resources, no General Fund appropriations are included in the bill,
However, whether or not the department can accomplish this work without impacting other programs and services can
not be determined at this time.
LR1267(02)" Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1