An Act to Provide for a Late!' Starting Time for High Schools
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0396
Committee Amendment CA_A_SA_B_S484 (Senate)

SENATE AMENDMENT" f?> ,, to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 182, 
L.D. 396, "An Act to Provide for a Late!' Starting Time for High Schools'' 
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Amend the amendment by striking out the substitute title and substituting the 
following: 
'Resolve, Directing the Department of Education to Develop a Grant Program to 
Encourage Secondary Schools to Adopt Late1· Start Times' 
Amend the amendment in section 1 in the first line (page I, line I 5 in amendment) by 
insetting after the following: 
111.
the following: 'Later Secondary' 
Amend the amendment in section I in the first line (page 1, line 15 in amendment) by 
inserting after the following: "the" the following: 'Later Seconda1'y1 
Amend the amendment in section 2 in the 3rd and 4th lines (page I, lines 20 and 2 I in 
amendment) by striking out the following: 
later start time than elementary schools" and 
inserting the following: 'start time at or after 8:30 a.111 1 
Amend the amendment in section 2 in the 4th line (page I, line 21 in amendment) by 
inserting after the following: 
11the
the following: 
1Late1· Secondary' 
Amend the amendment in section 2 in the 6th line (page I, line 23 in amendment) by 
striking out the following: 
11coordinate staggered
and insetting the following: 'allow 
secondary schools to start at or after 8:30 a.m. by coordinating' 
Amend the amendment by striking out all of section 3 and insetting the following: 
1Sec. 3. 
Department of Education to adopt rules. Resolved: 
That the 
Depa1tment of Education shall adopt rnles to ensure that grants administered through the 
grant program established pursuant to section 2 are administered in a manner that is 
equitable and fair. 
Sec. 4, 
Appropriations and allocations, Resolved: That the following 
appropriations and allocations are made. 
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
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SENATE AMENDMENT" 0" lo COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" lo S.P. 182, L.D. 396 ($-'--/ 2f /../J 
Initiative: Provides one-time funds for a contracted position to administer the school start 
time grant program. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
Later Secondary School Start Time Fund N522 
$106,078 
2026-27 
$0 
$0 
Initiative: Provides one-time funds for grants to school administrative units to collaborate 
on changing school start times to allow secondary schools to have a later sta1t time than 
elementary schools. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Othe1· 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
2025-26 
$75,000 
$75,000 
2025-26 
$181,078 
$181,078 
2026-27 
$0 
$0 
2026-27 
$0 
$0 
Amend the amendment by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Patt letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment amends Committee Amendment 
11A
by incorporating all the changes 
made in Senate Amendment 
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except that it reduces the funds apprnpriated for grants to 
school administrative units from$ I 00,000 to $75,000. 
SPONSOREDBY: 
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(Senator ROTUNDO, M.) 
COUNTY: Androscoggin 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 06/24/25 l-Rl-
LD396 
LR 1182(07) 
Resolve, Directing the Department of Education to Develop a Grant Program to Encourage School 
Start Time Coordination 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment"~' to Committee Amendment "A" {& 431.,1) • 
Sponsor: Sen. Rotuncto of Androscoggin 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Projections 
FY 2027-28 
Projections 
FY 2028-29. 
Net Cost (Siwings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
($25,000) 
($25,000) 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
This amendment reduces the one-time General Fund appropriation in the bill provided for grants to local school 
administrative units to collaborate on changing school start times by $25,000 in fiscal year 2025-26. 
As amended, this bill includes General Fund appropriations totaling $181,078 in fiscal year 2025-26 to the 
$0 
$0 
Department of Education to implement and administer the school start time grant program. Of that amount; $75,000 is 
appropriated for grants to local school administrative units to collaborate on changing school start times such that 
secondary schools have a later start time than elementary schools and $106,078 is appropriated for one contracted 
position to implement and administer the grant program. 
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