An Act to Provide for a Later Starting Time for High Schools
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0396
Committee Amendment CA_A_SA_A_S235 (Senate)

SENATE AMENDMENT (t/\ " to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 182,
L.D. 396, "An Act to Provide for a Later Starting Time for High Schools"
Amend the amendment by striking out the substitute title and substituting tlie
following:
'Resolve, Directing the Department of Education to Develop a Grant Program to
Encourage Secondary Schools to Adopt Later Start Times*
Amend the amendment in section I in the first line (page 1, line 15 in amendment) by
inserting after the following; "I." the following: 'Later Secondary'
Amend the amendment in section 1 in the first line (page 1, line 15 in amendment) by
inserting after the following; "the" the following: 'Later Secondary'
Amend tlie amendment in section 2 in the 3rd and 4th lines (page 1, lines 20 and 21 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.m'
Amend the amendment in section 2 in the 4th line (page 1, line 21 in amendment) by
inserting after the following: "the" the following; 'Later Secondaiy'
Amend the amendment in section 2 in the 6th line (page 1, line 23 in amendment) by
striking out the following: "coordinate staggered" and inserting 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 inserting the following:
'See. 3. Department of Education to adopt rules. Resolved: That the
Department of Education shall adopt rules to ensure that grants administered through the
grant program established pursuant to section 2 are administered in a manner that is
equitable and fair.
See. 4. Appropriations and allocations. Resolved; That the following
appropriations and allocations are made,
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF
Innovative Teaching and Learning Z394
SENATE AMENDMENT
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SENATE AMENDMENT " ^-" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" (o S,P. 182, L,D. 396 f ^>'/
Initiative: Provides one-time funds for a contracted position to administer tlie later
secondary scliool start time grant program.
GENERAL FUND 2025-26 2026-27
AllOther $106,078 $0
GENERAL FUND TOTAL $106,078 $0
Later Secondary School Start Time Fund N522
Initiative: Provides one-time funds for grants to school administrative units to collaborate
on changing school start times to allow secondaiy schools to have a start time at or after
8:30 a.m.
GENERAL FUND 2025-26 2026-27
All Other $100,000 $0
GENERAL FUND TOTAL $100,000 $0
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 2025-26 2026-27
1819 GENERAL FUND $206,078 $0
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS $206,078 $0
Amend the amendment by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or
section number to read consecutively.
SUMMARY
This amendment amends Committee Amendment "A" and does the following,
1. It changes the name of the fund established in the committee amendment.
2. It clarifies that the grant program established in the committee amendment is
designed to encourage schools to adopt start times at or after 8:30 a.m.
3. It clarifies that plans to coordinate school start times among a school administrative
unit's schools must allow secondary schoois to start at or after 8:30 a.m. and removes the
specification that the plans coordinate staggered start times.
4. It requires the Department of Education to adopt rules to ensure that grants
administered through the grant program established in the amendment are administered in
a manner that is equitable and fair,
SENATE AMENDMENT
i0<"? SENATE AMENDMENT " ^-" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 182, L.D. 396 ( S ^S'S
I 5, It makes technical con'e^ttons^o th^ppirop,riations and allocations section,
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SPONSORED BY:
(President DAUQHTRY, M.)
COUNTY: (Cumberland
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)
SENATE AMENDMENT
Approved: 06/02/25 t^R.1^
LD 396 LR 1182(04)
An Act to Provide for a Later Starting Time for High Schools
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment "y^ to Committee Amendment "A" [ <y<
Sponsor: Pres. Daughtry of Cumberland
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 $0 $0 $0 $0
Approprintions/AlIocations
General Fund $0 $0 $0 $0
Fiscal Detail and Notes
Tin's amendment updates the General Fund appropriations in the bill with no change to the overall General Fund
impact, Additional costs to the Department of Education associated with the rulemaking process can be absorbed
within existing budgeted resources.
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