Resolve, to Increase the
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0974
Committee Amendment CA_A_H398 (House)
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs

COMMITTEE.AMENDMENT "A' to H.P. 634, L.D. 974, "Resolve, to Increase the 
High School Graduation Rate by Creating the Maine Promise Initiative" 
Amend the resolve by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'Resolve, Directing the Department of Education to Convene a Stakeholder Group to 
Improve High School Graduation Rates and Review Policies Related to Graduation 
Rate])ata' 
Amend the resolve by striking out everything after the title and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. Definition and policy updates; plan. Resolved: That the Department 
of Education shall develop a plan to implement certain recommendations outlined in the 
2025 report on high school graduation rates published by the Maine Education Policy 
Research Institute, including, but not limited to, updating demographic definitions and data 
suppression policies related to high school graduation rates in the State. 
Sec. 2. Stakeholder group. Resolved: That the Department of Education shall 
convene a stakeholder group to participate in 2 meetings. The stakeholder group shall 
review current strategies in the Department of Education to improve high school graduation 
rates and develop actionable graduation rate interventions based on the 2025 repmi on high 
school graduation rates published by the Maine Education Policy Research Institute. The 
department shail, by January 15, 2026, submit a report summarizing the stakeholder group's 
discussions and the plan developed pursuant to section 1 to the Joint Standing Committee 
on Education and Cultural Affairs. The joint standing committee may report.out a bill to 
the Second Regular Session of the 132nd Legislature.' 
Amend the resolve 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 resolve 
and changes the title. The amendment directs the Department of Education to develop a 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" ,A:, to H.P. 634, L.D. 974 
plan to update demographic definitions and data suppression policies related to high school 
graduation rates in the State based on the recommendations described in the 2025 report on 
high school graduation rates published by the Maine Education Policy Research Institute. 
The amendment also directs the department to convene a stakeholder group to review 
cun-ent strategies within the department to improve high school graduation rates and to 
develop actionable graduation rate interventions based on the 2025 report. The amendment 
directs the department to submit a report based on the stakeholder group's discussions to 
the Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs by January 15, 2026. The 
committee is authorized to report out a bill to the Second Regular Session of the 132nd 
Legislature. • 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/28/25 LRL 
LD974 
LR907(02) 
Resolve, to Increase the High School Graduation Rate by Creating the Maine Promise Initiative 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ~(f-\-31Z) 
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 implement the requirements of this legislation can be absorbed 
within existing budgeted resources, 
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