An Act to Establish the
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1202
Committee Amendment CA_A_S303 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 'A "to S.P. 491, L.D. 1202, "An Act to Establish the 
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Africari American Studies Advisory Council and 'Provide Funding to Support African 
Amel'ican Studies" • 
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Amend the bill in section 2 in § 14 in the first indented paragraph in the 2nd and 3rd 
lines (page 1, lines 9 and 10 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "serve as a resource to 
educators. schools and the department to ensure" and insetting the following: 'monitor and 
measure' 
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. Amend the bill iri section 2 in § 14 by striking out all of subsection 5 (page 2, lines 1 to 
in L.D.) and insetting the following: 
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'5. Curricula implementation. The advisory council shall use data gathered pursuant 
to the representative statewide sampling conducted by the depa1tment under s\1bsection 7 
bf African American studies currici1la in school administrative u11its to establish a baseline 
measure of the implementation of African American studies in school administrative units.' 
Amend the bill by striking out all of sections 5 and 6 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 5, Teacher certification. The State Board of Education shall, no later than 
July 1, 2026, evaluate whether the adoption of rules to require the completion of an African 
American studies component in the qualifications for certifying teachers in accordance with 
the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, sections 13012-A and 13013 is necessary. The 
State Board of Education may adopt rules if the State Board of Education determines it 
necessary. 
Sec. 6, 
Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
African American Studies Advisory Council N549 
Initiative: Provides base allocations to the African American Studies Adviso1y Council to 
authorize expenditul'es of funds received from public 01· private sources. 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A 
"to S.P. 491, L.D. 1202 (S·.!J:/:) ). 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
All Other 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
2025-26 
$500 
$500 
Office of Workforce Developinent and Innovative Pathways Z334 
2026-27 
'$500 
$500 
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Initiat.ive: Provides ongoing funds for a contracted review team "tc:, co11dtict statewide 
sampling of African American studies cmricula in school administrntive units. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
2025-26 
$100,000 
Office ofWodcforce Development and Innovative Pathways Z334 
~-~l6.-;27 
$100;000 
$100,000 
Initiative: Provides ongoing funds to support the work of the African Americai1 Studies 
Advisory Cound I. 
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GENERAL FUND 
2025-26 
.2026-27 
All Other 
$15,000 
$15,000 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$15,000 
-$15,000 
Office of Workforce Development and Innovative Pathways Z334 
Initiative: Prnvides ongoing funds for professional development opportunities for 
educators in African American studies. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
LEGISLATURE 
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2025-26 
$.50,Q00 
$50,000 
$165,000 
$500 
$165,500 
2026-27 
$50,00Q 
$50,bOQ 
2026-27 
$165,000 
$500 
$165,500 
Initiative: Appropriates funds for the ongoing expenses of Legislators serving on the 
African American Studies Advisory Council. 
GENERAL FUND 
Personal Services 
All Other 
• GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
2025-26 
$880 
$1,920 
$2,800 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
2026-27 
$880 
$1,920 
$2,800 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A· v lo S.P. 491, L.D. 1202 ( S:.._~')) 
LEGISLATURE 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
2025-26 
2026-27 
GENERAL FUND 
$2,800 
·$2,800 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL· ALL FUNDS· 
$2,soo· 
$2,800 
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SECTION TOTALS 
2025-26 
2026•27 
GENERAL FUND 
$167,800 
$167,800 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
$500 
$500 
SECTION TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
$168,300 
$168,300 
Amend the bill by relettel'ing or r~numbering any nonconsecutive Pait letter 01· section 
number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment limits the duties of the African American Studies Advisory Council 
to establishing a baseline measure of the implementation of African American studies in 
school administrntive units using data collected by the Depa1tment of Education. The 
amendment also strikes the provision related to the convening of a stakeholder group to 
study an African American studies component to teacher certificatioi;i reqi1irements and 
instead allows the State Board of Education to adopt rnles to require sitch a component if 
the State Board of Education determines that such rnles are necessary. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUffiED 
(See attached) 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/28/25 LRL 
132nd MAINE 'LEGISLATURE 
LD 1202 
LR 1454(02) · 
An Act to Establish the African American Studies Advisory Council and Provide Funding to Support 
African American Studies 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendme~t ')'(5··363) 
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
• Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Legislative Cost/Study 
Projections 
FY 2025-26 
FY 2026-27 · 
FY 2027-28 
$167,800 
$500 
$167,800 
$167,800 
$500 
$167,800 
$167,800 
$500 
Projections 
FY 2028-29 
$16 
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$167,800 
$500 
This bil1'includes ongoing General Fund appropriations totaling $165,000 per year beginning in fiscal year 2025~26 to 
the Department of Education to support the work of the African American Studies Advisory Council including the 
costs for professional development as well as conducting representative statewide sampling of African American 
studies cun'icula in school administrative units. 
The bill includes ongoing General Fund appropriations of $2,800 per year beginning in fiscal year 2025-26 to the 
Legislature for the e?'-penses of Legislators serving on the Council. The bill also includes ongoing Other Special. 
Revenue Funds allocations of $500 per year beginning in fiscal year 2025-26 to authorize the expenditure of funds in 
the event monies are received from public or private sources. 
Additional costs to the University of Maine System associated with representatives serving on the advisory council 
can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
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