An Act to Provide for a
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0396
Committee Amendment CA_A_S217 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A " to S.P. 182, L,D. 396, "An Act to Provide for a
Later Starting Time for High Schools"
Amend the bill by striking out tlie title and substituting the following:
'Resolve, Directing the Department of Education to Develop a Grant Program to
Encourage School Start Time Coordination'
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the title and inserting the following;
'See. 1. School Start Time Fund established. Resolved: That the School Start
Time Fund is established within the Department of Education for the purposes of
administering the program under section 2.
See. 2. Grant program. Resolved: That the Department of Education shall
establish a grant program to encourage school administrative units to collaborate on
changing school start times to allow secondary schools to have a later start time than
elementary schools. The department shall award grants from the School Start Time Fund
established in section 1. Funds must be used by a school adminish-ative unit to develop
plans to coordinate staggered school start times among the unit's schools or in partnership
with neighboring school administrative units.
See. 3. Appropriations and aUocations. Resolved: That the following
appropriations and allocations are made.
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF
Innovative Teaching and Learning Z394
Initiative; Provides one-time funds for a contracted position to administer the school start
time grant program,
GENERAL FUND 2025-26 2026-27
AllOther $100,000 $0
GENERAL FLfND TOTAL $100,000 $0
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT " ^-" to S.P, 182, L,D. 396 U^
I Innovative Teaching and Learning Z394
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 start time than
elementary schools,
GENERAL FUND 2025-26 2026-27
All Other $106,078 $0
. GENERAL FUND TOTAL $106,078 $0
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 2025-26 2026-27
1213 GENERAL FUND $206,078 $0
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS $206,078 $0
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section
number to read consecutively.
SUMMARY
This amendment replaces the bill with a resolve. The amendment establishes the
School Start Time Fund within the Deparhnent of Education and directs the department to
develop a grant program to award funds to school administrative units to coordinate
changing school start times to allow secondary schools to have a later start time than
elementary schools. Funds awarded through the grant program must be used by a school
administrative unit to develop plans to coordinate staggered start times either among the
unit's own schools or in partnership with neighboring school administrative units.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Approved: 03/27/25
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LD 396 LR 1182(02)
An Act to Provide for a Later Starting Time for High Schools
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment tt/|'/<.
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs
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 $206,078 $0 $0 $0
Appropriations/Allocations
General Fund $206,078 $0 $0 $0
Fiscal Detail and Notes
This bill includes General Fund appropriations totaling $206,078 in fiscal year 2025-26 to the Department of
Education to implement and administer the school start time grant program. Of that amount, $100,000 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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