An Act to Codify
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1639
Committee Amendment CA_A_S275 (Senate)
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs

COMMI1.1'EB AMENDMENT" A 
,i to S.P. 647 ► L.D, 1639, 
11An Act to Codify 
Minimum Instructional Hours in the State's Schools,, 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'Resolve, Directing the Department of Education to Conduct a Statewide Sul'vey 
Related to Instructional Time in Public Schools' 
Amend the bill by stdkh1g out everything after the title and inserting the following: • 
'Sec, 1, Statewide survey; instructional time. Resolved: That the Department 
ofEduc.~ation shall conduct a statewide survey of school administrative units to collect data 
on the number of hours a day used for inslructional time in schools throughout the State. 
No later thnn December l, 2025, the department shall submit a report with the results of 
the survey to the Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs. The 
committee may report out a bill to the Secol1d Regular Session of the 132nd Legislature. 
Sec. 2. 
Appropriations and nlJocntions. Resolved: That the following 
appropriations and allocations are made. 
EDUCATION, .DEPARTMENT OF 
School Finance and Operations Z078 
Initiative: Provides one-time funds for a part-time contracted position to administer the 
statewide survey on the number of hours a day used for instrnctional time in schools and 
analyze the rnsults. 
GENERAL FUND 
AU Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
2025-26 
$30,000 
$30,000 
$0 
Amend the bill by relettcriug or renumbe.ring any nonconsecutive Part letter or section 
number to read consecutively. 
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SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill with a resolve. It also adds an appropriations and 
allocations section. The amendment directs the Department of Education to conduct a 
statewide survey of school administrative units to collect data on the number of hours a day 
used for instructional time in schools. The department. is required to submit a report with 
the results of the survey to the Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs 
by December l ► 2025. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(Sec attached} 
Pa&re 2 • l32LR2l39(02) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/3 \/25 LRL.-
132nd .MAIN:E :L-EGISLATURE 
L:O 1639 
LR 2139(02) 
Au Act to Codify 1\1inimum Instructional Hours in the State's Schools 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment A"l S, Jl ~ 
Committee: Ecluc:,tion nncl Cultural Affairs 
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Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropl'intlons/Allocations 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscnl Note Required: Yes 
Fiscnl Note 
FY 2026-27 
$30,000 
$0 
$30,000 
$0 
Projections 
FY 2027~28 
$0 
$0 
Projections 
FY 2028-29 
$0 
$0 
This bill includes a one-time General F_u11d appropriation of $30,000 in fiscal year 2025-26 to the Departme11t of 
Educution to contract for a part-time position to administer a statewide survey to collect data on the number of hours a 
day used for instrnclional time in schools and analyze the results. 
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