Amend the bill in section 2 by striking out all of subsection 1 (page 1, lines 15 to 26 in L.D.) and inserting the following:

Amend the bill in section 4 by striking out all of subsection 6 (page 2, lines 3 to 10 in L.D.) and inserting the following:

SUMMARY

This amendment, which is the majority report of the Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs, makes 2 changes to the bill related to the performance evaluation and professional growth system provisions established in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, chapter 508:

1. It removes the provision in the bill that provides that school administrative units would not be required to implement the performance evaluation and professional growth systems for teachers and principals until the Legislature funds the state share of the total cost of funding public education from kindergarten to grade 12 at the 55% level required by the Essential Programs and Services Funding Act; and

2. It removes the provision in the bill that provides that targeted educator evaluation funds would be provided only if general purpose aid for local schools exceeds the required 55% state share.