| Provides funds to maintain the |
| kindergarten to grade 12 |
| education database in the |
| amount of $75,000 each year and |
| funds to support targeted |
| research projects in the amount |
| of $75,000 each year. The |
| Legislature, through the Joint |
| Standing Committee on Education |
| and Cultural Affairs, shall |
| contract with the University of |
| Maine System to continue these |
| activities. |