| Sec. 1. Pilot program; Maine's French heritage. Resolved: That the |
Department of Education shall conduct a pilot program in |
kindergartens located in Augusta, the Lewiston-Auburn area, the |
St. John Valley, Biddeford and other communities with a |
significant Franco-American population to promote ethnic |
diversity and Maine's French heritage. At a minimum, the pilot |
program must include teaching the French language. The |
department shall adopt routine technical rules pursuant to the |
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter II-A to |
implement the program. |