The bill requires the Department of Education to convene, not later than June 1, 2003, an advisory committee, the majority of members of which are practicing classroom teachers and practicing educational technicians, to identify the needs imposed on Maine educators and Maine schools by the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965's educator quality provisions and to recommend actions by the Department of Education and the Legislature to assist educators in meeting those needs. The advisory committee shall present a report on its findings and recommendations to the Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs no later than December 15, 2003.

The bill requires the Department of Education to compile and publish on its website a database of programs accredited or recommended to assist educators in meeting the teacher quality requirements of the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and other information about professional development funding, grants and other resources available to assist them in meeting these requirements.