121st Maine Legislature
		Office of Fiscal and Program Review
		LD 1344
		An Act to Give Teachers a Greater Voice in School Improvement
		LR 1568(02)
		Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " "
		Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs
		Fiscal Note Required: Yes
		Minority Report
Fiscal Note
No fiscal impact.
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	Because this legislation provides that the negotiation of certain educational policies is optional to school boards, there is no mandate to the local school units.  Additional costs to local school units associated with grievance and arbitration procedures if certain educational policies are included in a collective bargaining agreement can be absorbed by the local school units utilizing existing budgeted resources.