121st Maine Legislature
		Office of Fiscal and Program Review
		LD 1577
		An Act To Amend and Improve the Education Laws
		LR 1853(01)
		Fiscal Note for Original Bill
		Sponsor:  Sen. Douglass of Androscoggin
		Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs
		Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
Current Cost - State Mandate
State Mandate
	New or Expanded Activity			Unit Affected	Costs
	Requiring local school units to fully implement the plan for phasing in gifted and talented education programs beginning in the 2003-2004 school year is a state mandate.  The cost to each individual school unit can not be determined at this time.			School	Insignificant