Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §6202, sub-§3 is enacted to read:

3.__Implementation support and services.__The department shall contract with Maine nongovernment education organizations that manage existing state and regional networks that support and service the efficient implementation of the system of learning results.__The organizations shall create and manage:

A.__Programs, services and other activities developed in response to district-identified needs and consistent with learning results rules;

B.__Teacher-to-teacher networks that:

(1)__Train teachers as leaders in local standards implementation;

(2)__Increase teachers' application of standards in curriculum, instruction and assessment at the classroom and school levels to improve student attainment of the learning results; and

(3)__Identify, recognize and disseminate models of exemplary implementation of the learning results standards;

C.__Programs that work with other education organizations at state and regional levels to meet specific school district needs;

D.__Programs that support teachers, administrators and school districts in analyzing assessment results and in developing local, regional and statewide programs and processes to increase student achievement of the learning results.

Each organization receiving funds as a result of this section shall collect evaluation data annually directly from the school districts served, use this data to develop additional services and support and report progress to the department and to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over education and cultural affairs.

Sec. 2. 20-A MRSA §6206, as enacted by PL 1983, c. 859, Pt. D, §§3 and 4, is amended to read: