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Amend the resolve by striking out section 1 and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 1 Adoption. Resolved: That final adoption of Chapter 007: Implementation of the Essential Programs and Services Funding Model, a provisionally adopted major substantive rule of the Department of Education that has been submitted to the Legislature for review pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A, is authorized only if the provisionally adopted rule is amended in section 2, subsection 2.01, paragraph B, subparagraph 2 to require that targeted funds plans for implementation of a standards-based system must include a step-by-step action plan, developed in consultation with the local teacher association, that includes goals, a timeline, a detailed description of the activities that will be undertaken with the use of targeted funds and the staffing needed to carry out the activities, a proposed budget and a budget narrative.’
 
SUMMARY
This amendment is the minority report of the Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs. The amendment provides that final adoption of the provisionally adopted major substantive rule is authorized contingent upon the Department of Education amending the provisionally adopted rule to require that targeted funds plans for implementation of a standards-based system must include a step-by-step action plan, developed in consultation with the local teacher association.
 
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