125th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 326		LR 181(01)
	An Act To Require That School Administrative Units Bear the Burden of Proving That an Individualized Education Program Is Appropriate
	Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement for Original Bill
	Sponsor: Rep. Kent of Woolwich
	Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement
State Mandate - Unfunded
State Mandates
	Required Activity				Unit Affected	Local Cost
	Requires that the burden of proof in a due process hearing to determine whether an individualized education program developed by a school administrative unit meets the needs of a child with a disability be placed on the school administrative unit.				School	Moderate statewide
	The required local activities in this bill may represent a State mandate pursuant to the Constitution of Maine.  Unless General Fund appropriations are provided to fund at least 90% of the additional costs or a Mandate Preamble is amended to the bill and two-thirds of the members of each House vote to exempt this mandate from the funding requirement, municipalities may not be required to implement these changes.
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	This legislation may result in additional costs to the Department of Education due to a potential increase in the number of filings for due process hearings.  The impact to the department and to local school administrative units can not be determined at this time.