125th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 403		LR 1664(01)
	An Act To Require That School Administrative Units Establish a Mission Statement for Each of the Public Schools Operated by the School Administrative Unit
	Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement for Original Bill
	Sponsor: Rep. Nelson of Falmouth
	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 a school board to adopt a mission statement for every school under its jurisdiction.				School	Insignificant 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
	Additional costs to the Department of Education associated with rulemaking can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources.