125th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 689		LR 178(02)
	Resolve, Requiring the Department of Education To Amend Its Rules Relating to School Administrative Unit Payments for the Costs Associated with Independent Educational Evaluations
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "   "
	Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
State Mandate - Exempted
State Mandates
	Required Activity				Unit Affected	Local Cost
	Requires local school administrative units to pay for an independent evaluator to appear before the individualized education program team to present the evaluation report.				School	Moderate statewide
	Pursuant to the Mandate Preamble, the two-thirds vote of all members elected to each House exempts the state from the constitutional requirement to fund 90% of the additional costs.
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	Additional costs to the Department of Education associated with rulemaking can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources.