125th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 1503		LR 1629(02)
	An Act To Promote School Attendance and Increase School Achievement
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "   "
	Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
State Mandate - Unfunded
State Mandates
	Required Activity				Unit Affected	Local Cost
	Requires school boards to ensure that a student who has been expelled is provided with a reentry plan.				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
	Although the development of reentry plans may currently be a standard practice by many local school administrative units for students that are expelled, placing the requirement into Maine law is a state mandate.  The additional costs to local school administrative units can not be determined at this time.