126th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 961		LR 907(02)
	An Act To Ensure Safe School Grounds
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " "
	Committee: Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
State Mandate - Exempted
State Mandates
	Required Activity				Unit Affected	Local Cost
	Requires local school administrative units to change from an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approach to pest management to organic techniques.				School	Significant 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
	The impact to local school administrative units may include additional costs associated with monitoring for pests and disease, training and redevelopment of the annual facility maintenance plan.
	Additional costs to the Department of Education and the Board of Pesticides Control to develop the required standards and guidelines to minimize or avoid the necessity of the use of pesticides on school grounds for new construction can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources.