126th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 1096		LR 1497(05)
	An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Students Experiencing Education Disruption
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Engrossed with: C "A" (S-243) S "A" (S-347) to C "A" (S-243)
	Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs
Fiscal Note
State Mandate - Exempted
State Mandates
	Required Activity				Unit Affected	Local Cost
	Requires school administrative units with students experiencing an education disruption to:				School	Moderate statewide
	1)  make individual educational materials such as curricula and assignments available to the student within 5 days of becoming aware of the interim program placement;
	2)  develop a schoolwork recognition plan no later than 10 days of becoming aware of the interim program placement;
	3)  assign professional staff to ensure the complete transfer of all records, grades and credits and all academic materials from the interim program no later than 5 days after the student enrolls in the responsible school;
	4) send or electronically transfer pertinent records, including but not limited to academic and health information records, to the interim program no later than 5 days after becoming aware that a student has entered the program.
	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.