‘An Act To Establish a Process for the Consideration and Implementation of Changes to Mandated Instruction or Training for Students’
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Session - 129th Maine Legislature C "A", Filing Number H-740, Sponsored by
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LR 2724 Item 2 |
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Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following:
‘An Act To Establish a Process for the Consideration and Implementation of Changes to Mandated Instruction or Training for Students’
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §12004-I, sub-§18-G is enacted to read:
| Education | Review Committee on Proposed Legislation | Not Authorized | 20-A MRSA §4710-C |
Sec. 2. 20-A MRSA §4710-C is enacted to read:
§ 4710-C. Establishment or substantial expansion of mandated instruction or training
A joint standing committee of the Legislature that considers proposed legislation to establish mandated instruction or training for students in elementary or secondary school not required under this Title or rules adopted pursuant to this Title or to substantially expand mandated instruction or training for students in elementary or secondary school shall evaluate the proposed legislation in accordance with this section.
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section number to read consecutively.
summary
This amendment does the following.
1. It establishes the Review Committee on Proposed Legislation as a board with minimal authority and provides that members are not entitled to compensation.
2. It requires the joint standing committee of the Legislature that considers proposed legislation that would establish or substantially expand mandated instruction or training for students in elementary or secondary school to hold a public hearing on the proposal and then either vote to request that the Commissioner of Education convene the Review Committee on Proposed Legislation to review the proposal and report to the joint standing committee by a specific date chosen in consultation with the Department of Education or hold a work session to work and vote on the proposed legislation.
3. It requires the Commissioner of Education to appoint the Review Committee on Proposed Legislation's members, including teachers, administrators and content specialists within the Department of Education and a representative of an association of statewide curriculum leaders, and requires the review committee to invite the sponsor of the proposed legislation to participate in its evaluation.
4. It adds that, as part of the evaluation, the Review Committee on Proposed Legislation must analyze the positive and negative effects of the proposed legislation and the costs to implement the proposal.
5. It requires the Commissioner of Education or the commissioner's designee to present the final report of the Review Committee on Proposed Legislation to the joint standing committee.