130th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 215		LR 249(02)
	An Act To Require Instruction on the History of Genocide and the Holocaust
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " "
	Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
State Mandate - Exempted
			FY 2021-22	FY 2022-23	Projections  FY 2023-24	Projections  FY 2024-25
Net Cost (Savings)
	General Fund		$9,000	$0	$0	$0
Appropriations/Allocations
	General Fund		$9,000	$0	$0	$0
State Mandates
	Required Activity				Unit Affected	Local Cost
	Requires the history of genocide, including the Holocaust, be taught in schools.				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
	The Learning Systems Team program within the Department of Education will require a one-time General Fund appropriation of $9,000 in fiscal year 2021-22 for the costs associated with holding meetings with stakeholders to revise the social studies standards.