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Amend the bill in section 1 in §9922 by striking out all of subsections 6 and 7 (page 4, lines 6 to 36 in L.D.)
Amend the bill in section 1 in §9923 in the first paragraph in the first line (page 4, line 38 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "5" and inserting the following: '3'
Amend the bill in section 1 in §9923 in the first paragraph in the last line (page 5, line 2 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "$250,000" and inserting the following: '$150,000'
Amend the bill by adding after section 2 the following:
‘Sec. 3. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
 
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF
 
General Purpose Aid for Local Schools 0308
 
Initiative: Provides funds for 3 community schools to be part of a 5-year pilot project beginning in the 2016-2017 school year.

GENERAL FUND	2015-16	2016-17	
All Other	$0	$150,000	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$150,000	
 
’
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section number to read consecutively.
 
SUMMARY
This amendment reduces the number of schools the Department of Education is authorized to designate for the purpose of the pilot project as community schools from 5 as in the bill to 3. This amendment reduces the maximum annual state allocations for community schools in the pilot project authorized under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, chapter 333 from $250,000 as in the bill to $150,000. This amendment also removes the reporting requirements of school boards and the Commissioner of Education regarding community schools that are required in the bill. The amendment also adds an appropriations and allocations section.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
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