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Amend the resolve by striking out all of section 2 and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 2 Task force membership. Resolved: That the task force consists of the following 10 members:
1. One member of the Senate, appointed by the President of the Senate;
2. One member of the House of Representatives, appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives;
3. One member who is a superintendent of a school administrative unit that contains a large school, appointed by the President of the Senate;
4. One member who is a superintendent of a school administrative unit that contains a small school, appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives;
5. One member who is a member of a school board of a large school, appointed by the President of the Senate;
6. One member who is a member of a school board of a small school, appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives;
7. One member who is a member of an urban school board, appointed by the President of the Senate;
8. One member who is a member of a rural school board, appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives;
9. The Executive Director of the Maine Education Association or the executive director's designee; and
10. The Executive Director of the Maine Principals' Association or the executive director's designee.
Prior to making appointments to the task force pursuant to subsections 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8, the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall seek nominations from the Maine School Boards Association and the Maine School Superintendents Association; and be it further’
 
SUMMARY
This amendment is the minority report of the Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs. The amendment adds one additional member, who is a representative of the Maine Principals’ Association, to increase the task force membership to 10 participants. The amendment also clarifies that the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall seek nominations from the Maine School Superintendents Association for the 2 members who are superintendents of school administrative units.
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