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Amend the amendment by inserting after section 8 the following:
‘Sec. 9. 20-A MRSA §15681, sub-§2-A, as repealed and replaced by PL 2005, c. 635, §7, is amended to read:
 
2-A. Targeted funds to implement a standards-based system.   For targeted funds to implement a standards-based system, the commissioner shall:
 
A. For fiscal year 2006-07 only, dedicate a portion of the targeted funds to implement a standards-based system to the achievement of the minimum starting salary for certified teachers established in section 13405; and
 
B. For fiscal year 2007-08 and every subsequent year, calculate an amount to be made available to address the components of a standards-based system.; and
 
C. For fiscal year 2012-13 and every subsequent year, dedicate a portion of the targeted funds to implement a standards-based system to provide one additional day of professional development for teachers in each school administrative unit to achieve the transition to a standards-based educational system established in section 253, subsection 9.’
Amend the amendment by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section number to read consecutively.
 
SUMMARY
This amendment provides that the Commissioner of Education must dedicate a portion of targeted funds each year to provide one additional day of professional development for teachers to achieve the transition to a standards-based educational system.