125th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 775		LR 847(01)
	An Act To Clarify Special Education Reporting Requirements
	Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement for Original Bill
	Sponsor: Rep. Lovejoy of Portland
	Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement
State Mandate - Unfunded
State Mandates
	Required Activity				Unit Affected	Local Cost
	Requires school administrative units to report legal disputes between a school administrative unit and a parent, surrogate parent or guardian of a child with a disability concerning a student's special education program to the Commissioner of Education and to maintain files on each dispute.				School	Moderate statewide
	The required local activities in this bill may represent a State mandate pursuant to the Constitution of Maine.  Unless General Fund appropriations are provided to fund at least 90% of the additional costs or a Mandate Preamble is amended to the bill and two-thirds of the members of each House vote to exempt this mandate from the funding requirement, municipalities may not be required to implement these changes.
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	Additional cost to the Department of Education to track the information submitted and to submit the required report can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources.