SP0378
LD 1096
Session - 126th Maine Legislature
C "A", Filing Number S-243, Sponsored by
LR 1497
Item 2
Bill Tracking, Additional Documents Chamber Status

Amend the bill by striking out all of section 5.

Amend the bill in section 9 in subsection 2-A by striking out all of paragraphs A and B (page 2, lines 36 and 37 and page 3, line 1 in L.D.) and inserting the following:

A Homelessness or foster care placement;
B Absence for 10 or more consecutive school days due to placement in an interim program; or
C Enrollment in 3 or more schools or educational programs in a single school year.

Amend the bill by inserting after section 14 the following:

Sec. 15. 20-A MRSA §5162,  as enacted by PL 2007, c. 451, §6, is repealed.

Amend the bill in section 15 in §5163 by inserting after subsection 3 the following:

4 Education disruption due to homelessness or foster care placement.   The responsible school at the time of education disruption due to homelessness or foster care placement shall:
A Within 5 school days of becoming aware of the education disruption due to homelessness or foster care placement, make available to the student individual educational materials such as curricula and assignments designed to enable the student to continue the student's educational programming; and
B Within 10 days of becoming aware of the education disruption due to homelessness or foster care placement, work with the student and the parent or guardian to develop or update a school work recognition plan for the student.

Amend the bill in section 15 in §5163 in subsection 5 in paragraph C in the last line (page 5, line 5 in L.D.) by striking out the following: " and"

Amend the bill in section 15 in §5163 in subsection 5 in paragraph D in the last line (page 5, line 7 in L.D.) by striking out the following: " enrolls." and inserting the following: ' enrolls; and'

Amend the bill in section 15 in §5163 in subsection 5 by inserting at the end the following:

E The responsible school for a student who experiences education disruption due to homelessness or foster care placement is the school in which the student is enrolled or is entitled to be enrolled.

Amend the bill in section 15 in §5163 by renumbering the subsections to read consecutively.

Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section number to read consecutively.

summary

This amendment:

1. Removes the provision of the bill that alters the law governing compulsory attendance and excused absences, leaving in place the current law;

2. Amends the bill's definition of "education disruption" to include homelessness and foster care placement and identifies the school in which the student is enrolled or entitled to enroll as the responsible school for developing a school work recognition plan; and

3. Repeals a provision of law that is replaced by new provisions included in the bill.

FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
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