126th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 1096		LR 1497(02)
	An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Students Experiencing Education Disruption
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " "
	Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
State Mandate - Unfunded
State Mandates
	Required Activity				Unit Affected	Local Cost
	Requires school administrative units with students experiencing an education disruption to:				School	Moderate statewide
	1)  make individual educational materials such as curricula and assignments available to the student within 5 days of becoming aware of the interim program placement;
	2)  develop a schoolwork recognition plan no later than 10 days of becoming aware of the interim program placement;
	3)  assign professional staff to ensure the complete transfer of all records, grades and credits and all academic materials from the interim program no later than 5 days after the student enrolls in the responsible school;
	4) send or electronically transfer pertinent records, including but not limited to academic and health information records, to the interim program no later than 5 days after becoming aware that a student has entered the program.
	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.