129th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 1036		LR 1668(02)
	Resolve, Establishing a Task Force To Study the Creation of a Comprehensive Career and Technical Education System To Support Workforce Development
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " "
	Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
Legislative Cost/Study
Legislative Cost/Study
	The general operating expenses of this study are projected to be $1,250 in fiscal year 2019-20. An estimated $6,190 is available in each of fiscal years 2019-20 and 2020-21 in the Legislature’s proposed budget for legislative studies as well as any balances carried over from prior years for this purpose. Whether these amounts are sufficient to fund all studies will depend on the number of studies authorized by the Legislative Council and the Legislature. The additional costs of providing staffing assistance to the study during the interim can be absorbed utilizing existing budgeted staff resources.The task force is required to seek outside funding contributions to fully fund the costs of the study. If sufficient funding is not received within 30 days of the effective date of this resolve, no meetings are authorized and no expenses may be incurred.
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	Additional costs to the State Board of Education, the Department of Education and the University of Maine System to have representatives serve on the task force can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources.