130th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 516		LR 260(02)
	Resolve, Directing the Department of Education To Review Career and Technical Education Courses and Provide Guidance on High School Credit Equivalencies
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " "
	Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
			FY 2021-22	FY 2022-23	Projections  FY 2023-24	Projections  FY 2024-25
Net Cost (Savings)
	General Fund		$2,020,590	$117,609	$0	$0
Appropriations/Allocations
	General Fund		$2,020,590	$117,609	$0	$0
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	This bill includes one-time General Fund appropriations of $2,020,590 in fiscal year 2021-22 and $117,609 in fiscal year 2022-23 to the Learning Systems Team program within the Department of Education to implement the requirements of this legislation.  Of these amounts, $76,590 in fiscal year 2021-22 and $117,609 in fiscal year 2022-23 is appropriated for one limited-period Regional Education Representative position and related All Other costs to coordinate the review of career and technical education (CTE) courses available in the State.  An additional one-time, nonlapsing appropriation of $1,944,000 in fiscal year 2021-22 is included for the costs of conducting the review.  This estimate assumes that an average of 8 CTE programs in each of the 27 CTE regions will be reviewed at a cost of $9,000 per program.