H.P. 1093 - L.D. 1536
Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Chapter 131: Rules for Learning Results, a Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Education
Sec. 1. Adoption. Resolved: That final adoption of Chapter 131: Rules for Learning Results, a provisionally adopted major substantive rule of the Department of Education, and submitted to the Legislature for review pursuant to the Maine Administrative Procedure Act, is authorized with the following amendment to the rule.
In order to reaffirm the intent of the Legislature expressed in Public Law 1995, chapter 649, in establishing a statewide system of learning results, the department shall include an application section in the rules reading as follows:
"1. Application of rules to local school administrative units.
These rules may not require a school administrative unit to take any action that necessitates additional expenditures from local revenues unless the Department of Education pays for 90% of the additional costs. Implementation of these rules is at the discretion of the school administrative unit if additional local expenditures are required for implementation and the department has not paid its share of the additional, required costs.
A school administrative unit that determines that it is unable to implement the learning results in the areas of English language arts, health and physical education, mathematics, science and technology, and social studies within existing state and local resources must present its findings and supporting evidence to the Department of Education. The department shall review the findings and evidence and, if necessary, assist the unit in planning for implementation.
Pursuant to Public Law 1995, chapter 649, section 3, school administrative units may delay implementation of the system of learning results in the areas of career preparation, foreign languages, and visual
and performing arts if adoption in those areas can not be achieved within existing resources."
Effective September 19, 1997, unless otherwise indicated.
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