Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §4722, sub-§2, ¶¶D and E, as enacted by PL 1983, c. 859, Pt. C, §§5 and7, are amended to read:

D. Science, including at least one year of laboratory study--2 years; and

E. Fine arts, which may include art, music, forensics or drama--one year.; and

Sec. 2. 20-A MRSA §4722, sub-§2, ¶F is enacted to read:

F.__Instruction in the legislative process.

Sec. 3. 20-A MRSA §4730 is enacted to read:

§4730. Instruction in legislative process

The secondary school course of study must include instruction in the legislative process, which a student must complete satisfactorily in order to graduate from a secondary school.__The instruction must provide the student with an understanding of the legislative process and include a requirement that the student follow through the legislative process a piece of legislation sponsored by a local Legislator.__The student must give an oral, written or electronic presentation on the legislative process and the final disposition of the piece of legislation.

SUMMARY

This bill requires every high school student to receive instruction in the legislative process in order to graduate. The instruction must provide the student with an understanding of the legislative process and include a requirement that the student follow through the legislative process a piece of legislation sponsored by a local legislator. The student must give an oral, written or electronic presentation on the process and the final disposition of the piece of legislation.