123rd MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 1949		LR 2912(02)
	Resolve, Regarding Special Education Evaluations
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "     "
	Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
Minor cost increase - General Fund
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	Additional costs to the Department of Education associated with amending Rule 05-071, Chapter 101, Maine Unified Special Education Regulations, Birth to Age Twenty to provide a deadline of 45 school days for the completion of an evaluation can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources.
	Public Law 2007, Chapter 138, Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of Chapter 101:  Maine Unified Special Education Regulation Birth to Age Twenty, a Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Education, authorized the final adoption of portions of Chapter 101 provided that certain amendments, including a change in the deadline for the completion of an initial evaluation or a reevaluation of a child from 40 school days to within 60 calendar days, be incorporated into the rule.
	LD 2136, Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of Chapter 101:  Maine Unified Special Education Regulation, a Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Education has been submitted to the 123rd Legislature for review during the 2nd Regular session.  It provides for legislative review of portions of Chapter 101, including the amendments to the rules required in Public Law 2007, Chapter 138.