Amend the bill in section 7 by striking out all of paragraph I (page 2, lines 14 and 15 in L.D.) and inserting the following:

Amend the bill in section 11 in subsection 3 in the 5th line (page 3, line 1 in L.D.) by inserting after the following: " students" the following: ' and students pursuing a postgraduate high school year of education'

summary

This amendment is the majority report of the Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs. The amendment strikes the proposal in the bill that designates the student member of the Board of Trustees of the Maine School of Science and Mathematics as a nonvoting member. The amendment clarifies that the student member is a voting member, except that the student member may not participate as a board member in executive sessions and may not vote in a public proceeding on any matter that was discussed or considered during an executive session. The amendment also amends the programs and operations provisions of the laws governing the Maine School of Science and Mathematics to include the admission of students pursuing a postgraduate high school year of education as part of the school admissions program.