124th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 1178		LR 1954(02)
	Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of Chapter 131:  The Maine Federal, State, and Local Accountability Standards, a Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Education
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "   "
	Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
			2009-10	2010-11	Projections 2011-12	Projections 2012-13
Net Cost (Savings)
	General Fund		$1,029,180	$1,029,180	$1,029,180	$1,029,180
Appropriations/Allocations
	General Fund		$1,029,180	$1,029,180	$1,029,180	$1,029,180
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	This bill includes ongoing General Fund appropriations of $1,029,180 per year beginning in fiscal year 2009-10 to the PK-20 Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment program within the Department of Education to restore funding for the development of the assessments necessary to meet the requirements of the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 as well as to demonstrate achievement of the State's content expectations in reading, mathematics and other specific topics as a result of the rule change that would have allowed the State to participate in the New England Common Assessment Program (NECAP) not being authorized.
	The Committee Amendment to LD 353, the 2010-2011 Biennial Budget, includes deappropriations of $1,029,180 per year beginning in fiscal year 2009-10 to reflect savings that would have been anticipated to be achieved by the State adopting the New England Comprehensive Assessment Program assessment expectations in reading and mathematics so that it could have joined with the other states in NECAP in a common interstate assessment agreement.