124th MAINE LEGISLATURE
LD 1705 LR 2403(01)
An Act To Align the Duties of School Boards Concerning Student Safety with the Requirements of the Federal Gun-Free Schools Act and To Prohibit the Discharge of Firearms within 500 Feet of Public and Private School Properties
Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement for Original Bill
Sponsor: Rep. Martin of Eagle Lake
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
             
Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement
Local government costs not a mandate
Fiscal Detail and Notes
Additional costs to local school administrative units to adopt a policy for expelling a student who is determined to have possessed a firearm at school are not expected to be significant.  Pursuant to Title 30-A, §5685, requirements to local units of government to comply with federal law or regulation are not state mandates.