124th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 1705		LR 2403(02)
	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
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "   "
	Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
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.