127th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 231		LR 159(04)
	An Act To Ensure That Schoolchildren with Dyslexia Receive the Assistance Needed
	Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment " " to Committee Amendment "A"
	Sponsor: Sen. Hamper of Oxford
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
State Mandate - Exempted
			FY 2015-16	FY 2016-17	Projections  FY 2017-18	Projections  FY 2018-19
Net Cost (Savings)
	General Fund		($73,004)	($101,793)	($105,418)	($109,188)
Appropriations/Allocations
	General Fund		($73,004)	($101,793)	($105,418)	($109,188)
State Mandates
	Required Activity				Unit Affected	Local Cost
	Requires school administrative units to screen certain students for dyslexia.				School	Moderate statewide
	Pursuant to the Mandate Preamble, the two-thirds vote of all members elected to each House exempts the State from the constitutional requirement to fund 90% of the additional costs.
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	This amendment eliminates the General Fund appropriations in the bill that funded a dyslexia coordinator position within the Department of Education.  According to the department, LD 1019, the 2016-2017 Biennial Budget, as enacted by the Legislature, includes a federally funded Education Specialist III position as part of a reorganization of the Special Services Team which can be used for the dyslexia coordinator and the General Fund position included in this bill will not be needed.