127th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 1396		LR 1487(01)
	An Act Regarding Educational Standards for Maine Students
	Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement for Original Bill
	Sponsor: Rep. Gerrish of Lebanon
	Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement
Undetermined current biennium cost increase - General Fund Undetermined current biennium cost increase - local school administrative units
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	The cost to the Department of Education to implement the requirements of this legislation can not be determined at this time but is expected to be significant.
	This bill requires the Department of Education to:
	1) Stop the adoption and implementation of the common core standards as the State's content standards for English language arts and mathematics and void any prior actions taken to adopt or implement the common core state standards.
	2)  Furnish SAU's with assessments for elementary and secondary schools that were implemented during the 2013-2014 school year in time to be used during the 2015-2016 school year.
	3) Replace current standards in English language arts and mathematics with new standards that are consistent with the standards in effect in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in 2009 and adopt or develop assessments that are aligned with the content standards to be used in the 2016-2017, 2017-18 and 2018-2019 school years.
	4) Adopt new content standards in English language arts, mathematics, science and social studies that are distinct and independent from standards previously adopted by the department so that they are in place for the 2019-2020 school year.
	5) Adopt or develop  assessments for elementary and secondary schools in English language arts and mathematics that are aligned with the new content standards for use beginning in the 2019-2020  school year.
	6) Provide administrative support to 4 committees established to review and approve the new content standards and assessments adopted or developed by the department in English language arts, mathematics, science and social studies.
	The requirements and fiscal impact of this legislation on local school administrative units is less clear.  This legislation does not require SAU's to use all or any part of the content standards developed or adopted by the department.  However, this bill voids the State's content standards for English language arts and mathematics that were formulated to align with the common core state standards as well as any assessment related to the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium or Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers.  Therefore, the SAU's will need to make some adjustments to their current content standards and assessments, whether they choose to adopt the content standards and assessments that will be developed by the department or to adopt their own set of standards and assessments.