130th MAINE LEGISLATURE
LD 516 LR 260(01)
Resolve, Directing the Department of Education To Review Career and Technical Education Courses and Provide Guidance on High School Credit Equivalencies
Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement for Original Bill
Sponsor: Rep. Fecteau of Augusta
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
             
Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement
FY 2021-22 FY 2022-23 Projections  FY 2023-24 Projections  FY 2024-25
Net Cost (Savings)
General Fund $2,020,590 $117,609 $0 $0
Appropriations/Allocations
General Fund $2,020,590 $117,609 $0 $0
Fiscal Detail and Notes
The Learning Systems Team program within the Department of Education will require one-time General Fund appropriations of $2,020,590 in fiscal year 2021-22 and $117,609 in fiscal year 2022-23 to implement the requirements of this legislation.  Of these amounts, $76,590 in fiscal year 2021-22 and $117,609 in fiscal year 2022-23 are required for one limited-period Region Education Representative position and related All Other costs to coordinate the review of career and technical education (CTE) courses available in the State.  An additional one-time, nonlapsing appropriation of $1,944,000 in fiscal year 2021-22 is required for the costs of conducting the review.  This estimate assumes that an average of 8 CTE programs in each of the 27 CTE regions will be reviewed at a cost of $9,000 per program.