132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 470		LR 812(01)
	An Act to Require School Administrative Units to Adopt Mentoring Programs for Teachers and to Improve Existing Programs
	Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement for Original Bill
	Sponsor: Sen. Rafferty of York
	Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement
			FY 2025-26	FY 2026-27	Projections  FY 2027-28	Projections  FY 2028-29
Net Cost (Savings)
	General Fund		$0	$34,155,000	$34,155,000	$34,155,000
Appropriations/Allocations
	General Fund		$0	$34,155,000	$34,155,000	$34,155,000
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	The Department of Education will require ongoing General Fund appropriations of $34,155,000 per year beginning in fiscal year 2026-27 for the peer support and teacher mentoring program for the costs associated with providing a $5,000 stipend per school year to mentoring teachers for each teacher mentored. The estimates assumes that there are 1,645 teachers with emergency or conditional teaching certificates and 5,186 newly certified teachers or teachers that have been holding a teaching certificate for less than 3 years that will require mentoring. The actual cost will depend on the number of teachers requiring mentoring each school year.