APPROVED CHAPTER
JUNE 15, 2021 58
BY GOVERNOR RESOLVES
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-ONE
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H.P. 381 - L.D. 518
Resolve, Directing the Department of Education To Review and Assess State-
mandated Instruction and Training for Students
Sec. 1. Department of Education to study state-mandated instruction and
training for students. Resolved: That the Department of Education shall study current
instruction and training for prekindergarten to grade 12 students mandated by the State and
the process by which mandated instruction and training for these students are established.
Sec. 2. Report. Resolved: That, no later than January 1, 2022, the Department of
Education shall submit a report based on the study under section 1 and any recommended
legislation to the Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs. The report
must include, but is not limited to:
1. A full list of all mandated instruction and training. For each mandated instruction
or training, the report must identify:
A. The ages of the students affected;
B. The broad academic subject area affected; and
C. An estimate of the required time and cost to implement each mandated instruction
or training;
2. Identification of and recommendations for continuance of mandated instruction and
training that are appropriate and effective and recommendations for discontinuance of
mandated instruction and training that are onerous, outdated or otherwise ineffective;
3. The impact of mandated instruction and training on the system of learning results
pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 6209 and the Department of
Education's guidelines on early learning and development standards; and
4. Any other findings the department determines relevant.
The Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs may submit
legislation on the subject of the report to the Second Regular Session of the 130th
Legislature.
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