WEEKLY SCHEDULE

Education and Cultural Affairs Committee

Week of January 28 - February 1, 2008

Monday: 

No Committee Meetings Scheduled

Tuesday:

Session

10:00 a.m. – House and Senate

Public Hearings

1:00 p.m. –

L.D. 2131: An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Legislative Youth Advisory Council with Respect to Educational and Organizational Matters

L.D. 2043: An Act To Protect Student Athletes

L.D. 2114: Resolve, Requiring the State To Use Valid Risk and Preventive Factors for Youth Programs

Work Session

3:00 p.m. – Committee Bills on Implementing School District Reorganization

Wednesday:

Public Hearings

9:00 a.m. – ASL Interpretive Services Available

L.D. 1949: Resolve, Regarding Special Education Evaluations

L.D. 1973: An Act To Improve the Compliance and Accountability of the Child Development Services System

L.D. 2027: An Act To Provide Parents of Children with Disabilities Access to Ombudsman Services

L.D. 2136: Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of Chapter 101:  Maine Unified Special Education Regulation, a Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Education

Work Sessions

1:00 p.m. – Committee Bills on Implementing School District Reorganization (Labor Issues)

3:00 p.m. –

L.D. 1944: An Act Regarding the Application of Term Limits for the State Board of Education

L.D. 2025: An Act To Provide Degree-granting Authority to the Landing School of Boatbuilding and Design

Thursday:

Session

10:00 a.m. – House and Senate

Work Sessions

1:00 p.m. – GEA Reports for Cultural Agencies

2:30 p.m. – Controller’s Audit of Cultural Agencies

3:00 p.m. –

L.D. 1993: Resolve, Establishing the Commission To Review the Accountability of State Cultural Agencies

4:00 p.m. – Committee Bills on Implementing School District Reorganization (if necessary)

Friday:

Work Session

9:00 a.m. –

L.D. 1997: An Act To Fully Fund School Breakfast from Kindergarten to Grade 12

L.D. 2083: Resolve, To Expand Access to Foreign Language Instruction in Maine Schools

L.D. 2121: Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of Chapter 115:  Certification, Authorization and Approval of Education Personnel, Parts I and II, a Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Education and the State Board of Education

10:30 a.m. – Department of Education Briefing on Governor’s Supplemental Budget

11:00 a.m. – GEA Report for Department of Education