WEEKLY SCHEDULE

Education and Cultural Affairs Committee

Week of January 12-16, 2009

Monday:

Work Session

10:00 a.m. –

Committee Organization

Briefing

12:30 p.m. –

Overview of EPS Model of School Funding and Distribution of State Subsidy under EPS Funding Act

Work Session

1:30 p.m. –

LD 45 (FY09 Supplemental Budget)

- Governor’s Proposal to Curtail $27 million from GPA for Local Schools program

Tuesday:

Session

10:00 a.m. – House and Senate

No Scheduled Committee Meetings

Wednesday:

Work Session

9:00 a.m. –

LD 45 (FY09 Supplemental Budget)

K-12 Initiatives:

- State Board of Education

- Department of Education (including but not limited to Adult Education, Teacher Retirement, and MECDHH/Gov. Baxter School for the Deaf) with ASL interpreters

Higher Education Initiatives:

- Finance Authority of Maine

- Maine Maritime Academy

- Maine Community College System

Cultural Affairs Initiatives:

- Maine Arts Commission

- Maine Historic Preservation Commission

- Maine Historical Society

- Maine Humanities Council

- Maine State Library

- Maine State Museum

- Maine State Cultural Affairs Council

- Maine Public Broadcasting Corporation

Work Session

2:00 p.m. – with Appropriations and Financial Affairs Com. in State House Room # 228

LD 45 (FY09 Supplemental Budget)

Work Session

Time TBD –

LD 45 (FY09 Supplemental Budget)

Thursday:

Work Session

8:30 a.m. –

LD 45 (FY09 Supplemental Budget)

Session

10:00 a.m. – House and Senate

Work Session

1:00 p.m. –

LD 45 (FY09 Supplemental Budget)

Friday:

No Scheduled Committee Meetings