From sparkflashgap at gmail.com  Tue Apr  1 16:12:21 2008
From: sparkflashgap at gmail.com (Brian Hubbell)
Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2008 12:12:21 -0400
Subject: [Local-Maine-Schools] LD 1932 fails as an emergency measure in the
	House
Message-ID: <c10c74f40804010912j68b03a49se51ec369575ef1b7@mail.gmail.com>

By a vote of 97-45 in the House, LD 1932 just failed enactment as an
emergency measure.



From sparkflashgap at gmail.com  Tue Apr  1 19:34:29 2008
From: sparkflashgap at gmail.com (Brian Hubbell)
Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2008 15:34:29 -0400
Subject: [Local-Maine-Schools] The good news on today's LD 1932 vote
Message-ID: <c10c74f40804011234l5907c60fhca83329b9041e1b2@mail.gmail.com>

Here is a list of the Representatives who, having opposed LD 1932 on March
25, switched their vote today to support the option of Regional School
Unions.

Please take a moment to thank them for their support:

Democrats (5)
            DILL of Cape Elizabeth, dillesquire at aol.com
            FISHER of Brewer, dustyfish at hotmail.com
            HOGAN of Old Orchard Beach, ghogan at gwi.net
            LUNDEEN of Mars Hill, srm at ainop.com
            SIMPSON of Auburn, deborah.simpson4 at verizon.net
Republican (3)
            ROSEN of Bucksport, Kurlykim40 at aol.com
            SAVAGE of Falmouth, RepDavid.Savage at legislature.maine.gov
            VAUGHAN of Durham, repmavaughan at hotmail.com
 Reply

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From sparkflashgap at gmail.com  Tue Apr  1 19:50:19 2008
From: sparkflashgap at gmail.com (Brian Hubbell)
Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2008 15:50:19 -0400
Subject: [Local-Maine-Schools] ...and the bad news on today's LD 1932 vote
Message-ID: <c10c74f40804011250j247e97d6g8f399fe189baf89@mail.gmail.com>

Here is the list of the Representatives who voted in favor of LD 1932 on
March 25 and then voted today against enactment of Regional School Unions.*
*
*
*Democrats (4)
            ADAMS of Portland        D          Y
RepHerb.Adams at legislature.maine.gov
            CLARK of Millinocket     D          Y clarkhe at prexar.com
            PENDLETON of Scarborough      D          Y rpendle1 at maine.rr.com
            RAND of Portland           D          Y rndanne at aol.com
Republican (5)
            BEAULIEU of Auburn     R          Y mike at mikeformaine.org
            BERUBE of Lisbon         R          Y rabrealtor at aol.com
            CEBRA of Naples          R          Y
RepRich.Cebra at legislature.maine.gov
            JACOBSEN of Waterboro           R          Y
lawrence_e_jacobsen at yahoo.com
            SYKES of Harrison        R          Y rksykes at verizon.net

Previously absent, voting today today oppose (3):
            BLANCHETTE of Bangor, D, jebpab1 at aol.com
            DUPREY of Hampden, R, repduprey at hotmail.com
            SAVIELLO of Wilton, U, drtom16 at hotmail.com

Previous supporters, absent today (5):
            BARSTOW of Gorham, D, crbarstow at gmail.com
            CONOVER of Oakland, D, RepJill.Conover at legislature.maine.gov
            KAENRATH of South Portland, D, BryanKaenrath at verizon.net
            TUTTLE of Sanford, D, RepJohn.Tuttle at legislature.maine.gov
            MUSE of Fryeburg, R, robertamuse at gmail.com


<RepRich.Cebra at legislature.maine.gov>


<lawrence_e_jacobsen at yahoo.com>


<robertamuse at gmail.com>


<rksykes at verizon.net>


<jebpab1 at aol.com>
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From sparkflashgap at gmail.com  Tue Apr  1 20:33:53 2008
From: sparkflashgap at gmail.com (Brian Hubbell)
Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2008 16:33:53 -0400
Subject: [Local-Maine-Schools] Today's NAYS
Message-ID: <c10c74f40804011333g5460a12ena10cfbd08b9642dc@mail.gmail.com>

Here is the complete list of Representatives who voted today against
Regional School Unions.
Note that the ones highlighted in yellow represent districts which are not
required to reorganize under the present law.

*NAYS (46)*

Democrats (26)
            ADAMS of Portland        D          N
RepHerb.Adams at legislature.maine.gov
            BEAUDETTE of Biddeford           D          N
RepStephen.Beaudette at legislature.maine.gov
            BLANCHETTE of Bangor, D, jebpab1 at aol.com
            CAIN of Orono   D          N cainorono at hotmail.com
            CAREY of Lewiston        D          N
RepMichael.Carey at legislature.maine.gov
            CASAVANT of Biddeford             D          N
RepAlan.Casavant at legislature.maine.gov
            CLARK of Millinocket     D          N clarkhe at prexar.com
            CRAVEN of Lewiston     D          N mcraven at midmaine.com
            DRISCOLL of Westbrook            D          N
tdrisco1 at maine.rr.com
            DUNN of Bangor            D          N
RepMichael.Dunn at legislature.maine.gov
            GERZOFSKY of Brunswick         D          N STAN1340 at aol.com
            GROSE of Woolwich      D          N
RepCarol.Grose at legislature.maine.gov
            HARLOW of Portland     D          N charlow1 at maine.rr.com
            HASKELL of Portland     D          N annehask at maine.rr.com
            HINCK of Portland          D          N
RepJon.Hinck at legislature.maine.gov
            MARLEY of Portland      D          N abspmarley at maine.rr.com
            MILLS of Farmington      D          N jmills at mainelegal.net
            NORTON of Bangor        D          N jrnorton at prexar.com
            PENDLETON of Scarborough      D          N rpendle1 at maine.rr.com
            PERCY of Phippsburg    D          N
RepLeila.Percy at legislature.maine.gov
            PRIEST of Brunswick     D          N cpriestlaw at gwi.net
            RAND of Portland           D          N rndanne at a<rndanne at aol.com>
ol.com <rndanne at aol.com>
            SAMSON of Auburn       D          N markmariesamson at verizon.net
            SCHATZ of Blue Hill       D          N bluehillfarm at gwi.net
            WATSON of Bath           D          N
RepThom.Watson at legislature.maine.gov
            WEBSTER of Freeport   D          N
RepDavid.Webster at legislature.maine.gov

Republican (19)
            BEAULIEU of Auburn     R          Y mike at mikeformaine.org
            BERUBE of Lisbon         R          Y rabrealtor at aol.com
            CEBRA of Naples          R          Y
RepRich.Cebra at legislature.maine.gov
            DUPREY of Hampden, R, repduprey at hotmail.com
            FLOOD of Winthrop        R          N
patricksaflood at roadrunner.com
            GOULD of South Berwick           R          N
RepBonnie.Gould at legislature.maine.gov
            HAMPER of Oxford        R          N
RepJames.Hamper at legislature.maine.gov
            JACOBSEN of Waterboro           R          Y
lawrence_e_jacobsen at yahoo.com
            LANSLEY of Sabattus    R          N slansley2 at aol.com
            LEWIN of Eliot   R          N sallymehse at comcast.net
            McKANE of Newcastle   R          N Jon at jonmckane.com
            McLEOD of Lee             R          N
RepEverett.McLeod at legislature.maine.gov
            MILLETT of Waterford     R          N SawinMillett at aol.com
            NASS of Acton R          N RepJoan.Nass at legislature.maine.gov
            PRESCOTT of Topsham             R          N
prescottstaterep at yahoo.com
            RICHARDSON of Warren            R          N
RepWes.Richardson at legislature.maine.gov
            ROBINSON of Raymond             R          N
RepJohn.Robinson at legislature.maine.gov
            STRANG BURGESS of Cumberland        R          N
meredith at burgessadv.com
            SYKES of Harrison        R          Y rksykes at verizon.net
<RepRich.Cebra at legislature.maine.gov>Unenrolled (1)
            SAVIELLO of Wilton, U, drtom16 at hotmail.com
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From sparkflashgap at gmail.com  Tue Apr  1 22:29:47 2008
From: sparkflashgap at gmail.com (Brian Hubbell)
Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2008 18:29:47 -0400
Subject: [Local-Maine-Schools] Roll call and action
Message-ID: <c10c74f40804011529l5ba16f19va574d8aa774c7d86@mail.gmail.com>

Complete Roll Call on House vote to enact LD 1932
http://mdischools.net/LD1932_20080401_HouseRollcall.htm

As the vote was only four short of that needed for enactment, I
understand that the House may try for another vote tomorrow morning.

Please take a close look at the voting list above and, if you have any
contact with the Representatives who were either absent or changed
their votes to NAY, please let them know IMMEDIATELY that it's
important to you that they vote to enact LD 1932 and not oppose it.

On both sides of this issue, there are still enough out there who
would very much like to see this effort fail. The next twelve hours
may be most critical to it.



From atlee at umd.edu  Wed Apr  2 02:25:07 2008
From: atlee at umd.edu (Dick Atlee)
Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2008 22:25:07 -0400
Subject: [Local-Maine-Schools] (Skip Greenlaw) Update from Augusta
Message-ID: <47F2EE83.8080607@umd.edu>

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: 	Update from Augusta
Date: 	Tue, 1 Apr 2008 17:25:26 -0400
From: 	skipgreenlaw <skipg at hypernet.com>

Good evening everyone,

LD 1932 was up for emergency enactement today in the House.
It failed emergency enactment by 4 votes.  The vote was 97 to 45.  The
bill was held in the House.  They will try to get 101 votes tomorrow.
If that fails, they will remove the emergency clause and enact it as a
regular bill.  Here is what the difference is:  if it is enacted with
101 or 2/3 vote, the law becomes effective upon the signature of the
governor.
If not , it becomes effective 90 days from when the legislature adjourns.
The legislature is scheduled to adjourn on April 16; so the law would be
become effective on or about July 16.

According to a couple of legislators, our list of YEA/NAY voters is
being closely watched by some legislators.  One senator wanted to make
certain that he was recorded as voting for REPEAL.  So I can tell the
whole world that as of this afternoon, we have 50 commited YEA votes in
the House and 13 committed YEA votes in the Senate. There are at least
11 more votes in the House, about which I feel certain, but I have not
asked these legislators point blank. There are obviously NAY votes and
undecided, but I didn't count them tonight.  I shall send an updated
and complete list after our adventure in Augusta tomorrow, which starts
at 8 AM.

The repeal bill will not be run tomorrow as far as I know, but that is
not in my sphere of control.  The legislature will not be in session on
Thursday.  The repeal bill may be run on Friday.  So we need to do our
best to contact as many legislators as possible tonight, Wednesday, and
Thursday.  Thank you to everyone who has contacted legislators and
please keep sending me the information.

Sincerely,
Skip




From sparkflashgap at gmail.com  Wed Apr  2 18:43:34 2008
From: sparkflashgap at gmail.com (Brian Hubbell)
Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2008 14:43:34 -0400
Subject: [Local-Maine-Schools] House again fails to enact LD 1932
Message-ID: <c10c74f40804021143r293bd58ai432783f1d8314d7d@mail.gmail.com>

After a vote to reconsider yesterday's vote, this morning the House
again failed to enact LD 1932 as an emergency measure.

Vote todau was 97-46 today, as compared to 97-45 yesterday.  101 votes
were needed to enact.

House Roll Call #313:
Breakdown of votes here:
http://mdischools.net/LD1932_20080402_HouseRollcall.htm

While more Democrats voted to support, there was a net loss of four on
the Republican side.



From sparkflashgap at gmail.com  Wed Apr  2 22:26:22 2008
From: sparkflashgap at gmail.com (Brian Hubbell)
Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2008 18:26:22 -0400
Subject: [Local-Maine-Schools] Senate again passes LD 1932 with a
	super-majority
Message-ID: <c10c74f40804021526s6db13111wa400946f54a53842@mail.gmail.com>

This afternoon, the Senate removed the emergency preamble from LD 1932
and, with a vote in excess of two-thirds, passed the bill and returned
it to the House where it will likely be the subject of action on
Friday.



From sparkflashgap at gmail.com  Wed Apr  2 23:44:05 2008
From: sparkflashgap at gmail.com (Brian Hubbell)
Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2008 19:44:05 -0400
Subject: [Local-Maine-Schools] Analysis and breakdown of today's House vote
	on LD 1932
Message-ID: <c10c74f40804021644l6bfea75m850d54d87e85c84c@mail.gmail.com>

While the overall total for today's enactment vote in the House was
essentially identical to yesterday (97-46, vs. 97-45), there were some
notable switches in the individual votes.

Today* 63* Democrats voted for 1932, a net *gain of five* more than
yesterday.
*32* Republicans voted for 1932, a net *loss of six* from yesterday
*2* Independents voted for 1932, *one more* than yesterday.

Seven Democrats, who voted yesterday to oppose, today switched to favor
1932:*
*            *CLARK of Millinocket, clarkhe at prexar.com
            *GROSE of Woolwich, RepCarol.Grose at legislature.maine.gov
            *HARLOW of Portland, charlow1 at maine.rr.com
            *HASKELL of Portland, annehask at maine.rr.com
            *HINCK of Portland, RepJon.Hinck at legislature.maine.gov
            *MILLS of Farmington, jmills at mainelegal.net
            *SCHATZ of Blue Hill, bluehillfarm at gwi.net
*
*Four Democrats, who were absent yesterday, voted today to support:
            BARSTOW of Gorham, (Y) crbarstow at gmail.com
            CONOVER of Oakland, (Y) RepJill.Conover at legislature.maine.gov
            KAENRATH of South Portland, (Y) BryanKaenrath at verizon.net
            TUTTLE of Sanford, (Y) RepJohn.Tuttle at legislature.maine.gov

Three Republicans, who yesterday voted to oppose 1932, today voted to
support:
            *DUPREY of Hampden, repduprey at hotmail.com
            *LANSLEY of Sabattus, slansley2 at aol.com
            *McKANE of Newcastle, Jon at jonmckane.com

One Independent, who yesterday voted to oppose 1932, today voted to support:
*
*            *SAVIELLO of Wilton, drtom16 at hotmail.com

One Republican, who yesterday was absent, today voted in support of 1932:
            *EMERY of Cutler, ianemery at ptc-me.net

*[Please take a moment to thank the sixteen Representatives above]*

Four Democrats, who yesterday voted to support 1932, today voted to oppose:*
*           *BLANCHARD of Old Town, rdblanch at localnet.com
            *FISCHER of Presque Isle,
RepJeremy.Fischer at legislature.maine.gov
            *FISHER of Brewer, dustyfish at hotmail.com
            *HOGAN of Old Orchard Beach, ghogan at gwi.net

One Democrat who was absent yesterday voted today to oppose:
            DUNN of Bangor, (N) RepMichael.Dunn at legislature.maine.gov

Nine Republicans, who yesterday voted to support 1932, today voted to
oppose:*
*            *CROSTHWAITE of Ellsworth, bcrosthwaite at verizon.net
            *FITTS of Pittsfield, RepStacey.Fitts at legislature.maine.gov
            *KNIGHT of Livermore Falls, LGary.Knight at usa.net
            *MAREAN of Hollis, lindonfarm at sacoriver.net
            *McDONOUGH of Scarborough,
            *MOORE of Standish,
garymooreforstandish at mycingular.blackberry.net
            *PINKHAM of Lexington Township, wrightfor88 at tds.net
            *PLUMMER of Windham, RepG.Plummer at legislature.maine.gov
            *SARTY of Denmark, rwsarty at fairpoint.net

Three Democrats who voted for 1932 yesterday were absent today:*
*            *HAYES of Buckfield, terry at megalink.net
            *KOFFMAN of Bar Harbor, koffman at coa.edu
            *WEDDELL of Frankfort, RepLance.Weddell at legislature.maine.gov
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From sparkflashgap at gmail.com  Thu Apr  3 01:35:30 2008
From: sparkflashgap at gmail.com (Brian Hubbell)
Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2008 21:35:30 -0400
Subject: [Local-Maine-Schools] ...And today's re-vote in the Senate on LD
	1932
Message-ID: <c10c74f40804021835n28836e6ep6bc12bc8339049e7@mail.gmail.com>

Senate Roll Call today on LD 1932 as amended to remove the emergency
preamble:
http://mdischools.net/20080402_LD1932_SenateRollCall.htm

Support on the Democrats side is unchanged.

Not sure what caused the movements on the Republican side.  Senators Benoit,
McCormick, and Smith (all of whom supported the Committee of Conference
report on March 20) today voted to oppose.

Senator Rosen continues to oppose.

At the same time, Senators Plowman and Snowe-Mello, who voted to oppose the
Committee of Conference report, today voted in support.

Please take a moment to thank these two Senators:

* *PLOWMAN of Penobscot        R          Y *debraplowman at cs.com
**SNOWE-MELLO of Androscoggin        R          Y *RepLois at megalink.net
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From atlee at umd.edu  Thu Apr  3 02:45:14 2008
From: atlee at umd.edu (Dick Atlee)
Date: Wed, 02 Apr 2008 22:45:14 -0400
Subject: [Local-Maine-Schools] (Skip Greenlaw): Report from  Augusta
Message-ID: <47F444BA.3030806@umd.edu>

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: 	Report from Augusta
Date: 	Wed, 2 Apr 2008 21:40:05 -0400
From: 	skipgreenlaw <skipg at hypernet.com>

Good evening everyone,

You have to have some patience with me about sending you the latest list
of YEAS/NAYS.  I'll forward that info tomorrow, but I need to crash very
soon.

LD 1932 was not enacted as an emergency today in the House.  The vote
was 97-46, but with a whole host of swapping votes by some legislators
from yesterday.  A bill can only be reconsidered once on a specific
motion, such as emergency enactment.  The bill was sent to the Senate
where the emergency clause was removed by an amendment.  According to 
Brian Hubbell's report, the bill was passed with a 2/3s majority and 
returned to the house for action on Friday.

I am not certain why there is so much interest in getting this bill 
enacted by 2/3s.  I have written Brian tonight to ask him that question. 
  What difference does it make whether the bill goes into effect on 
April 3 or July 16 (which is 90 days from the projected April 16 
adjournment
date).  If the governor vetoes  the bill, it only takes 2/3s of those
present and voting to override a veto.  If on a veto override, the vote
was the same as it was today (97-46), the veto would have been overridden.

I don't know when Rep. Peter Edgecomb will have an opportunity to
present his amendment for repeal.  Sometimes, people create problems for
themselves.  A lot of legislators would like to have a separate bill to
vote on for repeal rather than trying to amend LD 2280 or LD 2281.
Someone boxed the education committee in to having only two bills to
address other consolidation issues.

Here is my best judgment on what may happen.  Both houses of the
legislature will enact LD 1932 on Friday and send it to the governor.
One legislator told me that the governor told her that he would act
promptly on the bill.  If he vetoes the bill, the House could be
debating the veto by Monday or Tuesday.  Legislative sentiment seems to
be that many legislators want to dispose of LD 1932 before they vote on
repeal.  If the veto is overridden in both houses and becomes law, I
doubt that "repeal" will pass.  However, if the veto to LD 1932 is
sustained, then I think that there will be a very good chance that
repeal will be passed.  Of course, repeal will attract a veto, but I
cannot speculate about whether there will be 2/3s vote to override in
each house.

Good night,
Skip



From sparkflashgap at gmail.com  Thu Apr  3 22:12:40 2008
From: sparkflashgap at gmail.com (Brian Hubbell)
Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2008 18:12:40 -0400
Subject: [Local-Maine-Schools] LD 1932 in the House again first thing Friday
Message-ID: <c10c74f40804031512s6bb838bbq7217fe18ddddb390@mail.gmail.com>

Now stripped of its emergency preamble and passed again by the Senate
to be engrossed, LD 1932 is the first item on the House calender for
tomorrow.
http://janus.state.me.us/house/hcalfr.htm

Friday's House session is scheduled to begin at 9:00AM

Live video:
http://janus.state.me.us/legis/house_video_director.asp



From sparkflashgap at gmail.com  Fri Apr  4 13:56:12 2008
From: sparkflashgap at gmail.com (Brian Hubbell)
Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2008 09:56:12 -0400
Subject: [Local-Maine-Schools] LD 1932 enacted by the House
Message-ID: <c10c74f40804040656v64e186a6v1b7ed63df187cad0@mail.gmail.com>

LD 1932, now non-emergency legislation and no longer in need of a
super-majority, was enacted under the gavel this morning in the House.

It is now back in the Senate where it is expected to be similarly
enacted (without a roll call) later this morning.

>From there it goes to the Governor.



From sparkflashgap at gmail.com  Fri Apr  4 18:20:23 2008
From: sparkflashgap at gmail.com (Brian Hubbell)
Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2008 14:20:23 -0400
Subject: [Local-Maine-Schools] To Falmouth and SAD 51: Please join us in
	support of LD 1932 as amended
Message-ID: <c10c74f40804041120v6deb151cj9be9eb6b59dc0d07@mail.gmail.com>

From: Brian Hubbell <sparkflashgap at gmail.com>
Date: Fri, Apr 4, 2008 at 1:40 PM
Subject: Please join us in support of LD 1932 as amended

To the Regional Planning Committee of Falmouth and MSAD51,

After reading your letter to the Legislators below, I want to let you know
that the members of Mount Desert Island's RPC to a great extent empathize
with your concerns about the prospects of LD 1932.

As a point of fact, it was actually the MDI RPC that submitted the first
complete reorganization plan.  MDI submitted its plan last December.  Like
yours, our plan was based on the specific needs of our schools and
communities.  And, like yours, our plan was ruled not to be in compliance
with the current law.

Like you, we are expecting LD 1932 to provide us the relief we need to
reorganize and return to our main responsibilities of cooperatively
overseeing the operations of the best school systems possible for our
communities. Like you, we are wearied and frustrated by this year-long
distraction.  And, like you, we nevertheless hope to make the best of
opportunities as they present.

Without LD 1932 as currently amended by the legislature, the members of our
proposed RSU -- four mainland towns and three outer islands, each with
significantly differing property valuations and student populations -- will
find that reorganization shifts costs beyond the limits that voters can
accept, or even be reasonably asked to accept.

Unlike you, as minimum receivers our schools are supported almost entirely
though local property tax, a fact which makes the importance of latitude in
cost-sharing even more acute.  As a result, without the option of operating
as a Regional School Union as LD 1932 currently allows, our taxpayers will
be denied the same opportunities for centralized regional efficiency that
your districts are presently anticipating.

If the Governor does veto LD 1932 and leave us without that option, our
schools which are, like yours, among the best in the state, will suffer no
less than yours.

As there is nothing in LD 1932 as currently amended that keeps you from
reorganizing as you have planned, please join us both in supporting this
vehicle and in hoping that it carries on both the legislative and executive
side so we can all get back to the important and difficult business of
running the best schools we possibly can given the limited resources we all
have available.

Best wishes,

Brian Hubbell,
Bar Harbor School Committee
Mount Desert Island RPC,
MDIschools.net <http://mdischools.net/>

----------------------------------------------------
From: Pooler, Jennifer [mailto:Jennifer.Pooler at maine.gov]
Sent: Friday, April 04, 2008 10:29 AM
Subject: FYI - Reorg

April 1, 2008

Dear Legislative Leaders:

The Regional Planning Committee (RPC) of Falmouth and MSAD51 (Cumberland and
North Yarmouth) consolidation plan has been accepted by the Commissioner.
 We are the only RPC in the state to submit a plan to date.  Approval hinges
on flexibility being given to our communities to modify the cost sharing
formula to create an equitable sharing of costs based on student enrollment
and we are looking to our legislators to give us that flexibility.
 Otherwise all bets are off.  Thus far, politics has taken over and a very
convoluted LD1932 has passed both houses with the possibility of a veto by
the Governor.

Our RPC reconvened last night (March 31, 2008) frustrated with the lack of
leadership and resolve in Augusta. LD1932 is riddled with amendments
completely gutting the original intent of consolidation. Our plan calls for
a referendum on the June ballot, but seeing no support from Augusta the wind
has left our sails.  We need wind.  We're now thinking of postponing the
vote until November but only if we have the ability to change the cost
sharing formula based on student enrollment. We are asking that you, as
legislative leaders do exactly that, lead.  Return to the original intent of
the consolidation legislation, give communities cost sharing flexibility and
allow us the opportunity to consolidate as our plan specifies.  We truly
believe in the educational opportunities for our students and we also
believe that consolidating our districts would slow the trajectory of school
costs.  We need your support.  We expect your support.

Thanks very much for your attention.

Sincerely,

Beppie Cerf
Regional Planning Committee, Chair
Falmouth, Cumberland, and North Yarmouth

Committee Members:



Falmouth                                                Cumberland
Beppie Cerf (school board)                              Susan Campbell
(school board)
Kathy Hillman Reed (school board)                       Shirley Storey King
(town council)
Joe Wrobleski (town council)                            George Turner (town
council)
Peggy McGehee (community member)                Mark Fortin (community
member)

North Yarmouth
Dave Perkins (school board)
Anne Graham (selectman)
Linc Merrill (community member)

Superintendents
George Entwistle (Falmouth)
Bob Hasson (MSAD51)
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From sparkflashgap at gmail.com  Mon Apr  7 18:57:37 2008
From: sparkflashgap at gmail.com (Brian Hubbell)
Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2008 14:57:37 -0400
Subject: [Local-Maine-Schools] PRESS RELEASE: Rural Maine supports LD 1932
	as enacted, urges Governor to sign bill
Message-ID: <c10c74f40804071157rf636120h5e2f7ac91fb42440@mail.gmail.com>

Mount Desert Island Reorganization Planning Committee
MDIschools.net <http://mdischools.net/>

  Press Release

Contact: Brian Hubbell
Phone: (207) 214-4848
sparkflashgap at gmail.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
3 P.M. EDT, April 7, 2008



*Rural Maine supports LD 1932 as enacted, urges Governor to sign bill*

Bar Harbor, ME, April 7, 2008: Educators on Mount Desert Island today join
with those from other districts around the state to commend state
legislators for enacting LD 1932, the long-anticipated fix to last year's
school reorganization law.

As amended by substantial majorities in both the House and Senate earlier
this legislative session, LD 1932 allows school districts the option to
consolidate as Regional School Unions, a governance model in which regional
central office functions of business, curriculum, and administration are
consolidated under the oversight of a regional board while ownership and
oversight of individual schools is retained by local subcommittees.

The Regional Union governance model is based largely upon the present
administrative structure of School Union 98 which serves the diverse student
enrollments and valuations of four towns of MDI and its three outer islands
and which the Commissioner of Education has repeatedly declared to be a high
quality, successfully administered school system.

Problems of cost and governance in the Governor's previous consolidation law
now prevent reorganization in most towns in the state which are subject to
the law's requirements. What will fix the problem in one community will not
necessarily work in all communities.

We support all the provisions of LD 1932 that will remove various other
consolidation barriers for many school systems. We realize that a school
union option is neither wanted nor needed in all communities. However, just
as surely, without the carefully-crafted, comprehensive school union
provisions contained in this bill, a significant number of communities in
the state will be either unable to comply with the consolidation law.

Providing this option will not cost the loss of educational subsidies to
other communities. That assertion has been made and, when challenged, left
wholly unsubstantiated by representatives of the Department of Education
throughout debate on this bill. We ask the Department to cease the divisive
political rhetoric that has characterized their opposition to the school
union proposal and join with us to create efficient and effective school
governance structures tailored to meet the diverse needs of Maine's many
communities.

This is the moment for the Governor to prevent what will otherwise be
profound ongoing contention between the Department of Education and voters
in dozens of towns throughout this state. Let us all return our attention to
assuring all our children access to the highest possible quality educational
opportunities so they each and all will be ready for the challenges of
career, college and citizenship in the twenty-first century.

We ask the Governor to sign LD 1932.

Gail Marshall, Mount Desert, MDI RPC
Brian Hubbell, Bar Harbor, MDI RPC
Paul Murphy, Bar Harbor, MDI RPC
Ernie Easter, New Sweden Elementary School
George Crawford, Jonesboro Elementary School
Nancy Hudak, New Sweden
Henri Gignoux, Steuben, Downeast Coastal RPC
Amanda Dyer, Bar Harbor Teachers' Association
Kristin Hutchins, Southwest Harbor Select Board
John March, Mount Desert
Virginia L. Mott, Lakeville
Lisa Plourde, Conners Emerson School, Bar Harbor
Barry McLaughlin, Superintendent, Union 107
Judith Jones, Hope
John & Tammy DesJardin Frenchboro, ME
Mary Wallace, MDI High School
Kimberly Steinbarger, Beech Hill School Committee, Union 92 RPC
Don Holt, Chairman, Mariaville Select Board
Dick Atlee, Southwest Harbor
Rochelle Sprague, Conners Emerson School
Gordon Donaldson, University of Maine
Cynthia Sakovics Brotzman, Conners Emerson School
Susan Covino Buell, Southwest Harbor
Eric Henry, Southwest Harbor School Board
Sue Hersey, Conners-Emerson School
Mary Ann Young, Conners-Emerson School
Marc Chappe, Conners-Emerson School
Marlene Hurd, Conners-Emerson School
Maureen King, Kennebunkport RPC
Mia Thompson Brown, Chair, Mount Desert Elementary
Elizabeth M. Erickson, Tremont School Board
Valerie Peer, Conners-Emerson School
Kate Chaplin, Cranberry Isles School Board Chair
Kathleen Rybarz, School Board, Lamoine
Anthony J. Robertson, Bar Harbor

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From sparkflashgap at gmail.com  Mon Apr  7 19:02:33 2008
From: sparkflashgap at gmail.com (Brian Hubbell)
Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2008 15:02:33 -0400
Subject: [Local-Maine-Schools] Senate enacts LD 1932
Message-ID: <c10c74f40804071202h58ac8364v7b3a18a8f99a711c@mail.gmail.com>

The bill has now been enacted by the legislature.  Next stop is the
Governor's desk.

While the law allows the Governor has ten days to decide, he is expected to
act promptly on this act, probably by the end of the day.
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From sparkflashgap at gmail.com  Mon Apr  7 19:27:09 2008
From: sparkflashgap at gmail.com (Brian Hubbell)
Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2008 15:27:09 -0400
Subject: [Local-Maine-Schools] Governor vetos LD 1932
Message-ID: <c10c74f40804071227i5b1a26d8q55129117f8e50b6d@mail.gmail.com>

The Governor has vetoed LD 1932.

Now it's headed back to the Senate.



From gailsmarshall at gmail.com  Mon Apr  7 20:39:11 2008
From: gailsmarshall at gmail.com (Gail Marshall)
Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2008 16:39:11 -0400
Subject: [Local-Maine-Schools] Governor vetos LD 1932
In-Reply-To: <c10c74f40804071227i5b1a26d8q55129117f8e50b6d@mail.gmail.com>
References: <c10c74f40804071227i5b1a26d8q55129117f8e50b6d@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <9D1751B9-EA53-4F32-B7AC-3C7356DEAD52@gmail.com>

And this is what he is quoted in the Portland Press Herald as giving  
as the reasons for it.  His assertions are patently false. Shall we  
conclude he does or does not know the facts?

In a statement, Baldacci said such a structure ?would encourage more  
bureaucracy and allow for the expansion of an inefficient means of  
school governance. Maine would likely end up with more school  
districts, not fewer.?

On Apr 7, 2008, at 3:27 PM, Brian Hubbell wrote:

> The Governor has vetoed LD 1932.
>
> Now it's headed back to the Senate.

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From sparkflashgap at gmail.com  Mon Apr  7 22:17:37 2008
From: sparkflashgap at gmail.com (Brian Hubbell)
Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2008 18:17:37 -0400
Subject: [Local-Maine-Schools] Senate sustains Baldacci's veto of Regional
	School Unions
Message-ID: <c10c74f40804071517n663e3554g174dc31e304323c4@mail.gmail.com>

Print out this list for November:

Rollcall Details for Senate Roll-call
#394<http://janus.state.me.us/legis/LawMakerWeb/rollcall.asp?ID=280027315&chamber=Senate&serialnumber=394>
LD 1932 (SP 741)

  Date: April 7, 2008
  Motion: Veto Override (2/3)
  Number of Yeas Required: 24 (2/3 present and voting)
  Outcome: FAILS

*Voting to sustain veto (23)*
Democrats *(14)*
  BARTLETT of Cumberland D N
  BOWMAN of York D N
  BRANNIGAN of Cumberland D N
  BROMLEY of Cumberland D N
  DIAMOND of Cumberland D N
  EDMONDS of Cumberland D N
  HOBBINS of York D N
  MARRACH? of Kennebec D N
  MARTIN of Aroostook D N
  MITCHELL of Kennebec D N
  ROTUNDO of Androscoggin D N
  SCHNEIDER of Penobscot D N
  STRIMLING of Cumberland D N
  SULLIVAN of York D N
Republicans *(9)*
  BENOIT of Sagadahoc R N
  COURTNEY of York R N
  HASTINGS of Oxford R N
  McCORMICK of Kennebec R N
  MILLS of Somerset R N
  NASS of York R N
  ROSEN of Hancock R N
  SMITH of Piscataquis R N
  TURNER of Cumberland R N

*Voting to override veto*
Democrats *(4)*:
  BRYANT of Oxford D Y
  DAMON of Hancock D Y
  NUTTING of Androscoggin D Y
  PERRY of Penobscot D Y
Republicans *(8)*
  DOW of Lincoln R Y
  GOOLEY of Franklin R Y
  PLOWMAN of Penobscot R Y
  RAYE of Washington R Y
  SAVAGE of Knox R Y
  SHERMAN of Aroostook R Y
  SNOWE-MELLO of Androscoggin R Y
  WESTON of Waldo R Y
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From sparkflashgap at gmail.com  Tue Apr  8 12:21:30 2008
From: sparkflashgap at gmail.com (Brian Hubbell)
Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2008 08:21:30 -0400
Subject: [Local-Maine-Schools] Drink up, me hearties...
Message-ID: <c10c74f40804080521x2d2745c9wc5f24a066d22e271@mail.gmail.com>

...Yo ho.

LD 2180, the likely vehicle for the "repeal" vote, is the 8th item of
unfinished business on today's House calendar,
http://janus.state.me.us/house/hcalfr.htm

House session starts at 9:00.

Video link:
http://janus.state.me.us/legis/house_video_director.asp
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From sparkflashgap at gmail.com  Wed Apr  9 11:53:39 2008
From: sparkflashgap at gmail.com (Brian Hubbell)
Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2008 07:53:39 -0400
Subject: [Local-Maine-Schools] Today in the House
Message-ID: <c10c74f40804090453i7c6d6690q43305ca6e66bcdc5@mail.gmail.com>

As the 7th item of unfinished business, LD 2280 is again on today's
House calendar.
http://janus.state.me.us/house/hcalfr.htm

The minority report on LD 2280 will be the vehicle for the repeal
vote. Rich Hewett's article in today's BDN reports on the prospects.
http://bangornews.com/news/t/news.aspx?articleid=162743

House session begins at 9:00

Video link:
http://janus.state.me.us/legis/house_video_director.asp

The administration has submitted its own bill to replace LD 1932.
While the text of this does not appear to be published yet, it is said
to contain the three Governor-sanctioned "fixes" to the school law,
i.e. a provision for locally developed cost-sharing formulas for the
extra-local, over-EPS spending within an RSU, the repeal of the 2 mil
minimum tax effort.

This bill is reported expected to go directly to the House rather than
coming through the Education Committee.

Another proposal, this one from Senator Rosen, is floated more
publicly (along with a rehash of administration talking points) in an
editorial in today's Bangor Daily News.
http://bangornews.com/news/t/viewpoints.aspx?articleid=162719



From atlee at umd.edu  Fri Apr 11 18:35:09 2008
From: atlee at umd.edu (Dick Atlee)
Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:35:09 -0400
Subject: [Local-Maine-Schools] One article you might not see on
	MDISchools.net
Message-ID: <47FFAF5D.9070201@umd.edu>

The Mount Desert Islander came out Wednesday night with an excellent 
article on one aspect of the school consolidation battle that has 
received only brief (though generally loud and acclaiming) nods so far. 
  One can hope the article will be referenced in the news section on the 
http://mdischools.net page, for it is a key to understanding the degree 
of success opponents of consolidation have had in both extracting the 
truth from the clouds of misinformation being thrown around on the 
issue, and then in promulgating that truth.

In the Wizard of Oz, Dorothy looked behind the scenes and found the 
Wizard to be a charlatan.  In this case, however, article author Oka 
Hutchins looked behind the scenes in Augusta and MDI and found.... a 
real wizard (working with two particularly trusty henchpeople, and, 
though not mentioned in the article, backed by a super super*********).

For the record, in case this article doesn't make it into the 
MDISchools.net archives, here it is:

----------------------------------------------------------------
Hubbell at center of union debate
Oka Hutchins
April 11, 2008
Mt. Desert Islander
http://mdislander.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5592&Itemid=36

    Bar Harbor School Board member Brian Hubbell has used e-mail
    programs and a Web site to help keep opponents of school district
    consolidation all over Maine connected. -- OKA HUTCHINS PHOTO
http://mdislander.com/site/images/stories/news/2008/04/041008-hubbell-288.jpg

BAR HARBOR -- Brian Hubbell sits on his sun porch Tuesday afternoon, 
quietly considering a call he received earlier from Maine Commissioner 
of Education Susan Gendron.

"She says she wants to work with us, but I've heard that before. Quite 
honestly I'm getting a little tired of it," he said.

Clad in weathered orange crocks and a tweed jacket, Mr. Hubbell is 
relaxed but alert to the laptop computer that rests on his knees.

For the past 15 months, he has dedicated countless hours advocating for 
local schools and compiling information about Gov. John Baldacci's 
sweeping school district consolidation legislation. Since the 
legislation -- requiring the 290 school districts across the state to 
consolidate to about 80 -- was introduced, Mount Desert Island 
legislators and educators have been involved in an all-out conflict with 
the state. "This is my first foray into politics but from what I hear 
this situation is just unbelievable," said Mr. Hubbell.

Most days he wakes up at 4 a.m. "I get up pretty early, so I get a 
couple of quiet hours to dedicate to things that are made possible just 
by coffee, time, and silence," he said.

By the time the alarm rings for his wife and daughter just before 7 
a.m., he has already read and compiled the latest news reports on school 
consolidation and updated the legislative links on the comprehensive 
consolidation Web site he created and vigilantly maintains, 
mdischools.net. The site has become the go-to resource regarding 
consolidation for legislators, educators and interested citizens across 
the state.

"With his Web site Brian has provided the central nervous system of our 
fight to maintain the quality of our schools and communities. His 
even-handed approach has earned the respect of individuals even within 
the Department of Education," said Mount Desert Island High School Board 
Chairwoman Gail Marshall.

"I only wish that they were inspired to emulate him. Our educational 
system in this state would be far better for it."

As a father of a sixth-grader at Conners-Emerson Elementary School, it 
was a natural choice for him to serve on his local school board, said 
Mr. Hubbell. He also sits on the School Union 98 and Mount Desert Island 
High School boards.

When he isn't logging hours in support of education, Mr. Hubbell, an 
architect by trade, works in construction management and freelances as a 
technical writer. He also sits on the editorial board of the Beloit 
Poetry Journal.

Despite his massive time commitments, Mr. Hubbell still finds time to 
run competitively, something he has always been passionate about. Just 
last week competed in the Masters Indoor Track National Championships in 
Boston, where he won his heat in the 800-kilometer race.

Fueled by caffeine, distance running and the support of local educators, 
Mr. Hubbell has stayed on top of the ever-changing situation in Augusta, 
his familial obligations and his several careers. He maximizes his time 
through the use of the Web and e-mail.

"Some days corresponding with legislators, our local board members, and 
others from around the state does seem to overtake most other work. But 
that's part of the magic of the Web and e-mail -- it allows one to 
appear to be simultaneously productive on many fronts," he said.

"If and when this battle ever ends, I am not sure what I am going to 
read with my coffee every morning," said Ms. Marshall.

"The view of the landscape of school reorganization in Maine is in many 
ways clearer the further one is from Augusta. The legislators have on 
the whole figured that out -- I'm not sure the governor has yet," said 
Mr. Hubbell.

Most recently, local educators and legislators were able to push an 
amendment designed to preserve the union structure of governance favored 
by area educators through the House and the Senate, only to see it 
vetoed by the governor on Monday. In her recent talks with Mr. Hubbell, 
Ms. Gendron indicated the state's desire to come to compromise about 
governance structure with Mount Desert Island towns. The state, however, 
doesn't want other districts to have that option, Mr. Hubbell said.

It would be impossible to quantify the time that Mr. Hubbell has 
dedicated to issues surrounding school consolidation. While the state 
Legislature is in session, he makes the two-hour drive each way to 
Augusta at least once a week. He estimates that during session weeks he 
has spent about 20 hours of dedicated time on consolidation, not to 
mention his service to various school boards and his morning sessions.

Mr. Hubbell credits the school staff, other parents, the town council, 
local legislators and his fellow board members, particularly Paul Murphy 
and Gail Marshall, for keeping him stimulated and motivated.

"I can't imagine two more effective partners than Gail and Paul and all 
I can say is that it's been a privilege to work with such sharp and able 
people," he said.

In addition to the support he has enjoyed locally, Mr. Hubbell regularly 
receives appreciative e-mails from people across the state regarding his 
Web site. The site gets anywhere from 500 to 800 page views each day, 
with more e-mails during times of activity in the Legislature.

"Sometimes it's a little odd to see people in the State House conferring 
with charts and papers that they've printed off the site. But as long as 
people like that are finding the information useful, I'll feel compelled 
to keep coordinating and compiling it," he said.

He hopes his work will continue to help uphold Mount Desert Island's 
legacy of commitment to the value of quality education. He cites an 
idealistic group of Bar Harbor citizens as the impetus for that desire. 
After World War I, the group presented an argument that future wars 
could be prevented only through better education.

"Toward this end, they persuaded the town significantly to increase 
spending for teachers' salaries to draw the best possible talent to the 
local schools, setting in place a policy that, in many ways, is still 
recognizable nearly a hundred years later," he said. "All I want to do 
is carry on one share of that particular legacy."

Copyright 2008 Ellsworth American Inc.



From sparkflashgap at gmail.com  Mon Apr 14 12:50:25 2008
From: sparkflashgap at gmail.com (Brian Hubbell)
Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2008 08:50:25 -0400
Subject: [Local-Maine-Schools] Skip Greenlaw: Commentary Re: School
	Repeal/Consolidation
Message-ID: <c10c74f40804140550r6b2b47e7j48b2ddcb355fa839@mail.gmail.com>

From: "Skip Greenlaw" <skipg at hypernet.com>
To:
Sent: Monday, April 14, 2008 7:54 AM
Subject: Commentary Re: School Repeal/Consolidation

Maine Coalition to Save Schools
Contact: Skip Greenlaw, 367-2738

HIGH DRAMA IN AUGUSTA

                                Skip Greenlaw

The high drama of the issues regarding school consolidation continued
last week in the legislative chambers on the 3rd floor of the state
house in Augusta.  With adjournment of the legislature scheduled to
take place sometime between Wednesday, April 16 and Friday, April 18,
there will be long sessions during the week of April 14 to dispense
with 150 bills still in the process to include jail consolidation,
dirigo health, and school consolidation.

The drama began a week ago Monday, April 7 about 2 PM when the senate
enacted by a vote of 21 to 14, LD 1932, the so-called school
consolidation "fix-it" bill as amended by the Damon super union
concept.  As promised, the governor vetoed the bill with lightning
fast speed.  His message was returned to the senate so fast that the
senate found itself debating the motion to override the gubernatorial
veto two hours later that same afternoon.  In an astounding reversal
of their vote earlier in the afternoon, the senators voted 23 to 12 to
sustain the governor's veto.  "How could this be?", I asked one
senator on Friday.  Her answer was that they could tell from the
voting board that the veto would not be overidden; so 14 of 18
democratic senators voted "out of loyalty" to the governor to sustain
the veto.  Nine republican senators voted to sustain the veto, but
certainly not out of any loyalty to the governor.

The next piece of exciting news about school consolidation came
Wednesday evening, April 9  when the House voted 73 to 59 on an
amendment offered by Rep. Rob Eaton to repeal the school consolidation
law.  The repeal bill was forwarded to the senate, which did not
consider it last week.  Consideration of repeal may be delayed in the
Senate until all bills regarding school consolidation have been
debated. Several members of the House  voted for repeal to send a
message to the governor after he vetoed LD 1932.   That same Wednesday
evening, Rep. Jim Schatz moved "indefinite postponement" of the
governor's latest attempt at "fix-it school consolidation", LD 2314.
The house majority leader saved the bill from instant demise by
tabling the bill before it came to a vote.  At the end of the week,
that bill remains on the House table.

There had been rumors afloat in the halls of the legislature that the
commissioner of education had been trying to negotiate separate
private and special law agreements with Mount Desert Island schools,
Greenville, and Van Buren.  There was speculation that Rep. Wendy Pieh
quieted those rumors when she "outed" the rumors publicly on the floor
of the House during the repeal debate Wednesday evening.   In fact,
Rep. Hannah Pingree has told "the DOE that a private and special law
would be unacceptable to the legislature".

It appears as if the House actions on Wednesday night of passing
repeal of school consolidation and tabling the governor's latest
"fix-it" bill have finally rattled the governor and commissioner into
the realization that all is not well in school consolidation land.
The commissioner has been told that consolidation negotiations at the
local level are not going well in most areas many times in the past
nine months by superintendents as well as the DOE faciliators, but she
has been unwilling to share this information publicly or with members
of the legislature.

With five days left before adjournment, what will the outcome be?
Even the shrewdest Las Vagas "bookie" would not take a bet on the
outcome of the debate on school consolidation.  Does the legislature
have the will to try again to put a bill on the governor's desk?  Will
the governor accept some type of compromise?  Or will frustration on
the part of the legislature take over and will they vote to repeal the
school consolidation law?  Or will the legislature adjourn with-
out amending the law or repealing it?  There are countless other
scenarios which could be listed.  I doubt that any member of the
legislature could predict on Monday, April 14, what the outcome of the
school consoldiation debate
will be at the end of this week.  Maine citizens will have to wait one
more week to learn what comes next in the sad saga of school
consolidation.


Skip Greenlaw lives in Stonington and is Chair of the Maine Coalition
to Save Schools.  The coalition is conducting a statewide initiated
citizen petition to repeal the school consolidation law.  Greenlaw may
be contacted at 367-2738 or at skipg at hypernet.com



From atlee at umd.edu  Mon Apr 14 13:37:35 2008
From: atlee at umd.edu (Dick Atlee)
Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2008 09:37:35 -0400
Subject: [Local-Maine-Schools] Dick Gould note on repeal,
	plus notes on Rosen's amendment
Message-ID: <48035E1F.8010601@umd.edu>

Note:  Direct URLs for the items Dick Gould's message (below) points to are:

2280:
http://janus.state.me.us/legis/LawMakerWeb/summary.asp?ID=280028515

Rosen:
http://janus.state.me.us/legis/LawMakerWeb/externalsiteframe.asp?ID=280028515&LD=2280&Type=4&SessionID=7

Given that it looks like Sen. Rosen's piece is very extensive, it would 
be useful if someone familiar with the significant changes from 2280 he 
has in mind were to summarize them for the rest of us.  I've added the 
amendment's summary section after Dick Gould's message.

Dick Atlee

-------- Original Message -----------------------------------------
Subject: 	repeal
Date: 	Mon, 14 Apr 2008 07:46:50 -0400
From: 	RICHARD GOULD <perf3170rag at verizon.net>

It is likely that the repeal vote will be taken in the Senate.  I think
it will pass, but not with a veto proof margin.  The Gov. will veto and
then the wheeling and dealing starts again.  I really do not know what
will happen.  It may be that nothing will be changed this year, but if I
were guessing, I think they will reach some sort of deal before they
leave for good.

Sen. Rosen's amendment is on the web if you want to go over it.  Go to
the Legislative website, click on the House, then onto bill status.
Type in 2280 for the LD.  Rosen's amendment is filing number S-603.

Have a good day
Dick
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Summary (of Rosen amendment)

Like the bill, this amendment amends the law to improve the laws 
governing the formation of regional school units.

Part A of this amendment accomplishes the following.

1. It repeals the laws requiring the reorganization of school 
administrative units into regional school units and instead provides 
school administrative units with the option of reorganizing as regional 
school units.

2. It repeals the provisions that establish penalties for failure to 
reorganize as a regional school unit and instead provides incentives for 
such a reorganization.

3. It repeals the requirement that each municipality that is a member of 
a new regional school unit contribute a minimum of 2 mills of the 
municipality's property fiscal capacity to the total cost of education 
of the new regional school unit.

4. It also restores the laws that were amended or repealed to 
accommodate the required consolidation.

Part B of this amendment accomplishes the following.

1. It clarifies the language pertaining to mandatory budget validation 
and cost center summary budget forms for school administrative districts.

2. It outlines the core functions of a regional school unit.

3. It establishes the transitional powers and duties of an initial 
regional school unit board.

4. It establishes procedures for the election of an initial regional 
school unit board, including the staggering of terms.

5. It outlines the law governing local school committees within a 
regional school unit, including formation, delegation of functions, 
budget responsibility and title to property.

6. It clarifies the authorization provided to regional planning 
committees to negotiate a cost-sharing agreement for those costs of 
proposed regional school units that are in addition to the local 
contribution required pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 
20-A, section 15690.

7. It clarifies the roles of the municipal officers and the school 
committee for municipal school units whose municipal charters give 
authority to approve the school budget to the municipal officers and 
establishes the requirements for calling a budget meeting and the 
procedures for the budget meeting.

8. It clarifies the assumption of existing debt that is transferred from 
an original education unit to a new regional school unit that is formed 
after July 1, 2008.

9. It clarifies the relationship between a regional school unit board 
and a local school that seeks to raise additional funds for an 
elementary school or a secondary school that is owned or managed by the 
member municipality. It also removes references to "elementary" schools 
in the school closure provisions to clarify that secondary schools are 
also subject to these requirements.

10. It clarifies the language pertaining to mandatory budget validation 
and cost center summary budget forms for community school districts.

11. It clarifies language regarding the payment of tuition at a public 
school or approved private school of the parent's choice.

12. It provides that a so-called "minimum receiver" who joins a regional 
school unit continues to be eligible to receive minimum state 
allocations if that unit received such allocations prior to the 
reorganization.

13. It permits the Commissioner of Education to authorize so-called 
"doughnut hole" school units that have 1,200 or fewer students and no 
other available reorganization partners to form a regional school unit 
that serves at least 1,000 students if these isolated, rural school 
units meet certain criteria.

Part C of this amendment accomplishes the following.

1. It specifies that, in order for a regional school unit to have an 
operational date of July 1st, a regional school unit must be approved at 
a referendum held on or before November 15th of the preceding year.

2. It provides consistent language across the allocated and unallocated 
provisions in the law to clarify the budget referendum ballot question 
to be placed before the voters at a budget validation referendum vote.

3. It clarifies and amends the budget approval and validation process 
provisions to:

A. Increase the number of days from the legislative body meeting to the 
referendum validation from 10 days to 14 days;

B. Provide that absentee ballots may not be distributed until the day 
after the regional school unit budget meeting;

C. In the event that a regional school unit budget has not been approved 
and validated prior to the start of the fiscal year, authorize 
municipalities to levy taxes based on the most recent school budget 
approved at the regional school unit budget meeting until a budget is 
validated by voters; and

D. Eliminate the need for 2 separate ballot questions for the budget 
validation referendum vote and combine information on 2 votes into one 
document provided with the warrant for the referendum vote.

4. It clarifies the debt liability of the school administrative units 
that are members of a career and technical education region, including 
the disposition of debt incurred for a school construction or renovation 
project at a career and technical education region by the school 
administrative units that are members of the career and technical 
education region.

5. It clarifies the financial responsibility for the preservation of 
school choice in a new regional school unit when a member municipality 
continues to provide tuition for students to attend a school outside of 
the new regional school unit. The provision provides that the member 
municipality is responsible for providing appropriations for any 
additional expense above the sending regional school unit tuition rate 
for students who are educated outside of the regional school unit.

6. It clarifies the rights and obligations of regional school units 
concerning the reassignment of teachers and other employees of the 
regional school unit in the transitional period from the operational 
date of the regional school unit until the completion of negotiations 
for a regional school unit-wide collective bargaining agreement.

7. It changes the deadline by which a referendum must be held to 
November 15, 2008 and changes dates that are linked to the referendum 
date. The current law governing the reorganization of school 
administrative units requires that a referendum be held on a proposed 
reorganization on or before November 4, 2008.

Part D enacts into law provisions regarding reorganization of regional 
school units. The new provisions are similar to the Maine Revised 
Statutes, Title 20-A, former sections 1403, 1405 and 1406 and allow the 
dissolution of regional school units, the withdrawal from a regional 
school unit by a municipality and the transfer by a municipality out of 
one regional school unit into another. The amendment also includes 
provisions that formerly applied in this area of law authorizing the 
State Board of Education to review decisions of the Commissioner of 
Education and to make rules concerning the reorganization of the 
regional school units.



From atlee at umd.edu  Wed Apr 16 01:34:00 2008
From: atlee at umd.edu (Dick Atlee)
Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2008 21:34:00 -0400
Subject: [Local-Maine-Schools] (Skip Greenlaw) FLASH NEWS- LAST MINUTE
	MANUEVER BY GOVERNOR]
Message-ID: <48055788.5040903@umd.edu>

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: 	FLASH NEWS- LAST MINUTE MANUEVER BY GOVERNOR
Date: 	Tue, 15 Apr 2008 19:48:46 -0400
From: 	skipgreenlaw <skipg at hypernet.com>

Good evening everyone,

I am going to make this short because we all desparately need to get on
the telephone or write an e-mail tonight to our legislators.

It is my understanding  ( I DO NOT KNOW THIS FOR FACT, BUT I CANNOT WAIT
ANY LONGER TO E-MAIL
YOU ALL) that the governor is going to send an amendment to LD 2314,
which is currently tabled in the House or perhaps he will send a new
bill for consideration.  There is speculation that some type of a
compromise may be in the offing, but again speculation has it that the
amendment or bill will require that teacher negotiations be done at the
regional level.  That is completely unacceptable because it will just
skyrocket the cost of education at the local level.

Please everyone call your legislator tonight or e-mail them and tell
them that with 1 to 4 days left in the session any last minute so-called
compromises are completely unacceptable.  Please remind them about all
the promises and commitments which the Commissioner made about
consolidation last year during the debate, and we don't need to have the
law more complicated than it is with promises she will not keep..   As
we have said all along, the law is broken and the only fix is repeal.
There will be great pressure to pass this so that the legislature can
say that they have done "something".

The toll free number to leave messages for senators is 1-800-423-6900.
The toll free number to leave messages for representatives is
1-800-423-2900.

Judy and I spent this morning at the legislature and came home at noon
when it became obvious that they were not going to do education today.
We need all the help anyone can give us tomorrow talking with
legislators.  We plan to be at the State House by 8 AM.

Please keep in touch.

Sincerely,
Skip



From atlee at umd.edu  Wed Apr 16 01:35:39 2008
From: atlee at umd.edu (Dick Atlee)
Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2008 21:35:39 -0400
Subject: [Local-Maine-Schools] (Skip Greenlaw) E-mail from Dick Gould]
Message-ID: <480557EB.5030909@umd.edu>

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: 	E-mail from Dick Gould
Date: 	Tue, 15 Apr 2008 20:41:37 -0400
From: 	skipgreenlaw <skipg at hypernet.com>

Hello again,

The following is an e-mail I received tonight from Dick Gould.  I did
not want to forward it because he has as many if not more addresses than
we do.  His e-mail gives you more information.

------
"Scott Porter and I met with the Speaker this afternoon to discuss what
is happening.  The Speaker said that the Commissioner is working on
language that will probably do the following.

Allow some local authority to control their budget (How much power the
boards will have is to be seen when the actual language is written.)

Have one board that will be the main power for all the schools. (Just
what the overall control is to be seen in the language)

The Central board will be the bargaining agent and you will have one
teacher contract.  (The Commissioner insists on this.  She said in the
long run it will save money-- read the laying off of teachers.)

It will clarify some other issues that we will have to wait to see when
the amendment comes out.

I know this is vague, but that is all we know until the actual language
comes out, probably tomorrow.  Things will be moving very rapidly now.
I strongly believe that some bill will be passed, but am not sure just
what it will do.  I will keep you informed the best I can. "
------

This is Skip speaking now.  I know that there is a leadership meeting
going on with the Commissioner as I send this e-mail.

Sincerely,
Skip






From sparkflashgap at gmail.com  Thu Apr 17 00:39:27 2008
From: sparkflashgap at gmail.com (Brian Hubbell)
Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2008 20:39:27 -0400
Subject: [Local-Maine-Schools] School reorganization compromise bill
Message-ID: <c10c74f40804161739n1cc60a93j4cda59dbb55a68fb@mail.gmail.com>

LD 2323
"An Act To Remove Barriers to the Reorganization of School Administrative Units"
http://janus.state.me.us/legis/LawMakerWeb/summary.asp?ID=280028851

...under consideration tonight in the Senate.

Video link:
http://janus.state.me.us/legis/senate_video_director.asp



From sparkflashgap at gmail.com  Thu Apr 17 01:14:10 2008
From: sparkflashgap at gmail.com (Brian Hubbell)
Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2008 21:14:10 -0400
Subject: [Local-Maine-Schools] School reorganization compromise bill
In-Reply-To: <c10c74f40804161739n1cc60a93j4cda59dbb55a68fb@mail.gmail.com>
References: <c10c74f40804161739n1cc60a93j4cda59dbb55a68fb@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <c10c74f40804161814x30b80437v54c536c1a15e791f@mail.gmail.com>

Passed the Senate: 23-12.
-------------------------------------------------

On Wed, Apr 16, 2008 at 8:39 PM, Brian Hubbell <sparkflashgap at gmail.com> wrote:
> LD 2323
>  "An Act To Remove Barriers to the Reorganization of School Administrative Units"
>  http://janus.state.me.us/legis/LawMakerWeb/summary.asp?ID=280028851
>
>  ...under consideration tonight in the Senate.
>
>  Video link:
>  http://janus.state.me.us/legis/senate_video_director.asp
>



From sparkflashgap at gmail.com  Thu Apr 17 20:38:55 2008
From: sparkflashgap at gmail.com (Brian Hubbell)
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:38:55 -0400
Subject: [Local-Maine-Schools] LD 2323
Message-ID: <c10c74f40804171338i44cd9d9uaae8b07119681c61@mail.gmail.com>

..is under debate at present in the House

Video link:
http://janus.state.me.us/legis/house_video_director.asp
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From sparkflashgap at gmail.com  Thu Apr 17 21:46:14 2008
From: sparkflashgap at gmail.com (Brian Hubbell)
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:46:14 -0400
Subject: [Local-Maine-Schools] LD 2323
In-Reply-To: <c10c74f40804171338i44cd9d9uaae8b07119681c61@mail.gmail.com>
References: <c10c74f40804171338i44cd9d9uaae8b07119681c61@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <c10c74f40804171446jbf8a563x5c74f0e02a7784f6@mail.gmail.com>

Rep Schatz moved to indefinitely postpone LD2323.

After extensive remarks form the floor, the motion failed:
47-83

The bill is now tabled until later this evening.

----------------------------------------

On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 4:38 PM, Brian Hubbell <sparkflashgap at gmail.com>
wrote:

> ..is under debate at present in the House
>
> Video link:
> http://janus.state.me.us/legis/house_video_director.asp
>
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From sparkflashgap at gmail.com  Thu Apr 17 22:21:47 2008
From: sparkflashgap at gmail.com (Brian Hubbell)
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2008 18:21:47 -0400
Subject: [Local-Maine-Schools] LD 2323
In-Reply-To: <c10c74f40804171446jbf8a563x5c74f0e02a7784f6@mail.gmail.com>
References: <c10c74f40804171338i44cd9d9uaae8b07119681c61@mail.gmail.com>
	<c10c74f40804171446jbf8a563x5c74f0e02a7784f6@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <c10c74f40804171521q9cba718t8b31d2f359319d00@mail.gmail.com>

Rep Silsby is now advancing an amendment to postpone the requirement for
budget validation.
--------------------------------------------------

On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 5:46 PM, Brian Hubbell <sparkflashgap at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Rep Schatz moved to indefinitely postpone LD2323.
>
> After extensive remarks form the floor, the motion failed:
> 47-83
>
> The bill is now tabled until later this evening.
>
> ----------------------------------------
>
>
> On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 4:38 PM, Brian Hubbell <sparkflashgap at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > ..is under debate at present in the House
> >
> > Video link:
> > http://janus.state.me.us/legis/house_video_director.asp
> >
>
>
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From sparkflashgap at gmail.com  Thu Apr 17 22:46:23 2008
From: sparkflashgap at gmail.com (Brian Hubbell)
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2008 18:46:23 -0400
Subject: [Local-Maine-Schools] LD 2323
In-Reply-To: <c10c74f40804171521q9cba718t8b31d2f359319d00@mail.gmail.com>
References: <c10c74f40804171338i44cd9d9uaae8b07119681c61@mail.gmail.com>
	<c10c74f40804171446jbf8a563x5c74f0e02a7784f6@mail.gmail.com>
	<c10c74f40804171521q9cba718t8b31d2f359319d00@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <c10c74f40804171546m5fbfd5e9j1155825d325bfe55@mail.gmail.com>

Silsby's amendment was indefinitely postponed. Vote was: 100-33

As a correction, please note that this amendment was to removed the budget
validation requirement only for municipalities with charters, not for every
district.

-------------------------

On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 6:21 PM, Brian Hubbell <sparkflashgap at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Rep Silsby is now advancing an amendment to postpone the requirement for
> budget validation.
> --------------------------------------------------
>
>
> On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 5:46 PM, Brian Hubbell <sparkflashgap at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Rep Schatz moved to indefinitely postpone LD2323.
> >
> > After extensive remarks form the floor, the motion failed:
> > 47-83
> >
> > The bill is now tabled until later this evening.
> >
> > ----------------------------------------
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 4:38 PM, Brian Hubbell <sparkflashgap at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > ..is under debate at present in the House
> > >
> > > Video link:
> > > http://janus.state.me.us/legis/house_video_director.asp
> > >
> >
> >
>
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From sparkflashgap at gmail.com  Thu Apr 17 22:56:08 2008
From: sparkflashgap at gmail.com (Brian Hubbell)
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2008 18:56:08 -0400
Subject: [Local-Maine-Schools] LD 2323
In-Reply-To: <c10c74f40804171546m5fbfd5e9j1155825d325bfe55@mail.gmail.com>
References: <c10c74f40804171338i44cd9d9uaae8b07119681c61@mail.gmail.com>
	<c10c74f40804171446jbf8a563x5c74f0e02a7784f6@mail.gmail.com>
	<c10c74f40804171521q9cba718t8b31d2f359319d00@mail.gmail.com>
	<c10c74f40804171546m5fbfd5e9j1155825d325bfe55@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <c10c74f40804171556v54993454i91ea6eeb9241dc94@mail.gmail.com>

Rep Johnson's amendments for a Private and Special Act for Greenville has
been indefinitely postponed:  82-51

Rep Johnson's amendment for an exemption for isolated communities more than
25 miles apart has been indefinitely postponed: 73-60

---------------------------------------



On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 6:46 PM, Brian Hubbell <sparkflashgap at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Silsby's amendment was indefinitely postponed. Vote was: 100-33
>
> As a correction, please note that this amendment was to removed the budget
> validation requirement only for municipalities with charters, not for every
> district.
>
> -------------------------
>
>
> On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 6:21 PM, Brian Hubbell <sparkflashgap at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Rep Silsby is now advancing an amendment to postpone the requirement for
> > budget validation.
> > --------------------------------------------------
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 5:46 PM, Brian Hubbell <sparkflashgap at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Rep Schatz moved to indefinitely postpone LD2323.
> > >
> > > After extensive remarks form the floor, the motion failed:
> > > 47-83
> > >
> > > The bill is now tabled until later this evening.
> > >
> > > ----------------------------------------
> > >
> > >
> > > On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 4:38 PM, Brian Hubbell <
> > > sparkflashgap at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > ..is under debate at present in the House
> > > >
> > > > Video link:
> > > > http://janus.state.me.us/legis/house_video_director.asp
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>
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From sparkflashgap at gmail.com  Fri Apr 18 01:16:06 2008
From: sparkflashgap at gmail.com (Brian Hubbell)
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2008 21:16:06 -0400
Subject: [Local-Maine-Schools] LD 2323
In-Reply-To: <c10c74f40804171556v54993454i91ea6eeb9241dc94@mail.gmail.com>
References: <c10c74f40804171338i44cd9d9uaae8b07119681c61@mail.gmail.com>
	<c10c74f40804171446jbf8a563x5c74f0e02a7784f6@mail.gmail.com>
	<c10c74f40804171521q9cba718t8b31d2f359319d00@mail.gmail.com>
	<c10c74f40804171546m5fbfd5e9j1155825d325bfe55@mail.gmail.com>
	<c10c74f40804171556v54993454i91ea6eeb9241dc94@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <c10c74f40804171816q7e675857l359273479fb098fd@mail.gmail.com>

House is back in session.

------------------------------------------------

On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 6:56 PM, Brian Hubbell <sparkflashgap at gmail.com> wrote:
> Rep Johnson's amendments for a Private and Special Act for Greenville has
> been indefinitely postponed:  82-51
>
> Rep Johnson's amendment for an exemption for isolated communities more than
> 25 miles apart has been indefinitely postponed: 73-60
>
>
>
> ---------------------------------------
>
>
>
> On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 6:46 PM, Brian Hubbell <sparkflashgap at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Silsby's amendment was indefinitely postponed. Vote was: 100-33
> >
> > As a correction, please note that this amendment was to removed the budget
> validation requirement only for municipalities with charters, not for every
> district.
> >
> > -------------------------
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 6:21 PM, Brian Hubbell <sparkflashgap at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > > Rep Silsby is now advancing an amendment to postpone the requirement for
> budget validation.
> > > --------------------------------------------------
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 5:46 PM, Brian Hubbell <sparkflashgap at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Rep Schatz moved to indefinitely postpone LD2323.
> > > >
> > > > After extensive remarks form the floor, the motion failed:
> > > > 47-83
> > > >
> > > > The bill is now tabled until later this evening.
> > > >
> > > > ----------------------------------------
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 4:38 PM, Brian Hubbell
> <sparkflashgap at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > ..is under debate at present in the House
> > > > >
> > > > > Video link:
> > > > > http://janus.state.me.us/legis/house_video_director.asp
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>



From sparkflashgap at gmail.com  Fri Apr 18 01:32:13 2008
From: sparkflashgap at gmail.com (Brian Hubbell)
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2008 21:32:13 -0400
Subject: [Local-Maine-Schools] LD 2323
In-Reply-To: <c10c74f40804171816q7e675857l359273479fb098fd@mail.gmail.com>
References: <c10c74f40804171338i44cd9d9uaae8b07119681c61@mail.gmail.com>
	<c10c74f40804171446jbf8a563x5c74f0e02a7784f6@mail.gmail.com>
	<c10c74f40804171521q9cba718t8b31d2f359319d00@mail.gmail.com>
	<c10c74f40804171546m5fbfd5e9j1155825d325bfe55@mail.gmail.com>
	<c10c74f40804171556v54993454i91ea6eeb9241dc94@mail.gmail.com>
	<c10c74f40804171816q7e675857l359273479fb098fd@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <c10c74f40804171832xca8ac8fuf9dc766bea80a985@mail.gmail.com>

Rep Farrington moved House amendment 'G', removing emergency preamble
and adds the text of LD 2280, the "non-controversial" items from the
Ed Committee's "bucket bill A"which is currently stalled in the
Senate.

H-1041
http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/billtexts/LD232310.asp

Adopted under the gavel.

-----------------------------------------

On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 9:16 PM, Brian Hubbell <sparkflashgap at gmail.com> wrote:
> House is back in session.
>
>  ------------------------------------------------
>
>
>
>  On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 6:56 PM, Brian Hubbell <sparkflashgap at gmail.com> wrote:
>  > Rep Johnson's amendments for a Private and Special Act for Greenville has
>  > been indefinitely postponed:  82-51
>  >
>  > Rep Johnson's amendment for an exemption for isolated communities more than
>  > 25 miles apart has been indefinitely postponed: 73-60
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  > ---------------------------------------
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  > On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 6:46 PM, Brian Hubbell <sparkflashgap at gmail.com>
>  > wrote:
>  > > Silsby's amendment was indefinitely postponed. Vote was: 100-33
>  > >
>  > > As a correction, please note that this amendment was to removed the budget
>  > validation requirement only for municipalities with charters, not for every
>  > district.
>  > >
>  > > -------------------------
>  > >
>  > >
>  > >
>  > >
>  > >
>  > > On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 6:21 PM, Brian Hubbell <sparkflashgap at gmail.com>
>  > wrote:
>  > >
>  > > > Rep Silsby is now advancing an amendment to postpone the requirement for
>  > budget validation.
>  > > > --------------------------------------------------
>  > > >
>  > > >
>  > > >
>  > > >
>  > > >
>  > > > On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 5:46 PM, Brian Hubbell <sparkflashgap at gmail.com>
>  > wrote:
>  > > >
>  > > > > Rep Schatz moved to indefinitely postpone LD2323.
>  > > > >
>  > > > > After extensive remarks form the floor, the motion failed:
>  > > > > 47-83
>  > > > >
>  > > > > The bill is now tabled until later this evening.
>  > > > >
>  > > > > ----------------------------------------
>  > > > >
>  > > > >
>  > > > >
>  > > > >
>  > > > >
>  > > > > On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 4:38 PM, Brian Hubbell
>  > <sparkflashgap at gmail.com> wrote:
>  > > > >
>  > > > > > ..is under debate at present in the House
>  > > > > >
>  > > > > > Video link:
>  > > > > > http://janus.state.me.us/legis/house_video_director.asp
>  > > > > >
>  > > > >
>  > > > >
>  > > >
>  > > >
>  > >
>  > >
>  >
>  >
>



From sparkflashgap at gmail.com  Fri Apr 18 01:37:28 2008
From: sparkflashgap at gmail.com (Brian Hubbell)
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2008 21:37:28 -0400
Subject: [Local-Maine-Schools] LD 2323
In-Reply-To: <c10c74f40804171832xca8ac8fuf9dc766bea80a985@mail.gmail.com>
References: <c10c74f40804171338i44cd9d9uaae8b07119681c61@mail.gmail.com>
	<c10c74f40804171446jbf8a563x5c74f0e02a7784f6@mail.gmail.com>
	<c10c74f40804171521q9cba718t8b31d2f359319d00@mail.gmail.com>
	<c10c74f40804171546m5fbfd5e9j1155825d325bfe55@mail.gmail.com>
	<c10c74f40804171556v54993454i91ea6eeb9241dc94@mail.gmail.com>
	<c10c74f40804171816q7e675857l359273479fb098fd@mail.gmail.com>
	<c10c74f40804171832xca8ac8fuf9dc766bea80a985@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <c10c74f40804171837odb40211u584af2a5a6776774@mail.gmail.com>

Rep Clark introduced House amendment F, delaying the time frame until 2010
H-1039
http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/billtexts/LD232306.asp

Amendment is indefinitely postponed by a vote of 77-60.

-----------------






On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 9:32 PM, Brian Hubbell <sparkflashgap at gmail.com> wrote:
> Rep Farrington moved House amendment 'G', removing emergency preamble
>  and adds the text of LD 2280, the "non-controversial" items from the
>  Ed Committee's "bucket bill A"which is currently stalled in the
>  Senate.
>
>  H-1041
>  http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/billtexts/LD232310.asp
>
>  Adopted under the gavel.
>
>  -----------------------------------------
>
>
>
>  On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 9:16 PM, Brian Hubbell <sparkflashgap at gmail.com> wrote:
>  > House is back in session.
>  >
>  >  ------------------------------------------------
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >  On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 6:56 PM, Brian Hubbell <sparkflashgap at gmail.com> wrote:
>  >  > Rep Johnson's amendments for a Private and Special Act for Greenville has
>  >  > been indefinitely postponed:  82-51
>  >  >
>  >  > Rep Johnson's amendment for an exemption for isolated communities more than
>  >  > 25 miles apart has been indefinitely postponed: 73-60
>  >  >
>  >  >
>  >  >
>  >  > ---------------------------------------
>  >  >
>  >  >
>  >  >
>  >  > On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 6:46 PM, Brian Hubbell <sparkflashgap at gmail.com>
>  >  > wrote:
>  >  > > Silsby's amendment was indefinitely postponed. Vote was: 100-33
>  >  > >
>  >  > > As a correction, please note that this amendment was to removed the budget
>  >  > validation requirement only for municipalities with charters, not for every
>  >  > district.
>  >  > >
>  >  > > -------------------------
>  >  > >
>  >  > >
>  >  > >
>  >  > >
>  >  > >
>  >  > > On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 6:21 PM, Brian Hubbell <sparkflashgap at gmail.com>
>  >  > wrote:
>  >  > >
>  >  > > > Rep Silsby is now advancing an amendment to postpone the requirement for
>  >  > budget validation.
>  >  > > > --------------------------------------------------
>  >  > > >
>  >  > > >
>  >  > > >
>  >  > > >
>  >  > > >
>  >  > > > On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 5:46 PM, Brian Hubbell <sparkflashgap at gmail.com>
>  >  > wrote:
>  >  > > >
>  >  > > > > Rep Schatz moved to indefinitely postpone LD2323.
>  >  > > > >
>  >  > > > > After extensive remarks form the floor, the motion failed:
>  >  > > > > 47-83
>  >  > > > >
>  >  > > > > The bill is now tabled until later this evening.
>  >  > > > >
>  >  > > > > ----------------------------------------
>  >  > > > >
>  >  > > > >
>  >  > > > >
>  >  > > > >
>  >  > > > >
>  >  > > > > On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 4:38 PM, Brian Hubbell
>  >  > <sparkflashgap at gmail.com> wrote:
>  >  > > > >
>  >  > > > > > ..is under debate at present in the House
>  >  > > > > >
>  >  > > > > > Video link:
>  >  > > > > > http://janus.state.me.us/legis/house_video_director.asp
>  >  > > > > >
>  >  > > > >
>  >  > > > >
>  >  > > >
>  >  > > >
>  >  > >
>  >  > >
>  >  >
>  >  >
>  >
>



From sparkflashgap at gmail.com  Fri Apr 18 01:38:56 2008
From: sparkflashgap at gmail.com (Brian Hubbell)
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2008 21:38:56 -0400
Subject: [Local-Maine-Schools] LD 2323
In-Reply-To: <c10c74f40804171837odb40211u584af2a5a6776774@mail.gmail.com>
References: <c10c74f40804171338i44cd9d9uaae8b07119681c61@mail.gmail.com>
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	<c10c74f40804171521q9cba718t8b31d2f359319d00@mail.gmail.com>
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	<c10c74f40804171556v54993454i91ea6eeb9241dc94@mail.gmail.com>
	<c10c74f40804171816q7e675857l359273479fb098fd@mail.gmail.com>
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	<c10c74f40804171837odb40211u584af2a5a6776774@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <c10c74f40804171838i35d2df56wdf1512815456adff@mail.gmail.com>

Amended only by the addition of the LD 2280 language, the House passed
2323 to be engrossed under the gavel.

---------------------------------

On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 9:37 PM, Brian Hubbell <sparkflashgap at gmail.com> wrote:
> Rep Clark introduced House amendment F, delaying the time frame until 2010
>  H-1039
>  http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/billtexts/LD232306.asp
>
>  Amendment is indefinitely postponed by a vote of 77-60.
>
>  -----------------
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>  On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 9:32 PM, Brian Hubbell <sparkflashgap at gmail.com> wrote:
>  > Rep Farrington moved House amendment 'G', removing emergency preamble
>  >  and adds the text of LD 2280, the "non-controversial" items from the
>  >  Ed Committee's "bucket bill A"which is currently stalled in the
>  >  Senate.
>  >
>  >  H-1041
>  >  http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/billtexts/LD232310.asp
>  >
>  >  Adopted under the gavel.
>  >
>  >  -----------------------------------------
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >  On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 9:16 PM, Brian Hubbell <sparkflashgap at gmail.com> wrote:
>  >  > House is back in session.
>  >  >
>  >  >  ------------------------------------------------
>  >  >
>  >  >
>  >  >
>  >  >  On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 6:56 PM, Brian Hubbell <sparkflashgap at gmail.com> wrote:
>  >  >  > Rep Johnson's amendments for a Private and Special Act for Greenville has
>  >  >  > been indefinitely postponed:  82-51
>  >  >  >
>  >  >  > Rep Johnson's amendment for an exemption for isolated communities more than
>  >  >  > 25 miles apart has been indefinitely postponed: 73-60
>  >  >  >
>  >  >  >
>  >  >  >
>  >  >  > ---------------------------------------
>  >  >  >
>  >  >  >
>  >  >  >
>  >  >  > On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 6:46 PM, Brian Hubbell <sparkflashgap at gmail.com>
>  >  >  > wrote:
>  >  >  > > Silsby's amendment was indefinitely postponed. Vote was: 100-33
>  >  >  > >
>  >  >  > > As a correction, please note that this amendment was to removed the budget
>  >  >  > validation requirement only for municipalities with charters, not for every
>  >  >  > district.
>  >  >  > >
>  >  >  > > -------------------------
>  >  >  > >
>  >  >  > >
>  >  >  > >
>  >  >  > >
>  >  >  > >
>  >  >  > > On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 6:21 PM, Brian Hubbell <sparkflashgap at gmail.com>
>  >  >  > wrote:
>  >  >  > >
>  >  >  > > > Rep Silsby is now advancing an amendment to postpone the requirement for
>  >  >  > budget validation.
>  >  >  > > > --------------------------------------------------
>  >  >  > > >
>  >  >  > > >
>  >  >  > > >
>  >  >  > > >
>  >  >  > > >
>  >  >  > > > On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 5:46 PM, Brian Hubbell <sparkflashgap at gmail.com>
>  >  >  > wrote:
>  >  >  > > >
>  >  >  > > > > Rep Schatz moved to indefinitely postpone LD2323.
>  >  >  > > > >
>  >  >  > > > > After extensive remarks form the floor, the motion failed:
>  >  >  > > > > 47-83
>  >  >  > > > >
>  >  >  > > > > The bill is now tabled until later this evening.
>  >  >  > > > >
>  >  >  > > > > ----------------------------------------
>  >  >  > > > >
>  >  >  > > > >
>  >  >  > > > >
>  >  >  > > > >
>  >  >  > > > >
>  >  >  > > > > On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 4:38 PM, Brian Hubbell
>  >  >  > <sparkflashgap at gmail.com> wrote:
>  >  >  > > > >
>  >  >  > > > > > ..is under debate at present in the House
>  >  >  > > > > >
>  >  >  > > > > > Video link:
>  >  >  > > > > > http://janus.state.me.us/legis/house_video_director.asp
>  >  >  > > > > >
>  >  >  > > > >
>  >  >  > > > >
>  >  >  > > >
>  >  >  > > >
>  >  >  > >
>  >  >  > >
>  >  >  >
>  >  >  >
>  >  >
>  >
>



From sparkflashgap at gmail.com  Fri Apr 18 02:14:16 2008
From: sparkflashgap at gmail.com (Brian Hubbell)
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2008 22:14:16 -0400
Subject: [Local-Maine-Schools] LD 2323
In-Reply-To: <c10c74f40804171838i35d2df56wdf1512815456adff@mail.gmail.com>
References: <c10c74f40804171338i44cd9d9uaae8b07119681c61@mail.gmail.com>
	<c10c74f40804171446jbf8a563x5c74f0e02a7784f6@mail.gmail.com>
	<c10c74f40804171521q9cba718t8b31d2f359319d00@mail.gmail.com>
	<c10c74f40804171546m5fbfd5e9j1155825d325bfe55@mail.gmail.com>
	<c10c74f40804171556v54993454i91ea6eeb9241dc94@mail.gmail.com>
	<c10c74f40804171816q7e675857l359273479fb098fd@mail.gmail.com>
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	<c10c74f40804171837odb40211u584af2a5a6776774@mail.gmail.com>
	<c10c74f40804171838i35d2df56wdf1512815456adff@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <c10c74f40804171914j5a4d213bj39e43424c725a2f6@mail.gmail.com>

Now in the Senate, Senator Raye is offering Senate amendment S-682
http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/billtexts/LD232312.asp

Which contains provision to withdraw from RSUs, allow Regional School
Unions, and re-introduce the Gooley/Carter minimum size exceptions due
to low density of population

Amendment is indefinitely postponed: 19-16

Senate concurs with House:
21-14

LD 2323 is now sent forthwith back to House for enactment.


-------------------------------

On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 9:38 PM, Brian Hubbell <sparkflashgap at gmail.com> wrote:
> Amended only by the addition of the LD 2280 language, the House passed
>  2323 to be engrossed under the gavel.
>
>  ---------------------------------
>
>
>
>  On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 9:37 PM, Brian Hubbell <sparkflashgap at gmail.com> wrote:
>  > Rep Clark introduced House amendment F, delaying the time frame until 2010
>  >  H-1039
>  >  http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/billtexts/LD232306.asp
>  >
>  >  Amendment is indefinitely postponed by a vote of 77-60.
>  >
>  >  -----------------
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >  On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 9:32 PM, Brian Hubbell <sparkflashgap at gmail.com> wrote:
>  >  > Rep Farrington moved House amendment 'G', removing emergency preamble
>  >  >  and adds the text of LD 2280, the "non-controversial" items from the
>  >  >  Ed Committee's "bucket bill A"which is currently stalled in the
>  >  >  Senate.
>  >  >
>  >  >  H-1041
>  >  >  http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/billtexts/LD232310.asp
>  >  >
>  >  >  Adopted under the gavel.
>  >  >
>  >  >  -----------------------------------------
>  >  >
>  >  >
>  >  >
>  >  >  On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 9:16 PM, Brian Hubbell <sparkflashgap at gmail.com> wrote:
>  >  >  > House is back in session.
>  >  >  >
>  >  >  >  ------------------------------------------------
>  >  >  >
>  >  >  >
>  >  >  >
>  >  >  >  On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 6:56 PM, Brian Hubbell <sparkflashgap at gmail.com> wrote:
>  >  >  >  > Rep Johnson's amendments for a Private and Special Act for Greenville has
>  >  >  >  > been indefinitely postponed:  82-51
>  >  >  >  >
>  >  >  >  > Rep Johnson's amendment for an exemption for isolated communities more than
>  >  >  >  > 25 miles apart has been indefinitely postponed: 73-60
>  >  >  >  >
>  >  >  >  >
>  >  >  >  >
>  >  >  >  > ---------------------------------------
>  >  >  >  >
>  >  >  >  >
>  >  >  >  >
>  >  >  >  > On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 6:46 PM, Brian Hubbell <sparkflashgap at gmail.com>
>  >  >  >  > wrote:
>  >  >  >  > > Silsby's amendment was indefinitely postponed. Vote was: 100-33
>  >  >  >  > >
>  >  >  >  > > As a correction, please note that this amendment was to removed the budget
>  >  >  >  > validation requirement only for municipalities with charters, not for every
>  >  >  >  > district.
>  >  >  >  > >
>  >  >  >  > > -------------------------
>  >  >  >  > >
>  >  >  >  > >
>  >  >  >  > >
>  >  >  >  > >
>  >  >  >  > >
>  >  >  >  > > On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 6:21 PM, Brian Hubbell <sparkflashgap at gmail.com>
>  >  >  >  > wrote:
>  >  >  >  > >
>  >  >  >  > > > Rep Silsby is now advancing an amendment to postpone the requirement for
>  >  >  >  > budget validation.
>  >  >  >  > > > --------------------------------------------------
>  >  >  >  > > >
>  >  >  >  > > >
>  >  >  >  > > >
>  >  >  >  > > >
>  >  >  >  > > >
>  >  >  >  > > > On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 5:46 PM, Brian Hubbell <sparkflashgap at gmail.com>
>  >  >  >  > wrote:
>  >  >  >  > > >
>  >  >  >  > > > > Rep Schatz moved to indefinitely postpone LD2323.
>  >  >  >  > > > >
>  >  >  >  > > > > After extensive remarks form the floor, the motion failed:
>  >  >  >  > > > > 47-83
>  >  >  >  > > > >
>  >  >  >  > > > > The bill is now tabled until later this evening.
>  >  >  >  > > > >
>  >  >  >  > > > > ----------------------------------------
>  >  >  >  > > > >
>  >  >  >  > > > >
>  >  >  >  > > > >
>  >  >  >  > > > >
>  >  >  >  > > > >
>  >  >  >  > > > > On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 4:38 PM, Brian Hubbell
>  >  >  >  > <sparkflashgap at gmail.com> wrote:
>  >  >  >  > > > >
>  >  >  >  > > > > > ..is under debate at present in the House
>  >  >  >  > > > > >
>  >  >  >  > > > > > Video link:
>  >  >  >  > > > > > http://janus.state.me.us/legis/house_video_director.asp
>  >  >  >  > > > > >
>  >  >  >  > > > >
>  >  >  >  > > > >
>  >  >  >  > > >
>  >  >  >  > > >
>  >  >  >  > >
>  >  >  >  > >
>  >  >  >  >
>  >  >  >  >
>  >  >  >
>  >  >
>  >
>



From sparkflashgap at gmail.com  Fri Apr 18 03:08:22 2008
From: sparkflashgap at gmail.com (Brian Hubbell)
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2008 23:08:22 -0400
Subject: [Local-Maine-Schools] LD 2323
In-Reply-To: <c10c74f40804171914j5a4d213bj39e43424c725a2f6@mail.gmail.com>
References: <c10c74f40804171338i44cd9d9uaae8b07119681c61@mail.gmail.com>
	<c10c74f40804171446jbf8a563x5c74f0e02a7784f6@mail.gmail.com>
	<c10c74f40804171521q9cba718t8b31d2f359319d00@mail.gmail.com>
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	<c10c74f40804171556v54993454i91ea6eeb9241dc94@mail.gmail.com>
	<c10c74f40804171816q7e675857l359273479fb098fd@mail.gmail.com>
	<c10c74f40804171832xca8ac8fuf9dc766bea80a985@mail.gmail.com>
	<c10c74f40804171837odb40211u584af2a5a6776774@mail.gmail.com>
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	<c10c74f40804171914j5a4d213bj39e43424c725a2f6@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <c10c74f40804172008n32cf7117n6f345ab51752d238@mail.gmail.com>

Back in the House, Rep. Schatz moves to reconsider engrossment:
Motion fails: 48-84

Enacted by the House: 92-41

Senate will reconvene Friday morning at 10:00 to consider enactment.

That's it for this evening.

----------------------------------------------

On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 10:14 PM, Brian Hubbell <sparkflashgap at gmail.com> wrote:
> Now in the Senate, Senator Raye is offering Senate amendment S-682
>  http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/billtexts/LD232312.asp
>
>  Which contains provision to withdraw from RSUs, allow Regional School
>  Unions, and re-introduce the Gooley/Carter minimum size exceptions due
>  to low density of population
>
>  Amendment is indefinitely postponed: 19-16
>
>  Senate concurs with House:
>  21-14
>
>  LD 2323 is now sent forthwith back to House for enactment.
>
>
>
>
>  -------------------------------
>
>  On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 9:38 PM, Brian Hubbell <sparkflashgap at gmail.com> wrote:
>  > Amended only by the addition of the LD 2280 language, the House passed
>  >  2323 to be engrossed under the gavel.
>  >
>  >  ---------------------------------
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >  On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 9:37 PM, Brian Hubbell <sparkflashgap at gmail.com> wrote:
>  >  > Rep Clark introduced House amendment F, delaying the time frame until 2010
>  >  >  H-1039
>  >  >  http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/billtexts/LD232306.asp
>  >  >
>  >  >  Amendment is indefinitely postponed by a vote of 77-60.
>  >  >
>  >  >  -----------------
>  >  >
>  >  >
>  >  >
>  >  >
>  >  >
>  >  >
>  >  >
>  >  >
>  >  >  On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 9:32 PM, Brian Hubbell <sparkflashgap at gmail.com> wrote:
>  >  >  > Rep Farrington moved House amendment 'G', removing emergency preamble
>  >  >  >  and adds the text of LD 2280, the "non-controversial" items from the
>  >  >  >  Ed Committee's "bucket bill A"which is currently stalled in the
>  >  >  >  Senate.
>  >  >  >
>  >  >  >  H-1041
>  >  >  >  http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/billtexts/LD232310.asp
>  >  >  >
>  >  >  >  Adopted under the gavel.
>  >  >  >
>  >  >  >  -----------------------------------------
>  >  >  >
>  >  >  >
>  >  >  >
>  >  >  >  On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 9:16 PM, Brian Hubbell <sparkflashgap at gmail.com> wrote:
>  >  >  >  > House is back in session.
>  >  >  >  >
>  >  >  >  >  ------------------------------------------------
>  >  >  >  >
>  >  >  >  >
>  >  >  >  >
>  >  >  >  >  On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 6:56 PM, Brian Hubbell <sparkflashgap at gmail.com> wrote:
>  >  >  >  >  > Rep Johnson's amendments for a Private and Special Act for Greenville has
>  >  >  >  >  > been indefinitely postponed:  82-51
>  >  >  >  >  >
>  >  >  >  >  > Rep Johnson's amendment for an exemption for isolated communities more than
>  >  >  >  >  > 25 miles apart has been indefinitely postponed: 73-60
>  >  >  >  >  >
>  >  >  >  >  >
>  >  >  >  >  >
>  >  >  >  >  > ---------------------------------------
>  >  >  >  >  >
>  >  >  >  >  >
>  >  >  >  >  >
>  >  >  >  >  > On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 6:46 PM, Brian Hubbell <sparkflashgap at gmail.com>
>  >  >  >  >  > wrote:
>  >  >  >  >  > > Silsby's amendment was indefinitely postponed. Vote was: 100-33
>  >  >  >  >  > >
>  >  >  >  >  > > As a correction, please note that this amendment was to removed the budget
>  >  >  >  >  > validation requirement only for municipalities with charters, not for every
>  >  >  >  >  > district.
>  >  >  >  >  > >
>  >  >  >  >  > > -------------------------
>  >  >  >  >  > >
>  >  >  >  >  > >
>  >  >  >  >  > >
>  >  >  >  >  > >
>  >  >  >  >  > >
>  >  >  >  >  > > On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 6:21 PM, Brian Hubbell <sparkflashgap at gmail.com>
>  >  >  >  >  > wrote:
>  >  >  >  >  > >
>  >  >  >  >  > > > Rep Silsby is now advancing an amendment to postpone the requirement for
>  >  >  >  >  > budget validation.
>  >  >  >  >  > > > --------------------------------------------------
>  >  >  >  >  > > >
>  >  >  >  >  > > >
>  >  >  >  >  > > >
>  >  >  >  >  > > >
>  >  >  >  >  > > >
>  >  >  >  >  > > > On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 5:46 PM, Brian Hubbell <sparkflashgap at gmail.com>
>  >  >  >  >  > wrote:
>  >  >  >  >  > > >
>  >  >  >  >  > > > > Rep Schatz moved to indefinitely postpone LD2323.
>  >  >  >  >  > > > >
>  >  >  >  >  > > > > After extensive remarks form the floor, the motion failed:
>  >  >  >  >  > > > > 47-83
>  >  >  >  >  > > > >
>  >  >  >  >  > > > > The bill is now tabled until later this evening.
>  >  >  >  >  > > > >
>  >  >  >  >  > > > > ----------------------------------------
>  >  >  >  >  > > > >
>  >  >  >  >  > > > >
>  >  >  >  >  > > > >
>  >  >  >  >  > > > >
>  >  >  >  >  > > > >
>  >  >  >  >  > > > > On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 4:38 PM, Brian Hubbell
>  >  >  >  >  > <sparkflashgap at gmail.com> wrote:
>  >  >  >  >  > > > >
>  >  >  >  >  > > > > > ..is under debate at present in the House
>  >  >  >  >  > > > > >
>  >  >  >  >  > > > > > Video link:
>  >  >  >  >  > > > > > http://janus.state.me.us/legis/house_video_director.asp
>  >  >  >  >  > > > > >
>  >  >  >  >  > > > >
>  >  >  >  >  > > > >
>  >  >  >  >  > > >
>  >  >  >  >  > > >
>  >  >  >  >  > >
>  >  >  >  >  > >
>  >  >  >  >  >
>  >  >  >  >  >
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From crawford at prexar.com  Fri Apr 18 10:58:58 2008
From: crawford at prexar.com (George Crawford)
Date: 18 Apr 2008 06:58:58 -0400
Subject: [Local-Maine-Schools]  LD 2323 and the Play by Play
Message-ID: <1143863077crawford@prexar.com>

A big thank you to Brian Hubbell for the play by play in the Legislature and the battles over LD2323. It keeps us informed of those who can't be there. I hope the Legislature doesn't pass another late night fix with looking at the consquences like they did last June! 

George Crawford 
Harrington, Maine




From skipg at hypernet.com  Fri Apr 18 11:57:42 2008
From: skipg at hypernet.com (skipgreenlaw)
Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2008 07:57:42 -0400
Subject: [Local-Maine-Schools] LD 2323 and the Play by Play
References: <1143863077crawford@prexar.com>
Message-ID: <000f01c8a14b$69363b00$3225fc42@IBM3541B964658>

Good morning,

I concur with your expression of appreciation to Brian Hubbell for his
play by play description of the House debate last night , George.

Unfortunately, I believe that the legislature is poised to enact today the 
late night "fix it" to which to refer.  The scariest part is not so much 
that it will be passed "late at night", but that it will be passed without 
the ap-
propriate examination by the members of the legislature.  On Wednesday, one 
of the most respected members of the education committee was asking Judy 
Sproule and me for information about the draft that was circulating that 
day.  Sue Gendron, Commissioner of Education, was holding non-stop meetings 
with legislators and others
(including Judy and me).  The bill was then being tweaked, as the law was 
last year, to accomodate wishes of certain legislators.  The bill was only 
printed late Wednesday before the Senate voted on it Wednesday night.  Most 
legislators feel that they are under such pressure to do something before 
they adjourn so that they can come home and tell their constituents that 
they did the best they could.  Their best is not good enough.

Sincerely,
Skip Greenlaw
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "George Crawford" <crawford at prexar.com>
To: <local-maine-schools at mainetalk.org>
Sent: Friday, April 18, 2008 6:58 AM
Subject: [Local-Maine-Schools] LD 2323 and the Play by Play


>A big thank you to Brian Hubbell for the play by play in the Legislature 
>and the battles over LD2323. It keeps us informed of those who can't be 
>there. I hope the Legislature doesn't pass another late night fix with 
>looking at the consquences like they did last June!
>
> George Crawford
> Harrington, Maine
>
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From drtom16 at hotmail.com  Fri Apr 18 12:59:22 2008
From: drtom16 at hotmail.com (Tom Savielo)
Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2008 12:59:22 +0000
Subject: [Local-Maine-Schools] LD 2323 and the Play by Play
In-Reply-To: <000f01c8a14b$69363b00$3225fc42@IBM3541B964658>
References: <1143863077crawford@prexar.com>
	<000f01c8a14b$69363b00$3225fc42@IBM3541B964658>
Message-ID: <BLU109-W31694361132CF4AEBF8F58A8E40@phx.gbl>

I totally agree with Skip. We are asked to approve something and have no real idea of what is happening. Deals are being struck for votes. I personally will be voting no.

> From: skipg at hypernet.com> To: crawford at prexar.com; local-maine-schools at mainetalk.org> Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2008 07:57:42 -0400> Subject: Re: [Local-Maine-Schools] LD 2323 and the Play by Play> > Good morning,> > I concur with your expression of appreciation to Brian Hubbell for his> play by play description of the House debate last night , George.> > Unfortunately, I believe that the legislature is poised to enact today the > late night "fix it" to which to refer. The scariest part is not so much > that it will be passed "late at night", but that it will be passed without > the ap-> propriate examination by the members of the legislature. On Wednesday, one > of the most respected members of the education committee was asking Judy > Sproule and me for information about the draft that was circulating that > day. Sue Gendron, Commissioner of Education, was holding non-stop meetings > with legislators and others> (including Judy and me). The bill was then being tweaked, as the law was > last year, to accomodate wishes of certain legislators. The bill was only > printed late Wednesday before the Senate voted on it Wednesday night. Most > legislators feel that they are under such pressure to do something before > they adjourn so that they can come home and tell their constituents that > they did the best they could. Their best is not good enough.> > Sincerely,> Skip Greenlaw> ----- Original Message ----- > From: "George Crawford" <crawford at prexar.com>> To: <local-maine-schools at mainetalk.org>> Sent: Friday, April 18, 2008 6:58 AM> Subject: [Local-Maine-Schools] LD 2323 and the Play by Play> > > >A big thank you to Brian Hubbell for the play by play in the Legislature > >and the battles over LD2323. It keeps us informed of those who can't be > >there. I hope the Legislature doesn't pass another late night fix with > >looking at the consquences like they did last June!> >> > George Crawford> > Harrington, Maine> >> >> > _______________________________________________> > Local-Maine-Schools mailing list> > To send a message to the list, write to:> > Local-Maine-Schools at mainetalk.org> > To unsubscribe or change subscription settings:> > http://mainetalk.org/mailman/listinfo/local-maine-schools_mainetalk.org> >> >> >> >> > -- > > No virus found in this incoming message.> > Checked by AVG.> > Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.23.1/1384 - Release Date: 4/17/2008 > > 3:47 PM> >> > > > > _______________________________________________> Local-Maine-Schools mailing list> To send a message to the list, write to:> Local-Maine-Schools at mainetalk.org> To unsubscribe or change subscription settings:> http://mainetalk.org/mailman/listinfo/local-maine-schools_mainetalk.org> 
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From sparkflashgap at gmail.com  Fri Apr 18 13:12:59 2008
From: sparkflashgap at gmail.com (Brian Hubbell)
Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2008 09:12:59 -0400
Subject: [Local-Maine-Schools] LD 2323 and the Play by Play
In-Reply-To: <000f01c8a14b$69363b00$3225fc42@IBM3541B964658>
References: <1143863077crawford@prexar.com>
	<000f01c8a14b$69363b00$3225fc42@IBM3541B964658>
Message-ID: <c10c74f40804180612i43c50a2fhebce8927d3aa0c0c@mail.gmail.com>

Thank you, George and Skip.

Skip and I may differ in our interpretations on the merits of this
legislation.  But, as I know many of you are very interested for
practical reasons, let me try my own quick summary.  The MDI
delegation didn't get to its respective beds until somewhat after 2:00
this morning.  So lucidity this morning may still be bit out of my
reach.

In short, we believe that LD 2323 allows MDI to operate it's schools
essentially as we do now, as we proposed in the reorganization plan we
submitted last November, and as we would have had LD 1932 not been
vetoed.

We have some confidence in that belief as it has been explicitly
confirmed by both our own lawyer, Dick Spencer, and by Commissioner
Gendron.

So in this respect we understand LD 2323 to represent some very
significant movement from the Governor and the Department of Education
toward local needs and, as such, we believe that this should be taken
as a significant accomplishment for those on all sides who have stuck
to the work of negotiation even through the darkest hours.

I understand that there are those who are still very disappointed and
frustrated that the some of the specific pieces of the amended version
of LD 1932 aren't included in 2323.  And it very well may be that more
legislative work remains to be done to ensure that all school
districts in other areas can also meet their particular needs.

But the framework of alternative reorganization structures that LD
2323 allows is, in significant ways, as open-ended in options as local
school districts want to make them, as long as they represent coherent
regional systems with the same core functions that were proposed under
LD 1932..  I hope that others see some advantages in this lack of
Departmental prescription and give this approach a fair test and
challenge on their own.

Also, I want to say that we have local legislators who have worked
hard and with passion on both sides of this bill -- and I think that
is a credit to each of them.  No matter which way they ended up
voting, their constituents should have no doubt that their
representatives agonized valiantly over what the best route was
through this complex and imperfect landscape toward uncertain outcome
and that, in the end, each did what they thought was in the best
interest of their districts.

We have honorable allies of past year who probably will not reach the
same conclusion. But, as Representative MacDonald from Boothbay
observed yesterday, in a prolonged struggle such as this, sometimes
it's hard to recognize when fair solutions have been won under the
hard constraints of circumstance.  From my own view, I think this
represents one of those resolutions.

----------------------------------------
On Fri, Apr 18, 2008 at 7:57 AM, skipgreenlaw <skipg at hypernet.com> wrote:
> Good morning,
>
>  I concur with your expression of appreciation to Brian Hubbell for his
>  play by play description of the House debate last night , George.
>
>  Unfortunately, I believe that the legislature is poised to enact today the
>  late night "fix it" to which to refer.  The scariest part is not so much
>  that it will be passed "late at night", but that it will be passed without
>  the ap-
>  propriate examination by the members of the legislature.  On Wednesday, one
>  of the most respected members of the education committee was asking Judy
>  Sproule and me for information about the draft that was circulating that
>  day.  Sue Gendron, Commissioner of Education, was holding non-stop meetings
>  with legislators and others
>  (including Judy and me).  The bill was then being tweaked, as the law was
>  last year, to accomodate wishes of certain legislators.  The bill was only
>  printed late Wednesday before the Senate voted on it Wednesday night.  Most
>  legislators feel that they are under such pressure to do something before
>  they adjourn so that they can come home and tell their constituents that
>  they did the best they could.  Their best is not good enough.
>
>  Sincerely,
>  Skip Greenlaw
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>  From: "George Crawford" <crawford at prexar.com>
>  To: <local-maine-schools at mainetalk.org>
>  Sent: Friday, April 18, 2008 6:58 AM
>  Subject: [Local-Maine-Schools] LD 2323 and the Play by Play
>
>
>  >A big thank you to Brian Hubbell for the play by play in the Legislature
>  >and the battles over LD2323. It keeps us informed of those who can't be
>  >there. I hope the Legislature doesn't pass another late night fix with
>  >looking at the consquences like they did last June!
>  >
>  > George Crawford
>  > Harrington, Maine
>  >
>  >
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From paul at exploreacadia.com  Fri Apr 18 13:53:04 2008
From: paul at exploreacadia.com (Paul Murphy)
Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2008 09:53:04 -0400
Subject: [Local-Maine-Schools] LD 2323 and the Play by Play
In-Reply-To: <c10c74f40804180612i43c50a2fhebce8927d3aa0c0c@mail.gmail.com>
References: <1143863077crawford@prexar.com>	<000f01c8a14b$69363b00$3225fc42@IBM3541B964658>
	<c10c74f40804180612i43c50a2fhebce8927d3aa0c0c@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <00d801c8a15b$860eec80$922cc580$@com>

I will add my thanks to George, Skip and the legislators who worked hard and
passionately for and against this legislation. I was fortunate enough to
have been required to attend an evening meeting in Bucksport (you will
seldom find me characterizing evening meetings that way) last night and so
left Brian and Gail in Augusta and made it to the comfort of my bed at a
more reasonable hour (though I had my laptop in bed with me, watching with
one eye open until The House adjourned). Even so, I doubt I'll reach the
level of lucidity Brian has despite his hard earned fatigue. I will only add
that we have heard from many across the state who, prior to MDI's plan being
rejected by the Commissioner, something she says she did reluctantly and
only because she had no other choice, were planning to use that plan as a
model for their own. With the passage of LD 2323 we are assured that our
original plan can and will be approved. Hopefully that is good news for
those folks.

LD 2323 is certainly not perfect and it leaves lots of needs unaddressed. If
repeal is not realized, hopefully it is an important piece of a bigger
solution to come in the next legislature. It is certainly better than just
the "non-controversial fixes" of LD 1932.

Paul

-----Original Message-----
From: local-maine-schools-bounces at mainetalk.org
[mailto:local-maine-schools-bounces at mainetalk.org] On Behalf Of Brian
Hubbell
Sent: Friday, April 18, 2008 9:13 AM
To: local-maine-schools at mainetalk.org
Subject: Re: [Local-Maine-Schools] LD 2323 and the Play by Play

Thank you, George and Skip.

Skip and I may differ in our interpretations on the merits of this
legislation.  But, as I know many of you are very interested for
practical reasons, let me try my own quick summary.  The MDI
delegation didn't get to its respective beds until somewhat after 2:00
this morning.  So lucidity this morning may still be bit out of my
reach.

In short, we believe that LD 2323 allows MDI to operate it's schools
essentially as we do now, as we proposed in the reorganization plan we
submitted last November, and as we would have had LD 1932 not been
vetoed.

We have some confidence in that belief as it has been explicitly
confirmed by both our own lawyer, Dick Spencer, and by Commissioner
Gendron.

So in this respect we understand LD 2323 to represent some very
significant movement from the Governor and the Department of Education
toward local needs and, as such, we believe that this should be taken
as a significant accomplishment for those on all sides who have stuck
to the work of negotiation even through the darkest hours.

I understand that there are those who are still very disappointed and
frustrated that the some of the specific pieces of the amended version
of LD 1932 aren't included in 2323.  And it very well may be that more
legislative work remains to be done to ensure that all school
districts in other areas can also meet their particular needs.

But the framework of alternative reorganization structures that LD
2323 allows is, in significant ways, as open-ended in options as local
school districts want to make them, as long as they represent coherent
regional systems with the same core functions that were proposed under
LD 1932..  I hope that others see some advantages in this lack of
Departmental prescription and give this approach a fair test and
challenge on their own.

Also, I want to say that we have local legislators who have worked
hard and with passion on both sides of this bill -- and I think that
is a credit to each of them.  No matter which way they ended up
voting, their constituents should have no doubt that their
representatives agonized valiantly over what the best route was
through this complex and imperfect landscape toward uncertain outcome
and that, in the end, each did what they thought was in the best
interest of their districts.

We have honorable allies of past year who probably will not reach the
same conclusion. But, as Representative MacDonald from Boothbay
observed yesterday, in a prolonged struggle such as this, sometimes
it's hard to recognize when fair solutions have been won under the
hard constraints of circumstance.  From my own view, I think this
represents one of those resolutions.

----------------------------------------
On Fri, Apr 18, 2008 at 7:57 AM, skipgreenlaw <skipg at hypernet.com> wrote:
> Good morning,
>
>  I concur with your expression of appreciation to Brian Hubbell for his
>  play by play description of the House debate last night , George.
>
>  Unfortunately, I believe that the legislature is poised to enact today
the
>  late night "fix it" to which to refer.  The scariest part is not so much
>  that it will be passed "late at night", but that it will be passed
without
>  the ap-
>  propriate examination by the members of the legislature.  On Wednesday,
one
>  of the most respected members of the education committee was asking Judy
>  Sproule and me for information about the draft that was circulating that
>  day.  Sue Gendron, Commissioner of Education, was holding non-stop
meetings
>  with legislators and others
>  (including Judy and me).  The bill was then being tweaked, as the law was
>  last year, to accomodate wishes of certain legislators.  The bill was
only
>  printed late Wednesday before the Senate voted on it Wednesday night.
Most
>  legislators feel that they are under such pressure to do something before
>  they adjourn so that they can come home and tell their constituents that
>  they did the best they could.  Their best is not good enough.
>
>  Sincerely,
>  Skip Greenlaw
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>  From: "George Crawford" <crawford at prexar.com>
>  To: <local-maine-schools at mainetalk.org>
>  Sent: Friday, April 18, 2008 6:58 AM
>  Subject: [Local-Maine-Schools] LD 2323 and the Play by Play
>
>
>  >A big thank you to Brian Hubbell for the play by play in the Legislature
>  >and the battles over LD2323. It keeps us informed of those who can't be
>  >there. I hope the Legislature doesn't pass another late night fix with
>  >looking at the consquences like they did last June!
>  >
>  > George Crawford
>  > Harrington, Maine
>  >
>  >
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From sparkflashgap at gmail.com  Fri Apr 18 16:23:15 2008
From: sparkflashgap at gmail.com (Brian Hubbell)
Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2008 12:23:15 -0400
Subject: [Local-Maine-Schools] LD 2323
In-Reply-To: <c10c74f40804172008n32cf7117n6f345ab51752d238@mail.gmail.com>
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	<c10c74f40804171837odb40211u584af2a5a6776774@mail.gmail.com>
	<c10c74f40804171838i35d2df56wdf1512815456adff@mail.gmail.com>
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	<c10c74f40804172008n32cf7117n6f345ab51752d238@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <c10c74f40804180923r15bddd62x31da0f84190a4b57@mail.gmail.com>

After heartfelt remarks in opposition by Senators Raye, Sherman,
Nutting, Weston, and Dow along with a family feud by anecdotal proxy
between Senators Turner and Raye, the Senate just enacted LD2323:

22-12.

----------------------------------------------------

On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 11:08 PM, Brian Hubbell <sparkflashgap at gmail.com> wrote:
> Back in the House, Rep. Schatz moves to reconsider engrossment:
>  Motion fails: 48-84
>
>  Enacted by the House: 92-41
>
>  Senate will reconvene Friday morning at 10:00 to consider enactment.
>
>  That's it for this evening.
>
>  ----------------------------------------------
>
>
>
>  On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 10:14 PM, Brian Hubbell <sparkflashgap at gmail.com> wrote:
>  > Now in the Senate, Senator Raye is offering Senate amendment S-682
>  >  http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/billtexts/LD232312.asp
>  >
>  >  Which contains provision to withdraw from RSUs, allow Regional School
>  >  Unions, and re-introduce the Gooley/Carter minimum size exceptions due
>  >  to low density of population
>  >
>  >  Amendment is indefinitely postponed: 19-16
>  >
>  >  Senate concurs with House:
>  >  21-14
>  >
>  >  LD 2323 is now sent forthwith back to House for enactment.
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >  -------------------------------
>  >
>  >  On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 9:38 PM, Brian Hubbell <sparkflashgap at gmail.com> wrote:
>  >  > Amended only by the addition of the LD 2280 language, the House passed
>  >  >  2323 to be engrossed under the gavel.
>  >  >
>  >  >  ---------------------------------
>  >  >
>  >  >
>  >  >
>  >  >  On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 9:37 PM, Brian Hubbell <sparkflashgap at gmail.com> wrote:
>  >  >  > Rep Clark introduced House amendment F, delaying the time frame until 2010
>  >  >  >  H-1039
>  >  >  >  http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/billtexts/LD232306.asp
>  >  >  >
>  >  >  >  Amendment is indefinitely postponed by a vote of 77-60.
>  >  >  >
>  >  >  >  -----------------
>  >  >  >
>  >  >  >
>  >  >  >
>  >  >  >
>  >  >  >
>  >  >  >
>  >  >  >
>  >  >  >
>  >  >  >  On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 9:32 PM, Brian Hubbell <sparkflashgap at gmail.com> wrote:
>  >  >  >  > Rep Farrington moved House amendment 'G', removing emergency preamble
>  >  >  >  >  and adds the text of LD 2280, the "non-controversial" items from the
>  >  >  >  >  Ed Committee's "bucket bill A"which is currently stalled in the
>  >  >  >  >  Senate.
>  >  >  >  >
>  >  >  >  >  H-1041
>  >  >  >  >  http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/billtexts/LD232310.asp
>  >  >  >  >
>  >  >  >  >  Adopted under the gavel.
>  >  >  >  >
>  >  >  >  >  -----------------------------------------
>  >  >  >  >
>  >  >  >  >
>  >  >  >  >
>  >  >  >  >  On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 9:16 PM, Brian Hubbell <sparkflashgap at gmail.com> wrote:
>  >  >  >  >  > House is back in session.
>  >  >  >  >  >
>  >  >  >  >  >  ------------------------------------------------
>  >  >  >  >  >
>  >  >  >  >  >
>  >  >  >  >  >
>  >  >  >  >  >  On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 6:56 PM, Brian Hubbell <sparkflashgap at gmail.com> wrote:
>  >  >  >  >  >  > Rep Johnson's amendments for a Private and Special Act for Greenville has
>  >  >  >  >  >  > been indefinitely postponed:  82-51
>  >  >  >  >  >  >
>  >  >  >  >  >  > Rep Johnson's amendment for an exemption for isolated communities more than
>  >  >  >  >  >  > 25 miles apart has been indefinitely postponed: 73-60
>  >  >  >  >  >  >
>  >  >  >  >  >  >
>  >  >  >  >  >  >
>  >  >  >  >  >  > ---------------------------------------
>  >  >  >  >  >  >
>  >  >  >  >  >  >
>  >  >  >  >  >  >
>  >  >  >  >  >  > On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 6:46 PM, Brian Hubbell <sparkflashgap at gmail.com>
>  >  >  >  >  >  > wrote:
>  >  >  >  >  >  > > Silsby's amendment was indefinitely postponed. Vote was: 100-33
>  >  >  >  >  >  > >
>  >  >  >  >  >  > > As a correction, please note that this amendment was to removed the budget
>  >  >  >  >  >  > validation requirement only for municipalities with charters, not for every
>  >  >  >  >  >  > district.
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>  >  >  >  >  >  > > On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 6:21 PM, Brian Hubbell <sparkflashgap at gmail.com>
>  >  >  >  >  >  > wrote:
>  >  >  >  >  >  > >
>  >  >  >  >  >  > > > Rep Silsby is now advancing an amendment to postpone the requirement for
>  >  >  >  >  >  > budget validation.
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>  >  >  >  >  >  > > > On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 5:46 PM, Brian Hubbell <sparkflashgap at gmail.com>
>  >  >  >  >  >  > wrote:
>  >  >  >  >  >  > > >
>  >  >  >  >  >  > > > > Rep Schatz moved to indefinitely postpone LD2323.
>  >  >  >  >  >  > > > >
>  >  >  >  >  >  > > > > After extensive remarks form the floor, the motion failed:
>  >  >  >  >  >  > > > > 47-83
>  >  >  >  >  >  > > > >
>  >  >  >  >  >  > > > > The bill is now tabled until later this evening.
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>  >  >  >  >  >  > > > > On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 4:38 PM, Brian Hubbell
>  >  >  >  >  >  > <sparkflashgap at gmail.com> wrote:
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>  >  >  >  >  >  > > > > > ..is under debate at present in the House
>  >  >  >  >  >  > > > > >
>  >  >  >  >  >  > > > > > Video link:
>  >  >  >  >  >  > > > > > http://janus.state.me.us/legis/house_video_director.asp
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From sparkflashgap at gmail.com  Fri Apr 18 20:19:25 2008
From: sparkflashgap at gmail.com (Brian Hubbell)
Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:19:25 -0400
Subject: [Local-Maine-Schools] "Repeal" bill, LD 2281 dies in Senate
In-Reply-To: <c10c74f40804181318x3c7455a3n50ee612959884542@mail.gmail.com>
References: <c10c74f40804181318x3c7455a3n50ee612959884542@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <c10c74f40804181319g4d9be036x70397e82616b48c8@mail.gmail.com>

The Senate vote to remove the 'repeal' amendment from LD 2281 was
17-17, so the motion failed.

Then, by a vote of 20-14 the Senate voted to indefinitely postpone LD 2181.

Subsequently, they also indefinitely postponed LD 2280, as its
provisions had been amended into 2323 as enacted.



From sparkflashgap at gmail.com  Fri Apr 18 21:16:07 2008
From: sparkflashgap at gmail.com (Brian Hubbell)
Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2008 17:16:07 -0400
Subject: [Local-Maine-Schools] Governor signs LD 2323
Message-ID: <c10c74f40804181416o4202e711nb7ad0e06b0ef256@mail.gmail.com>

Representative Koffman just phoned to tell me that the Governor has
just signed LD 2323.



