126th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 961		LR 907(01)
	An Act To Ensure Safe School Grounds
	Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement for Original Bill
	Sponsor: Rep. Nelson of Falmouth
	Committee: Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement
State Mandate - Unfunded
			FY 2013-14	FY 2014-15	Projections  FY 2015-16	Projections  FY 2016-17
Net Cost (Savings)
	General Fund		$16,250	$0	$0	$0
Appropriations/Allocations
	General Fund		$16,250	$0	$0	$0
State Mandates
	Required Activity				Unit Affected	Local Cost
	Requires local school administrative units to change from an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approach to pest management to organic techniques.				School	Significant statewide
	The required local activities in this bill may represent a State mandate pursuant to the Constitution of Maine.  Unless General Fund appropriations are provided to fund at least 90% of the additional costs or a Mandate Preamble is amended to the bill and two-thirds of the members of each House vote to exempt this mandate from the funding requirement, municipalities may not be required to implement these changes.
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	The impact to local school administrative units may include additional costs associated with monitoring for pests and disease, training and redevelopment of the annual facility maintenance plan.
	The School Finance and Operations program within the Department of Education will require a one-time General Fund appropriation of $16,250 in fiscal year 2013-14 for the costs associated with hiring a landscape architect to develop a landscaping design for newly constructed school facilities that will minimize or eliminate the need to use pesticides.