BILLS WE'RE WATCHING
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Bill categories: Administration; Charter Schools; Construction; Curriculum; Funding; Negotiations; School Boards; School Safety; Special Education; and Teachers.
L.D. 1326—An Act to Increase School Security Through Design and Protocol - School Safety
L.D. 1300—An Act to Give the Governing Board of a Municipality Input into the Budget Developed by a School Board - School Boards
L.D. 1297—An Act to Notify School Boards and Select Boards That Lobbying Associations Are Not Governmental Agencies - School Boards
L.D. 1284—An Act to Require Personal Finance to be Taught as a Separate Course to Obtain a High School Diploma - Curriculum
L.D. 1260—Resolve, to Study Expansion of Civics Education and Engagement Through the Secretary of State - Curriculum
L.D. 1255—An Act to Improve the Security of Voting Places - School Safety
L.D. 1237—An Act to Establish a Minimum Hourly Wage for School Support Staff - Teachers
L.D. 1217—Resolve, to Create a Pilot Program for Alternative Teacher Certification - Teachers
L.D. 1209—An Act to Reinstate the Religious and Philosophical Vaccine Exemptions for Private Schools and Virtual Public Charter Schools - Charter Schools
L.D. 1199—An Act to Provide Transparency in Public School Curricula - Curriculum
L.D. 1190—An Act to Ensure a Fair Workweek by Requiring Notice of Work Schedules
L.D. 1185—An Act to Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue to Recapitalize the School Revolving Renovation Fund - Funding; Construction
L.D. 1183—An Act to Establish the School Meal Equipment and Program Improvement Fund - Funding
L.D. 1181—An Act to Allow for the Recall of an Elected Municipal Official for Any Reason - Board Members
L.D. 1152—An Act to Make Long-term Disability Insurance Coverage Available to Public Employees
L.D. 1144—An Act to Ban Monitoring Software Targeting Maine Students
L.D. 1129—An Act to Enact the Curriculum Transparency Act - Curriculum
L.D. 1113—An Act to Require Transparency Regarding School Construction Spending - Construction; Funding
L.D. 1102—An Act to Authorize a Recall Election for a School Board Member - School Boards
L.D. 1098—An Act to Restore Religious and Philosophical Exemptions Regarding Immunization Requirements -Charter Schools
L.D. 1094—An Act Regarding the Allocation of Funds Awarded to Maine Due to the Opioid Settlement - Funding
L.D. 1089—An Act Regarding the Authorization of Public Charter Schools - Charter Schools
L.D. 1076—An Act to Expand the Use of Traffic Cameras for School and Work Zones
L.D. 1064—An Act to Increase the Minimum Teacher Salary - Teachers
L.D. 1053—An Act to Allow School Activity Buses for Public Schools
L.D. 1042—An Act to Update Youth Sports Concussion and Injury Prevention Protocols
L.D. 1030—An Act Relating to Requirements for School Bus Drivers
L.D. 1022—An Act to Allow School Budget Referenda on the Same Day as Primary Elections
L.D. 1010—An Act to Provide Tax Relief for Working Families
L.D. 1009—An Act Regarding the Reduction and Recycling of Food Waste
L.D. 1008—An Act to Establish a Rating System for Books in School Libraries
L.D. 1002—An Act to Require a Lunch Period of at Least 30 Minutes for Students and Reduce Food Waste
L.D. 999—An Act to Support Family Caregivers by Expanding Family Medical Leave
L.D. 998—An Act to Remove the Cost-of-living Adjustment from the Minimum Wage Laws
L.D. 997—Resolve, to Reduce Workforce Barriers for Mental Health Professionals in Maine
L.D. 992—An Act to Create a Fund for the Abatement and Disposal of Polychlorinated Biphenyls in School Construction Projects - Construction
L.D. 974—An Act to Establish Minimum Pay for Educational Technicians and Other School Support Staff
L.D. 961—An Act Regarding the Right to Request Flexible Working Arrangements for Employees
L.D. 957—An Act Requiring Water Bottle Filling Stations in New and Renovated Public Schools
L.D. 949—An Act to Protect Workers from Employer Surveillance
L.D. 936—An Act to Require Disclosure of Pay Ranges and Record Keeping of Pay History
L.D. 918—An Act to Decrease the Minimum Age to Operate a School Bus
L.D. 892—An Act to Improve School Safety and Preparedness Through Comprehensive Health and Safety and Emergency Management Planning - School Safety
L.D. 873—An Act to Continue the Department of Education Diploma Program Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic - Curriculum
L.D. 867—An Act Regarding Undesignated Ready-to-use Glucagon Rescue Therapies in Schools - Teachers
L.D. 829—An Act to Improve Behavioral Health Support for Students in Public Schools
L.D. 827—An Act to Allow Employees to Request Flexible Work Schedules
L.D. 809—An Act to Allow Regional School Units with School Choice to Opt Out of School Choice
L.D. 808—An Act to Amend Laws Affecting Tuition at State-approved Schools - Funding
L.D. 753—An Act to Allow Retired Teachers and Educational Technicians to Be Recertified - Teachers
L.D. 741—An Act to Prohibit Training Repayment Agreements by Employers
L.D. 738—An Act to Establish a Paid Family and Medical Leave System
L.D. 733—An Act to Require an Annual Itemized Statement of Benefits for Public Employees and Retirees - Teachers; Administrators
L.D. 730—An Act to Provide Traffic Safety Education in Schools - Curriculum
L.D. 725—An Act to Add an Adult Education Pathway to a High School Diploma
L.D. 717—An Act to Adopt the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact
L.D. 712—An Act to Extend or Waive Requirements for Certain Teaching Certificates - Teachers
L.D. 707—An Act to Update the Maine Human Rights Act with Respect to Gender Identity
L.D. 703—An Act to Clarify the Requirements Regarding Fingerprinting Law Enforcement Officers in Schools - School Safety
L.D. 678—An Act to Require Parental Approval for Public School Employees to Use a Name or Pronoun Other than a Child's Given Name or Pronoun Corresponding to the Gender on the Child's Birth Certificate - Teachers; Administrators
L.D. 670—An Act to Protect Birds and Wildlife in the Construction and Maintenance of Public Buildings - School Construction
L.D. 669—An Act to Create the Public Art Fund
L.D. 667—An Act to Impose a Tax Surcharge on Certain Incomes - Funding
L.D. 631—An Act to Change the Notification Law for School Truancy - Administration
L.D. 571—An Act to Develop Maine's Entry-level Workforce
L.D. 519—Resolve, to Conduct a Vehicle-to-grid Pilot Project Using Electric School Buses
L.D. 518—An Act to Allow Armed Security in Schools - School Safety
L.D. 515—An Act to Require School Board Approval of Superintendent Rules and Administrative Procedures - School Boards; Administration
L.D. 513—An Act Regarding Overtime Protections for Certain Maine Workers
L.D. 485—Resolve, to Amend the Rules Regarding Athletic Director Qualifications
L.D. 405—An Act to Prevent False Reporting Leading to Evacuation, Shutdown or Lockdown
L.D. 397—An Act to Allow Sponsorship Signs at Outdoor Athletic Facilities
L.D. 386—An Act to Assist Schools with Heating and Transportation Fuel Costs During the School Year - School Funding
L.D. 381—An Act to Increase School Bus Safety by Requiring Monitors - School Safety
L.D. 373—An Act to Improve Labor Conditions for Maine Workers
L.D. 372—An Act to Increase Enforcement and Accountability for Wage and Hour Violations
L.D. 348—An Act to Make Menstrual Products Available in Certain Schools
L.D. 345—An Act Regarding Educational Policies and Programs
L.D. 338—An Act to Allow Education Funding to Follow the Student - Funding; Charter Schools
L.D. 335—An Act to Improve Educator Certification Response Times - Administration; Teachers
L.D. 324—An Act to Prevent the Wrongful Firing of Maine Workers
L.D. 322—An Act to Improve the Unemployment Insurance System
L.D. 317—An Act Regarding Safe Schools - School Safety
L.D. 301—An Act to Exempt Employers from Providing Earned Paid Leave for Certain Employees
L.D. 293—An Act to Revise the School Funding Formula - Funding
L.D. 280—An Act to Make Maine Schools Safer and Healthier by Increasing the Maximum Debt Service Limit - Funding; School Safety
L.D. 257—An Act to Provide for a Later Starting Time for High Schools
L.D. 254—An Act to Update the Sex Education and Consent Curriculum - Curriculum
L.D. 253—An Act to Add Health and Physical Education Requirements to High School Diploma Standards - Curriculum
L.D. 241—An Act to Reform Education
L.D. 204—An Act to Ensure Safe Access to Schools by Implementing Interlocking Door Controller Technology - School Safety
L.D. 185—An Act to Reduce the Benefit Penalty Imposed on Career Educators Who Retire After 35 Years of Service - Administration; Teachers
L.D. 156—An Act to Require Outdoor Recess Time for Students from Grade 6 to Grade 8
L.D. 154—An Act Regarding Special Education Funding for So-called Minimum Receiver School Administration Units - Special Education; Funding
L.D. 112—An Act to Increase the State's Share of Retired Teacher Health Insurance - Teachers
L.D. 98—An Act to Update the Special Education Laws - Special Education
L.D. 67—An Act to Increase the Number of Educational Professionals by Accepting Out-of-state Certification - Administrators; Teachers
L.D. 62—An Act to Require Antipinch Sensors on School Bus Doors - School Safety
L.D. 52—An Act to Allow Certain School Employees to Carry Firearms on School Property - School Safety
L.D. 51—An Act to Restore Religious and Philosophical Exemptions to Immunization Requirements
L.D. 33—An Act to Expand Access to Career and Technical Education Opportunities for Middle School Students - Curriculum