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L.D. 2221—Resolve, Directing the State Board of Education to Amend Chapter 115: The Credentialing of Education Personnel, a Major Substantive Rule of the State Board of Education

L.D. 2214—An Act to Make Supplemental Appropriations and Allocations for the Expenditures of State Government, General Fund and Other Funds and to Change Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2024 and June 30, 2025

L.D. 2182—Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of Chapter 132: Learning Results: Parameters for Essential Instruction, a Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Education - Construction

L.D. 2181—Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of Chapter 61: State Board of Education Rules for Major Capital School Construction Projects, a Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Education, State Board of Education - Construction

L.D. 2180—Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of Chapter 101: Maine Unified Special Education Regulation Birth to Age Twenty-Two, a Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Education - Special Education

L.D. 2179—Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of Chapter 64: Maine School Facilities Program and School Revolving Renovation Fund, a Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Education and the Maine Municipal Bond Bank

L.D. 2170—An Act to Prioritize School Construction Projects for Schools Affected by Disasters - Construction

L.D. 2157—An Act to Prohibit Tobacco Sales near Schools

L.D. 2145—Resolve, to Add Members to the Maine Semiquincentennial Commission and Set the Compensation Rate for Commission Members

L.D. 2142—An Act to Correct Outdated References in and Relating to the Maine Human Rights Act

L.D. 2140—An Act to Enact the Interstate Social Work Licensure Compact

L.D. 2133—An Act to Expand the Use of Career and Technical Education Centers in the Development of the Electrician Workforce

L.D. 2131—An Act to Support Extended Learning Opportunities - Curriculum

L.D. 2120—An Act to Fund the Delivery of Educational Services to Children with Special Needs as Required by State and Federal Law in Special Purpose Private Preschools - Funding

L.D. 2118—An Act to Provide Funding to the Maine School of Science and Mathematics Using the School Funding Formula Criteria - Funding

L.D. 2116—An Act to Require Flame-retardant Seats on New School Buses

L.D. 2107—An Act Regarding Department of Education Reliance on Criminal Background Checks Required by the Department of Health and Human Services

L.D. 2089—An Act to Require Schools to Provide Instruction Regarding Prevention of the Illegal Use of Fentanyl and Other Drugs and Drug Poisoning Awareness in Grades 6 to 12 and to Establish Drug Poisoning Awareness Week - Curriculum

L.D. 2072—An Act to Amend the Laws Governing Motor Vehicles

L.D. 2042—An Act to Update the Laws Governing Education in the Unorganized Territory

L.D. 2016—An Act to Implement Recommendations of the Distributed Generation Stakeholder Group

L.D. 2002—An Act to Provide Incentives to Schools That Contract for Certain Social Work and Family Therapy Services - Funding

L.D. 2001—An Act to Establish the African American Studies Advisory Council and Require Funding for African American Studies - Curriculum; Teachers

L.D. 1964—An Act to Implement the Recommendations of the Commission to Develop a Paid Family and Medical Leave Benefits Program

L.D. 1953—RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Establish a Parental Bill of Rights - School Boards; Teachers; Administrators; Curriculum; Special Education

L.D. 1942—An Act to Ensure Equity in Career and Technical Education Staffing Support Ratios Across Varied Regions of the State - Teachers

L.D. 1927—An Act to Create the Rural Prosperity Council

L.D. 1899—An Act to Establish a Maine Commercial Driver's License for Use Within State Borders

L.D. 1898—An Act to Ensure That a Teacher Who Participates in the Prevention of Dangerous Behavior Is Protected Under a Collective Bargaining Agreement - Teachers

L.D. 1892—An Act to Make Student Transfer Agreements Renew Automatically Except in Certain Circumstances - Administration

L.D. 1861—An Act to Reduce Chronic Student Absenteeism - Administration; Teachers

 L.D. 1860—An Act to Create the Educational Opportunity Account Program - Funding

L.D. 1845—An Act to Regulate Outdoor Lighting

L.D. 1842—Resolve, to Support Energy Upgrades at Maine Public Schools and Ensure That New School Construction Meets Current Energy Efficiency Standards - Construction

L.D. 1841—An Act to Establish the Hope and Inclusion Scholarship Program - Funding

L.D. 1838—An Act to Create the Empowerment Scholarship Account Program - Funding

L.D. 1837—An Act to Increase Oral Health Services

L.D. 1833—An Act to Amend the Definition of "Educational Institution" Under the Maine Human Rights Act to Include Single-sex Educational Institutions

L.D. 1831—Resolve, Relating to the Employment of Minors

L.D. 1823—An Act to Respect and Protect the Right to Food - Funding; Curriculum

L.D. 1820—An Act to Expand Access to Good Jobs with Better Career and Technical Education

L.D. 1817—An Act to Support Outdoor Education by Establishing the Outdoor School for All Maine Students Program

L.D. 1809—An Act to Prohibit Health Care Services Without Parental Consent - School Boards

L.D. 1800—An Act Regarding Parental Rights in Education

L.D. 1799—An Act to Expand Maine's High-quality Early Learning and Care for Children by Increasing Public Preschool Opportunities in Communities

L.D. 1798—An Act to Support School Choice by Establishing Empowerment Scholarship Accounts - Funding

L.D. 1773—An Act to Increase the State's Share of the Cost of Health Insurance for Retired Teachers - Teachers

L.D. 1769—An Act Concerning Students Who Experience Educational Disruption Due to Temporary or Permanent Changes Where They Live

L.D. 1764—An Act Regarding the Charge for Research Time by State Agencies for Freedom of Access Act Requests

L.D. 1756—An Act to Protect Employee Freedom of Speech

L.D. 1748—An Act to Reform the School Budget Referendum Process by Limiting the Circumstances in Which Referenda Occur

L.D. 1746—An Act to Require Responsible Contracting Practices for Public Construction Projects - Construction

L.D. 1741—An Act to Promote Educational Opportunity Through the Educational Choice Tax Credit Program, Eliminating Certain Restrictions on Charter Schools and Virtual Public Charter Schools, Allowing More Entities to Authorize Charter Schools and Clarifying Educational Policy on Immunization Requirements - Charter Schools

L.D. 1728—An Act to Ensure Access to Federally Approved Opioid Overdose-reversing Medication

L.D. 1726—An Act to Build Maine's Economy by Supporting Child Care for Working Families

L.D. 1707—An Act to Allow Workers to Work Without Having to Pay Labor Organization Service Fees

L.D. 1703—An Act to Amend the Maine Equal Pay Law by Prohibiting Pay Discrimination Based on Race

L.D. 1702—Resolve, to Establish the Commission to Improve the Educational Experience of People Who Are Resettling in Maine

L.D. 1699—An Act to Amend the Freedom of Access Act and Related Provisions

L.D. 1697—An Act to Implement Background Checks for School Board Members - School Boards

L.D. 1682—An Act to Create the Maine Experiential Education Program - Curriculum; Teachers

L.D. 1663—An Act to Add Political Affiliation as a Protected Class to the Maine Human Rights Act

L.D. 1649—An Act to Support Local Governments in Responding to Freedom of Access Act Requests

L.D. 1647—An Act to Prohibit Discrimination Against Cannabis Establishment Owners and Employees and Cannabis Users

L.D. 1643—An Act Regarding Instructional Materials, Surveys, Analyses, Evaluations and Events at Public Schools

L.D. 1642—An Act to Strengthen the Teaching of Wabanaki Studies in Maine Schools - Curriculum

L.D. 1636—An Act to Ensure the Right to Work Without Payment of Dues or Fees to a Labor Union

L.D. 1634—An Act to Grant Municipalities the Authority to Set Certain Lower Motor Vehicle Speed Limits Without a Department of Transportation Speed Study

L.D. 1609—An Act to Prevent Student Homelessness

L.D. 1608—An Act to Address Teacher Shortages Through Financial Assistance and Career Advancement Opportunities - Teachers

L.D. 1607—An Act to Stabilize the Pension Funds of the Maine Public Employees Retirement System - Teachers

L.D. 1606—An Act to Finance Clean Energy and Infrastructure in Maine - Funding

L.D. 1592—An Act to Amend the Law Governing Special Motions to Dismiss to Include Workplace and Title IX Claims

L.D. 1589—Resolve, Directing the Department of Education to Adopt Rules Prohibiting Teachers in Public Schools from Engaging in Political, Ideological and Religious Advocacy in the Classroom - Teachers

L.D. 1588—An Act to Provide Public Sector Labor Unions Reasonable Access to Information Regarding Employees

L.D. 1571—An Act to Provide Meaningful Public Participation at Local School Board Meetings - School Boards

L.D. 1567—An Act to Create a Training Program for School Board Members and Establish School Board Meeting Standards - School Boards

L.D. 1565—Resolve, to Establish a Pilot Program to Provide Grants to Expand Age Eligibility for Life Skills and Vocational Programs in Public Schools - Funding

L.D. 1562—An Act to Protect the Retirement of State Employees and Teachers by Establishing Standards for Fiduciary Responsibility - Teachers

L.D. 1557—An Act to Increase and Enhance School Safety by Allowing Individuals with Concealed Carry Permits to Possess Handguns on School Property - School Safety

L.D. 1547—An Act to Temporarily Prohibit the State from Mandating COVID-19 Vaccinations

L.D. 1532—An Act to Require the Timely Reimbursement by the State of Costs Incurred by a School Administrative Unit for Special Education Programs - Special Education

L.D. 1528—Resolve, to Establish a Pilot Program and Convene a Work Group Regarding the Provision of Services by the Child Development Services System

L.D. 1527—An Act to Promote the Community School Program - Funding

L.D. 1526—An Act to Provide Grants to Support Reading Proficiency Programming in Schools - Funding; Curriculum

L.D. 1520—Resolve, Directing the Department of Education and Department of Health and Human Services to Study Placing Child Care Facilities in Secondary Schools

L.D. 1518—An Act Regarding the Rights of Parents to Withdraw Their Children from Public School Classes or Activities That Include Certain Controversial Viewpoints - Curriculum

L.D. 1510—An Act to Provide Grants to Promote Innovative Learning Strategies - Funding; Curriculum

L.D. 1501—An Act to Protect Maine Citizens from Discrimination by Including Vaccination Status as a Protected Class

L.D. 1499—An Act Regarding Penalties for Early Retirement for Certain Members of the Maine Public Employees Retirement System - Teachers

L.D. 1491—An Act to Support Rural Education - Teachers

L.D. 1472—Resolve, Directing the Department of Education and the Maine Municipal Bond Bank to Amend Their Rules Regarding the Maine School Facilities Finance Program and the School Revolving Renovation Fund - Funding

L.D. 1458—An Act to Increase Funding for the Maine School of Science and Mathematics - Funding

L.D. 1443—An Act to Establish a Recall Process for Public School Board Members - School Boards

L.D. 1442—An Act to Recognize an Association of Early Childhood Educators as an Educational Advisory Organization

L.D. 1425—An Act to Strengthen Freedom of Access Protections by Allowing Remote Meetings to Be Recorded

L.D. 1423—An Act to Increase the Limits on Awards for Compensatory and Punitive Damages Under the Maine Human Rights Act

L.D. 1422—An Act to End Homelessness and Assist Students Who Are Homeless by Establishing a Housing Voucher Program and Providing Site-based Housing Services

L.D. 1421—An Act to Provide Funds to the Maine Indian Education School District - Funding

L.D. 1420—An Act to Strengthen Maine's Elementary and Secondary Education System by Clarifying Purposes and Procedures for Reviews of Schools

L.D. 1415—An Act to Expand Access to School Construction Funding - Construction

L.D. 1410—An Act to Hold School Employees Civilly Liable for Failure to Notify Parents Regarding Medical Issues of Students Under 18 Years of Age

L.D. 1403—An Act to Promote Minimum Wage Consistency by Limiting the Authority of Municipalities Regarding Minimum Hourly Pay

L.D. 1402—An Act to Provide an Additional Allocation in the School Funding Formula to Cover Tax-exempt Property or a Large Economically Disadvantaged Student Population - Funding

L.D. 1401—An Act to Protect Officials and Participants at Sporting Events

L.D. 1400—An Act to Allow Social Workers to Diagnose Organic Mental Illnesses

L.D. 1398—An Act to Increase Teacher Salaries - Teachers

L.D. 1397—An Act to Implement the Recommendations of the Right To Know Advisory Committee Concerning Records of Disciplinary Actions Against Public Employees

L.D. 1389—An Act to Establish a Mobile Learning Lab

L.D. 1376—An Act to Create a Livable Wage by Increasing the Minimum Hourly Wage

L.D. 1373—An Act to Allow Employers to Shop for Competitive Health Plan Options by Expanding the Disclosure of Health Claims Information

L.D. 1370—An Act to Simplify the School Budget Validation Process - School Boards

L.D. 1369—An Act to Amend the Essential Programs and Services Funding Formula to Include All Costs for the Transportation of Students - Funding

L.D. 1367—An Act Regarding the Funding Formula for Adult Education - Funding

L.D. 1366—An Act to Address Educational Technician Shortages in Public Schools by Establishing an Alternative Certification Pathway

L.D. 1333—An Act to Protect Children by Modernizing Internet and Digital Media Filtering Requirements for Education

L.D. 1332—An Act to Strengthen Work Equity Regarding Employment of Minors and Unemployment Benefits

L.D. 1326—An Act to Increase School Security Through Design and Protocol - School Safety

L.D. 1322—An Act to Implement the Recommendations of the Right To Know Advisory Committee Concerning Remote Participation

L.D. 1315—An Act to Require Instruction in Schools on Substance Abuse Prevention and Administration of Naloxone Hydrochloride - Curriculum

L.D. 1314—An Act to Establish a Minimum Salary for Educational Specialists, Educational Technicians and School Teaching Professionals - Teachers

L.D. 1309—An Act to Clarify Requirements for Payment of Tuition for Children with Disabilities by the Department of Education's Child Development Services System

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. 1291—An Act to Establish a Grant Program to Provide for Statewide and Equitable Access to Experiential Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Education

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. 1283—Resolve, to Reestablish the Task Force to Study the Creation of a Comprehensive Career and Technical Education System

L.D. 1263—An Act to Require School Identification Cards to Include the Telephone Number of a Suicide Prevention Hotline

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. 1239—An Act to Make General Election Day a State Holiday and to Allow Certain Employees an Opportunity to Vote

L.D. 1237—An Act to Establish a Minimum Hourly Wage for School Support Staff - Teachers

L.D. 1230—Resolve, Directing the Maine Public Employees Retirement System to Study the Creation of an Interstate Compact Concerning the Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset

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. 1208—An Act to Implement the Recommendations of the Right To Know Advisory Committee Concerning Time Estimates for Responding to Public Records Requests

L.D. 1203—An Act to Clarify Deadlines in the Freedom of Access Act and Disclosure Provisions in the Intelligence and Investigative Record Information Act

L.D. 1199—An Act to Provide Transparency in Public School Curricula - Curriculum

L.D. 1196—An Act to Require Public Schools to Allow Parents and Guardians to Opt Out Their Children with Respect to Portions of the Curriculum - 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. 1164—An Act to Continue the Department of Education Diploma Program Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic

L.D. 1160—Resolve, Directing the Department of Education to Conduct a Study on the Equity of the State Education Subsidy Formula - Funding

L.D. 1158—An Act to Recognize the Critical Nature of Workforce Development Through Career and Technical Education by Establishing an Adjustment for Career and Technical Education Centers in the School Funding Formula - Funding

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. 1128—An Act to Address Student Hunger and Nutrition Through Expanded Access to Free Milk in Schools

L.D. 1113—An Act to Require Transparency Regarding School Construction Spending - Construction; Funding

L.D. 1106—An Act to Improve the Transition to Adult Services for Children with Intellectual Disabilities

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. 1096—An Act to Help Retired Teachers and State Employees Keep Pace with Inflation by Matching the Cost-of-living Adjustment for Social Security Benefits - Teachers

L.D. 1095—An Act to Amend the Laws Regarding Public Sector Bargaining in Public Schools by Providing an Exemption to the Time Limit on Negotiations - Negotiations

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. 1084—An Act to Enhance Wildlife Conservation Efforts and Preserve Sporting Heritage by Making the Elements of a Hunter Safety Course a Part of Public School Curriculum - Curriculum

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. 1057—An Act to Promote Consumer Protections in the Residential Building Sector by Requiring Contractors and Subcontractors to Supply Evidence of Insurance - Construction

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. 1033—An Act Regarding the Issuing of Diplomas for Students at the Long Creek Youth Development Center

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. 1020—Resolve, Directing the Department of Education to Update Course Requirements for Certification of Industrial Arts Teachers and to Finally Adopt Major Substantive Rules

L.D. 1018—An Act to Increase the Membership of the State Board of Education and Review the Board's Responsibilities, Functions and Staffing

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. 955—An Act to Address Shortages of School Support Staff by Increasing the Minimum Hourly Wage for Those Staff

L.D. 951—An Act to Amend the State Education Funding Formula to Create Equity Between Municipalities by Adding Median Income to the Formula - Funding

L.D. 949—An Act to Protect Workers from Employer Surveillance

L.D. 948—An Act to Create a Liaison Position Between the Department of Education and the Department of Health and Human Services on Early Childhood Education Matters

L.D. 947—An Act to Support the Distribution of Free Summer Lunches for Children and to Create a Program to Distribute Leftover School Food Within Communities

L.D. 936—An Act to Require Disclosure of Pay Ranges and Record Keeping of Pay History

L.D. 930—An Act to Allow Only Students of Female Gender to Participate in Women's and Girls' Scholastic Sports

L.D. 921—An Act to Allow the Local Foods Fund for Public Schools to Be Used for Processed and Value-added Maine Food Products - Funding

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. 889—An Act to Better Support the Educational Attainment of Low and Moderate-income Communities by Providing Additional Funding to Certain School Administrative Units - Funding

L.D. 873—An Act to Continue the Department of Education Diploma Program Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic - Curriculum

L.D. 870—An Act to Strengthen Freedom of Speech Protections by Extending Laws Against Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation

L.D. 869—An Act to Protect Education Access by Prohibiting a Mandate for Schoolchildren for a COVID-19 Vaccine or a Vaccine Under an Emergency Use Authorization

L.D. 867—An Act Regarding Undesignated Ready-to-use Glucagon Rescue Therapies in Schools - Teachers

L.D. 863—An Act to Require an Analysis Prior to the Start of State-funded Building Construction over $1,000,000

L.D. 855—An Act to Provide That the Minimum Wage Increases by the Rolling Average of the Cost of Living of the Previous 3 Years

L.D. 837—An Act to Ensure College Credit Classes Taken in Secondary School Are Credited at the University Level

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. 697—Resolve, to Study the Effects of 5G Technology on Bird, Bee and Insect Populations and the Effects of Long-term Exposure on Children

L.D. 684—An Act to Implement Pilot Programs with Publicly Funded Day Care and Early Childhood Education

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. 668—An Act to Protect Maine Taxpayers by Requiring a Person to Be a United States Citizen to Receive General Assistance Benefits and to Ensure Municipal Compliance with Federal Immigration Laws - Funding

L.D. 667—An Act to Impose a Tax Surcharge on Certain Incomes - Funding

L.D. 635—An Act to Allow a Retired Law Enforcement Officer to Serve as a School Resource Officer Without Affecting That Officer's Retirement Benefits

L.D. 631—An Act to Change the Notification Law for School Truancy - Administration

L.D. 618—An Act to Eliminate Critical Race Theory, Social and Emotional Learning and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion from School Curricula - Curriculum

L.D. 617—An Act to Foster Career and Technical Education in Maine Schools by Creating an Additional Pathway to Certify Industrial Arts Teachers - Teachers

L.D. 571—An Act to Develop Maine's Entry-level Workforce

L.D. 570—Resolve, to Provide Information to Maine's School Administrators and Maine Communities About the Financial Advantages of Modern Wood Heating

L.D. 559—An Act to Increase the Number of Hours Certain Minor Students May Work Under Certain Circumstances

L.D. 551—An Act to Strengthen Maine Citizens' Second Amendment Rights by Allowing the Discharge of Firearms on Private Property That Is Within 500 Feet of School Property in Certain Circumstances - School Safety

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. 489—An Act to Provide Equal Educational Opportunity by Adopting Rules Ensuring Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Protected Class Status in Educational Institutions

L.D. 485—Resolve, to Amend the Rules Regarding Athletic Director Qualifications

L.D. 477—Resolve, Directing the Department of Education, Maine School Safety Center to Convene a Stakeholder Group to Develop Best Practices for Lockdown Drills and Allowing Parents to Opt Out of Lockdown Drills for Their Children - School Safety

L.D. 474—An Act to Improve Collaboration Between Mandatory Reporters and Law Enforcement in the Investigation of Alleged Child Abuse and Neglect

L.D. 436—An Act to Provide Career and Technical Education Students with Credit Toward High School Graduation for Work Completed in Career and Technical Education Centers and Regions - Curriculum

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. 394—Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Chapter 117: Rule Regarding the Duties of School Counselors and School Social Workers, a Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Education

L.D. 393—Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of Chapter 33: Rules Governing Physical Restraint and Seclusion, a Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Education

L.D. 386—An Act to Assist Schools with Heating and Transportation Fuel Costs During the School Year - School Funding

L.D. 385—Resolve, Directing the Department of Education to Examine Alternative Metrics for Determining the Disadvantaged Student Factor in the School Funding Formula - 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. 343—An Act to Invest in an Educational Technician Training Program to Address Shortages in Public Schools

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. 222—An Act to Require Students to Demonstrate Knowledge of the Constitution of Maine and the United States Constitution - Curriculum

L.D. 204—An Act to Ensure Safe Access to Schools by Implementing Interlocking Door Controller Technology - School Safety

L.D. 193—An Act to Provide Excess General Fund Revenue to the School Revolving Renovation Fund and the Education Stabilization Fund - Funding

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. 123—An Act to Eliminate the Educational Purposes Exception to the Prohibition on the Dissemination of Obscene Matter to Minors

L.D. 112—An Act to Increase the State's Share of Retired Teacher Health Insurance - Teachers

L.D. 111—An Act Requiring the State to Pay a Share of a Retired State Employee's or Retired Teacher's Premium for Medicare Part B Under Medicare Advantage - Teachers

L.D. 100—An Act to Require an Annual Financial Audit of a Private School Approved for Tuition Purposes

L.D. 98—An Act to Update the Special Education Laws - Special Education

L.D. 79—An Act to Ensure a High-quality Education for Students with Disabilities by Clarifying the Definition of "State Agency Client" and Who Provides Special Education Programs and Services - Special Education

L.D. 70—An Act to Eliminate the Cap on Retirement Benefits for State Employees and Teachers to Which a Cost-of-living Adjustment Is Made - Teachers

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. 59—An Act to Prohibit Inclusion of the COVID-19 Vaccine in the Universal Childhood Immunization Program

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