Maine - Session 132
Title: An Act to Protect Students by Ensuring Schools Have Complete Information About School Employees and Applicants for Employment
This bill would clarify the duties of schools and the Department of Education in vetting applicants for school jobs and investigating school employees accused of alleged misconduct. It would clarify information that must be disclosed to schools by applicants and information schools must verify from applicants. It would require schools to report to the department if an employee leaves employment before an investigation of the employee's alleged misconduct can be completed, require a school to ask the department about any current or previous investigations and clarify that a school must begin an investigation upon any notice of misconduct, even if not a formal complaint.
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| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-03 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-02-10 | Latest Action | The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS. | In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.^ |
| 2026-03-12 | Status | in_committee |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| LD 1089 | An Act to Permanently Fund 55 Percent of the State's Share of Education by Establishing a Tax on Incomes of More than $1,000,000 | failed |
| LD 2008 | An Act to Provide Funding to the Maine School of Science and Mathematics | enrolled |
| LD 2015 | An Act to Require Superintendents of School Administrative Units to Report Data Related to Educator Vacancies | enrolled |
| LD 2046 | An Act to Update Certain Duties Regarding Student Health Related to Communicable and Infectious Disease | enrolled |
| LD 2052 | Resolve, to Study the Use of Technology in Classrooms and Study Safeguards Related to Its Use | 2026-03-19 |
| LD 2098 | An Act to Update Certain Higher Education Statutes and Laws | 2026-03-17 |
| LD 2109 | An Act to Define "Public Education"" and Clarify That a Private School Receiving Approval for Public Tuition Must Be Located in the State" | failed |
| LD 2111 | An Act to Amend the Charter of the Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor Community School District | enrolled |