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LD1069 • 2025

Resolve, Directing the Department of Education to Review Personal Finance Course Offerings in Maine Schools and Convene a Working Group of Relevant Stakeholders

Resolve, Directing the Department of Education to Review Personal Finance Course Offerings in Maine Schools and Convene a Working Group of Relevant Stakeholders

Education
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
President Matthea Daughtry
Last action
2026-01-11
Official status
Became Law without Governor's Signature
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Resolve, Directing the Department of Education to Review Personal Finance Course Offerings in Maine Schools and Convene a Working Group of Relevant Stakeholders

Resolve, Directing the Department of Education to Review Personal Finance Course Offerings in Maine Schools and Convene a Working Group of Relevant Stakeholders Sponsor: President Matthea Daughtry Reference committee: Education and Cultural Affairs Governor action: Became Law without Governor's Signature

What This Bill Does

  • Resolve, Directing the Department of Education to Review Personal Finance Course Offerings in Maine Schools and Convene a Working Group of Relevant Stakeholders Sponsor: President Matthea Daughtry Reference committee: Education and Cultural Affairs Governor action: Became Law without Governor's Signature

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR1185(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR1185(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 1069 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • S- ) 3EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS 4 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate.
  • 5STATE OF MAINE 6SENATE 7132ND LEGISLATURE 8FIRST SPECIAL SESSION 9 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “ ” to S.P.
Sponsored By Senator Rotundo of Androscoggin , Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR1185(04) SENATE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR1185(04) SENATE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 1069 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • S- ) 3 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate.
  • 4STATE OF MAINE 5SENATE 6132ND LEGISLATURE 7FIRST SPECIAL SESSION 8 SENATE AMENDMENT “ ” to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “A” to S.P.

Bill History

  1. 2026-01-11 Governor

    Became Law without Governor's Signature

  2. 2025-07-08 Senate

    HELD BY THE GOVERNOR.

  3. 2025-06-25 House

    FINALLY PASSED . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  4. 2025-06-06 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP-AM/ONTP

  5. 2025-05-13 Committee

    Work Session Held

  6. 2025-05-13 Committee

    Voted; Divided Report

  7. 2025-03-14 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs.

Official Summary Text

Resolve, Directing the Department of Education to Review Personal Finance Course Offerings in Maine Schools and Convene a Working Group of Relevant Stakeholders
Sponsor:
President Matthea Daughtry
Reference committee:
Education and Cultural Affairs
Governor action:
Became Law without Governor's Signature

Current Bill Text

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Page 1 - 132LR1185(06)
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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S.P. 454 - L.D. 1069
Resolve, Directing the Department of Education to Review Personal Finance
Course Offerings in Maine Schools and Convene a Working Group of
Relevant Stakeholders
Sec. 1. Personal finance; school survey. Resolved: That the Department of
Education shall administer a survey to all school administrative units in the State to collect
data and information on the status of personal finance education in schools. The survey
must include, but is not limited to:
1. Whether personal finance is taught as a discrete course or the personal finance
standards contained in the statewide system of learning results, as established in the Maine
Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 6209, are integrated into other social studies courses;
2. If personal finance is not taught as a discrete course, the name and curriculum of the
courses into which personal finance learning standards are integrated;
3. To which grade levels discrete personal finance courses are offered; and
4. The number of students enrolled in discrete personal finance courses and the number
of instructional hours those students receive in personal finance.
The Department of Education shall submit a report based on the results of the survey
to the Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs no later than January
15, 2026.
Sec. 2. Working group. Resolved: That, beginning in January 2026, the
Department of Education shall convene a working group of relevant stakeholders to
develop recommendations on increasing accessibility to personal finance education to
students in the State of all grade levels based on the findings of the report developed
pursuant to section 1. The working group must examine professional development,
curriculum resources, instructional time, staffing and any other supports the working group
considers necessary to expand and strengthen personal finance instruction in school
administrative units. The membership of the working group must include, but is not limited
to:
1. One member representing the Finance Authority of Maine;
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2. One member representing the Maine Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial
Literacy;
3. At least 3 teachers employed in school administrative units in the State who teach
personal finance subject matter; and
4. One member representing the Maine Education Association.
The Department of Education shall submit a report based on the findings and
recommendations of the working group to the Joint Standing Committee on Education and
Cultural Affairs no later than March 1, 2026.
Sec. 3. Appropriations and allocations. Resolved: That the following
appropriations and allocations are made.
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF
Innovative Teaching and Learning Z394
Initiative: Provides one-time funds in fiscal year 2025-26 to support the working group
established to develop recommendations on increasing accessibility to personal finance
education to students of all grade levels in the State.
GENERAL FUND 2025-26 2026-27
All Other $15,000 $0
__________ __________
GENERAL FUND TOTAL $15,000 $0