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An Act Regarding Physical Escort and Restraint and Seclusion of Students in Schools

An Act Regarding Physical Escort and Restraint and Seclusion of Students in Schools

Education
Enacted

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

Sponsor
Representative Holly Sargent
Last action
2025-06-11
Official status
Signed by the Governor
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act Regarding Physical Escort and Restraint and Seclusion of Students in Schools

An Act Regarding Physical Escort and Restraint and Seclusion of Students in Schools Sponsor: Representative Holly Sargent Reference committee: Education and Cultural Affairs Governor action: Signed by the Governor

What This Bill Does

  • An Act Regarding Physical Escort and Restraint and Seclusion of Students in Schools Sponsor: Representative Holly Sargent Reference committee: Education and Cultural Affairs Governor action: Signed by the Governor

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR1814(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR1814(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 1248 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • H- ) 3EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS 4 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Clerk of the House.
  • 5STATE OF MAINE 6HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 7132ND LEGISLATURE 8FIRST SPECIAL SESSION 9 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “ ” to H.P.

Bill History

  1. 2025-06-11 Governor

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-06-05 Senate

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED , in concurrence.

  3. 2025-06-04 House

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  4. 2025-06-02 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP-AM/ONTP

  5. 2025-05-16 Committee

    Work Session Held

  6. 2025-05-16 Committee

    Voted; Divided Report

  7. 2025-05-09 Committee

    Work Session Held; TABLED

  8. 2025-03-25 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs.

Official Summary Text

An Act Regarding Physical Escort and Restraint and Seclusion of Students in Schools
Sponsor:
Representative Holly Sargent
Reference committee:
Education and Cultural Affairs
Governor action:
Signed by the Governor

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
Page 1 - 132LR1814(03)
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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H.P. 823 - L.D. 1248
An Act Regarding Physical Escort and Restraint and Seclusion of Students in
Schools
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §4014, sub-§1, ¶D, as enacted by PL 2021, c. 453, §1, is
amended to read:
D. "Physical escort" means the temporary, voluntary touching or holding of the hand,
wrist, arm, shoulder or back to induce a student to walk to a safe location.
Sec. 2. 20-A MRSA §4014, sub-§1, ¶G-1 is enacted to read:
G-1. "Serious physical injury" means any impairment of the physical condition of a
person, whether self-inflicted or inflicted by someone else, that requires a medical
practitioner, including, but not limited to, a school nurse, to evaluate or treat the person.
This paragraph is repealed August 1, 2029.
Sec. 3. Report. The Department of Education shall, no later than January 1, 2029,
submit a report to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over
education matters related to the use of physical restraint and seclusion in schools under the
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 4014. The report must include, but is not
limited to, data on the use of physical restraint and seclusion in schools in the State prior
to October 15, 2025 and after that date and include a summary of any changes to the use of
physical restraint and seclusion between calendar years 2021 and 2028. The joint standing
committee is authorized to report out a bill to the 134th Legislature in 2029.
APPROVED
JUNE 11, 2025
BY GOVERNOR
CHAPTER
266
PUBLIC LAW