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LD1439 • 2025

An Act to Protect the Health and Welfare of Children in Public Schools by Requiring Parental Consent for Certain Tests, Analyses and Diagnoses

An Act to Protect the Health and Welfare of Children in Public Schools by Requiring Parental Consent for Certain Tests, Analyses and Diagnoses

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Sponsor
Representative Sheila Lyman
Last action
2025-06-05
Official status
RELEASED . Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to Protect the Health and Welfare of Children in Public Schools by Requiring Parental Consent for Certain Tests, Analyses and Diagnoses

An Act to Protect the Health and Welfare of Children in Public Schools by Requiring Parental Consent for Certain Tests, Analyses and Diagnoses Sponsor: Representative Sheila Lyman Reference committee: Education and Cultural Affairs Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP/OTP-AM

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Protect the Health and Welfare of Children in Public Schools by Requiring Parental Consent for Certain Tests, Analyses and Diagnoses Sponsor: Representative Sheila Lyman Reference committee: Education and Cultural Affairs Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP/OTP-AM

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Amendments

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Filed

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR1512(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR1512(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 1439 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. 2025-06-05 Senate

    RELEASED . Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)

  2. 2025-06-03 House

    Reports READ . On motion of Representative MURPHY of Scarborough, the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED . ROLL CALL NO. 300 (Yeas 75 - Nays 71 - Absent 5 - Excused 0) Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  3. 2025-06-02 Committee

    Reported Out; ONTP/OTP-AM

  4. 2025-05-02 Committee

    Work Session Held

  5. 2025-05-02 Committee

    Voted; Divided Report

  6. 2025-04-08 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Protect the Health and Welfare of Children in Public Schools by Requiring Parental Consent for Certain Tests, Analyses and Diagnoses
Sponsor:
Representative Sheila Lyman
Reference committee:
Education and Cultural Affairs
Latest committee action:
Reported Out; ONTP/OTP-AM

Current Bill Text

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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST SPECIAL SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 1439
H.P. 948 House of Representatives, April 3, 2025
An Act to Protect the Health and Welfare of Children in Public
Schools by Requiring Parental Consent for Certain Tests, Analyses
and Diagnoses
Reference to the Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs suggested and ordered
printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative LYMAN of Livermore Falls.
Cosponsored by Senator TIMBERLAKE of Androscoggin and
Representatives: BAGSHAW of Windham, DRINKWATER of Milford, GRIFFIN of Levant,
HAGGAN of Hampden, SMITH of Palermo, TUELL of East Machias, Senators: LIBBY of
Cumberland, RAFFERTY of York.

Page 1 - 132LR1512(01)
1Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
2Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §4017 is enacted to read:
3§4017. Evaluations requiring parental consent
4 Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a school administrative unit may
5 not conduct an evaluation of a student that includes testing of intellectual, emotional,
6 behavioral, psychological or physical development or is for the purpose of diagnosing an
7 intellectual, emotional, behavioral, psychological or physical condition without first
8 obtaining the signed, written consent of the student's parent or legal guardian.
9SUMMARY
10 This bill prohibits school administrative units from conducting student evaluations that
11 include testing of intellectual, emotional, behavioral, psychological or physical
12 development or are for the purpose of diagnosing an intellectual, emotional, behavioral,
13 psychological or physical condition without first obtaining parental consent.
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