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An Act to Modify Certification Standards for Full-time Teachers in Public Charter Schools and Standards for Reissuance of Educational Technician Certificates

An Act to Modify Certification Standards for Full-time Teachers in Public Charter Schools and Standards for Reissuance of Educational Technician Certificates

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Enacted

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

Sponsor
Representative W. Crockett
Last action
2025-06-24
Official status
Became Law without Governor's Signature
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to Modify Certification Standards for Full-time Teachers in Public Charter Schools and Standards for Reissuance of Educational Technician Certificates

An Act to Modify Certification Standards for Full-time Teachers in Public Charter Schools and Standards for Reissuance of Educational Technician Certificates Sponsor: Representative W.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Modify Certification Standards for Full-time Teachers in Public Charter Schools and Standards for Reissuance of Educational Technician Certificates Sponsor: Representative W.
  • Crockett 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 - 132LR1563(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR1563(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 1571 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. 2025-06-24 Governor

    Became Law without Governor's Signature

  2. 2025-06-11 Senate

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED , in concurrence.

  3. 2025-06-10 House

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

  4. 2025-06-06 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP-AM/ONTP

  5. 2025-05-02 Committee

    Work Session Held

  6. 2025-05-02 Committee

    Voted; Divided Report

  7. 2025-04-10 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Modify Certification Standards for Full-time Teachers in Public Charter Schools and Standards for Reissuance of Educational Technician Certificates
Sponsor:
Representative W. Crockett
Reference committee:
Education and Cultural Affairs
Governor action:
Became Law without Governor's Signature

Current Bill Text

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Page 1 - 132LR1563(03)
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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H.P. 1029 - L.D. 1571
An Act to Modify Certification Standards for Full-time Teachers in Public
Charter Schools and Standards for Reissuance of Educational Technician
Certificates
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §2412, sub-§6, ¶B, as enacted by PL 2011, c. 414, §5, is
amended to read:
B. All full-time teachers in a public charter school must either hold an appropriate
teaching certificate or become certified within 3 years of the date they are hired, except
for those with an advanced degree, professional certification or unique expertise or
experience in the curricular area in which they teach.
This paragraph is repealed August 1, 2026.
Sec. 2. 20-A MRSA §2412, sub-§6, ¶B-1 is enacted to read:
B-1. Beginning August 1, 2026, all full-time teachers in a public charter school must
hold an appropriate teaching certificate.
Sec. 3. 20-A MRSA §13019-H, sub-§6, as enacted by PL 2023, c. 442, §2 and
reallocated by RR 2023, c. 1, Pt. A, §7, is amended to read:
6. Reissuance; retired educational technician. The commissioner may issue an
educational technician certificate to a person who has been receiving a retirement benefit
from the State Employee and Teacher Retirement Program established under Title 5,
section 17602 for no more than 5 years until July 31, 2026 and for no more than 3 years
beginning August 1, 2026 and who, immediately prior to receiving that benefit, possessed
an active educational technician certificate in good standing that has subsequently lapsed.
An educational technician certificate issued under this subsection is for the same period
and subject to the same renewal standards as specified in subsection 3. State board rules
may further govern qualifications for an educational technician certificate issued under this
subsection.
LAW WITHOUT
GOVERNOR'S
SIGNATURE

JUNE 24, 2025
CHAPTER
423
PUBLIC LAW