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LD168 • 2025

An Act to Improve Safety in Public Schools by Requiring Silent Electronic Notification Systems in Classrooms

An Act to Improve Safety in Public Schools by Requiring Silent Electronic Notification Systems in Classrooms

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Sponsor
Representative David Sinclair
Last action
2025-05-14
Official status
Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Effective date
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An Act to Improve Safety in Public Schools by Requiring Silent Electronic Notification Systems in Classrooms

An Act to Improve Safety in Public Schools by Requiring Silent Electronic Notification Systems in Classrooms Sponsor: Representative David Sinclair Reference committee: Education and Cultural Affairs Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Improve Safety in Public Schools by Requiring Silent Electronic Notification Systems in Classrooms Sponsor: Representative David Sinclair Reference committee: Education and Cultural Affairs Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP

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Bill History

  1. 2025-05-14 Senate

    Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)

  2. 2025-05-12 Committee

    Reported Out; ONTP

  3. 2025-05-09 Committee

    Work Session Held

  4. 2025-05-09 Committee

    Voted; ONTP

  5. 2025-03-21 House

    Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.

  6. 2025-01-14 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Improve Safety in Public Schools by Requiring Silent Electronic Notification Systems in Classrooms
Sponsor:
Representative David Sinclair
Reference committee:
Education and Cultural Affairs
Latest committee action:
Reported Out; ONTP

Current Bill Text

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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST REGULAR SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 168
H.P. 101 House of Representatives, January 14, 2025
An Act to Improve Safety in Public Schools by Requiring Silent
Electronic Notification Systems in Classrooms
Reference to the Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs suggested and ordered
printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative SINCLAIR of Bath.
Cosponsored by Representative: BRENNAN of Portland.

Page 1 - 132LR0103(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. Silent electronic notification system
41. Definitions. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the
5 following terms have the following meanings.
6 A. "Law enforcement agency" has the same meaning as in Title 25, section 3701,
7 subsection 1.
8 B. "Silent electronic notification system" means a silent security system that when
9 manually activated generates a notification that is intended to signal a life-threatening
10 or emergency situation requiring a response from a law enforcement agency.
112. Silent electronic notification system; requirements. A public elementary school
12 or public secondary school that enrolls 12 or more students shall equip each classroom with
13 a silent electronic notification system. The silent electronic notification system must
14 automatically notify the E-9-1-1 system, school security personnel and local law
15 enforcement agencies when manually activated. The silent electronic notification system
16 must automatically notify parents of students who subscribe to be notified.
173. Rules. The department may adopt rules to implement this section. Rules adopted
18 pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375,
19 subchapter 2‑A.
20SUMMARY
21 This bill requires public elementary schools and public secondary schools that enroll
22 12 or more students to equip each classroom with a silent electronic notification system
23 that automatically notifies the E-9-1-1 system, school security personnel and local law
24 enforcement agencies when manually activated. The bill also requires the system to
25 automatically notify parents who subscribe to be notified.
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