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Resolve, To Improve Air Quality and Ventilation in Newly Constructed Schools

Resolve, To Improve Air Quality and Ventilation in Newly Constructed Schools

Education
Enacted

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

Sponsor
Representative Amy Arata
Last action
2025-06-09
Official status
Signed by the Governor
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Resolve, To Improve Air Quality and Ventilation in Newly Constructed Schools

Resolve, To Improve Air Quality and Ventilation in Newly Constructed Schools Sponsor: Representative Amy Arata Reference committee: Education and Cultural Affairs Governor action: Signed by the Governor

What This Bill Does

  • Resolve, To Improve Air Quality and Ventilation in Newly Constructed Schools Sponsor: Representative Amy Arata 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 - 132LR1555(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR1555(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 1887 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. 2025-06-09 Governor

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-06-02 Senate

    FINALLY PASSED , in concurrence.

  3. 2025-05-29 House

    FINALLY PASSED . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  4. 2025-05-28 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP-AM

  5. 2025-05-12 Committee

    Work Session Held

  6. 2025-05-12 Committee

    Voted; OTP-AM

  7. 2025-05-01 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs.

Official Summary Text

Resolve, To Improve Air Quality and Ventilation in Newly Constructed Schools
Sponsor:
Representative Amy Arata
Reference committee:
Education and Cultural Affairs
Governor action:
Signed by the Governor

Current Bill Text

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Page 1 - 132LR1555(03)
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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H.P. 1258 - L.D. 1887
Resolve, To Improve Air Quality and Ventilation in Newly Constructed
Schools
Sec. 1. Resolve 2021, c. 114, §1, amended. Resolved: That Resolve 2021, c.
114, §1 is amended to read:
Sec. 1. Department of Education to amend rules. Resolved: That the
Department of Education shall amend its rules Chapter 60: New School Siting Approval,
Chapter 61: State Board of Education Rules for Major Capital School Construction Projects
and Chapter 125: Basic Approval Standards: Public Schools and School Administrative
Units to require standards governing air quality and ventilation for all newly constructed
public schools, including schools with mechanical and nonmechanical ventilation systems.
These standards must apply to all newly constructed public schools and must apply no
earlier than July 1, 2022 and no later than July 1, 2026. The rules adopted pursuant to this
section are major substantive rules pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, chapter
375, subchapter 2-A, and the department shall submit the provisionally adopted rules for
final adoption to the Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs by
January 4, 2022 9, 2026.
APPROVED
JUNE 9, 2025
BY GOVERNOR
CHAPTER
56
RESOLVES