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An Act to Require Superintendents of School Administrative Units to Report Data Related to Educator Vacancies

An Act to Require Superintendents of School Administrative Units to Report Data Related to Educator Vacancies

Education
Enacted

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

Sponsor
Representative Holly Sargent
Last action
2026-04-03
Official status
Signed by the Governor
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to Require Superintendents of School Administrative Units to Report Data Related to Educator Vacancies

An Act to Require Superintendents of School Administrative Units to Report Data Related to Educator Vacancies Sponsor: Representative Holly Sargent Reference committee: Education and Cultural Affairs Governor action: Signed by the Governor

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Require Superintendents of School Administrative Units to Report Data Related to Educator Vacancies 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 - 132LR2623(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR2623(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 2015 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 8SECOND REGULAR SESSION 9 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “ ” to H.P.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-03 Governor

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2026-03-24 Senate

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED , in concurrence.

  3. 2026-03-19 House

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

  4. 2026-03-09 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP-AM

  5. 2026-01-29 Committee

    Work Session Held

  6. 2026-01-29 Committee

    Voted; OTP-AM

  7. 2025-12-03 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Require Superintendents of School Administrative Units to Report Data Related to Educator Vacancies
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 - 132LR2623(03)
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX
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H.P. 1345 - L.D. 2015
An Act to Require Superintendents of School Administrative Units to Report
Data Related to Educator Vacancies
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §1055, sub-§9, ¶E, as amended by PL 1983, c. 859, Pt. A,
§§4 and 25, is further amended to read:
E. The amount received for tuition; and
Sec. 2. 20-A MRSA §1055, sub-§9, ¶E-1 is enacted to read:
E-1. The number and type of the school administrative unit's vacant teacher and
educational technician positions; and
Sec. 3. Department of Education; use of data. Activities undertaken by the
Department of Education using data reported to the commissioner of education by
superintendents of school administrative units pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title
20-A, section 1055, subsection 9, paragraph E-1, including, but not limited to, data
aggregation and data mapping, must be done within existing resources.
APPROVED
APRIL 3, 2026
BY GOVERNOR
CHAPTER
626
PUBLIC LAW