LD2034 • 2025

An Act to Support Funding for Educational Programs and Opportunities

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Sponsor: Representative Michael Brennan
Last action: 2026-02-10
Official status: Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Effective date: Not listed

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An Act to Support Funding for Educational Programs and Opportunities

An Act to Support Funding for Educational Programs and Opportunities Sponsor: Representative Michael Brennan Reference committee: Education and Cultural Affairs Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP

What This Bill Does

An Act to Support Funding for Educational Programs and Opportunities Sponsor: Representative Michael Brennan Reference committee: Education and Cultural Affairs Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP

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Bill History

2026-02-10 Senate
Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
2026-02-05 Committee
Reported Out; ONTP
2026-01-29 Committee
Work Session Held
2026-01-29 Committee
Voted; ONTP
2025-12-03 House
Received by the Clerk of the House on December 3, 2025. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401.
2025-12-03 Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Support Funding for Educational Programs and Opportunities
Sponsor:
Representative Michael Brennan
Reference committee:
Education and Cultural Affairs
Latest committee action:
Reported Out; ONTP

Current Bill Text

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Printed on recycled paper
132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
SECOND REGULAR SESSION-2026
Legislative Document No. 2034
H.P. 1364 House of Representatives, December 5, 2025
An Act to Support Funding for Educational Programs and
Opportunities
Submitted by the Department of Education pursuant to Joint Rule 203.
Received by the Clerk of the House on December 3, 2025. Referred to the Committee on
Education and Cultural Affairs pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to
Joint Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative BRENNAN of Portland.

Page 1 - 132LR2799(01)
1Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
2Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §253, as amended by PL 2017, c. 466, §1, is further amended
3 by amending the section headnote to read:
4§253. Commissioner's duties and powers
5Sec. 2. 20-A MRSA §253, first ¶, as enacted by PL 1981, c. 693, §§5 and 8, is
6 amended to read:
7 The duties and powers of the commissioner shall be are as follows.
8Sec. 3. 20-A MRSA §253, sub-§10 is enacted to read:
910. Support funding for educational programs and opportunities. The
10 commissioner may raise and expend private funds to support specific educational programs
11 and opportunities.
12Sec. 4. 20-A MRSA §253, sub-§11 is enacted to read:
1311. Promote public awareness. The commissioner may expend appropriated funds
14 for the purchase, production and distribution of promotional materials, including, but not
15 limited to, educational materials, branded merchandise and outreach materials, as part of
16 the department's efforts to support and promote public awareness and engagement related
17 to the department's programs, services and initiatives.
18SUMMARY
19 This bill authorizes the Commissioner of Education to raise and expend private funds
20 for specific education programs and opportunities and spend appropriated funds on
21 promotional materials.
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