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Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of Chapter 115: The Credentialing of Education Personnel, a Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Education, State Board of Education

Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of Chapter 115: The Credentialing of Education Personnel, a Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Education, State Board of Education

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Last action
2026-04-13
Official status
Signed by the Governor
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Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of Chapter 115: The Credentialing of Education Personnel, a Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Education, State Board of Education

Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of Chapter 115: The Credentialing of Education Personnel, a Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Education, State Board of Education Reference committee: Education and Cultural Affairs Governor action: Signed by the Governor

What This Bill Does

  • Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of Chapter 115: The Credentialing of Education Personnel, a Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Education, State Board of Education Reference committee: Education and Cultural Affairs Governor action: Signed by the Governor

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Amendments

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Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR3000(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR3000(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 2175 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.
Filed

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR3000(03) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR3000(03) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 2175 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.
Sponsored By Representative Murphy of Scarborough , Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR3000(04) HOUSE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR3000(04) HOUSE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 2175 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • H- ) 3 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Clerk of the House.
  • 4STATE OF MAINE 5HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 6132ND LEGISLATURE 7SECOND REGULAR SESSION 8 HOUSE AMENDMENT “ ” to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “A” to H.P.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-13 Governor

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2026-04-06 House

    FINALLY PASSED . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  3. 2026-04-06 Senate

    FINALLY PASSED , in concurrence.

  4. 2026-03-30 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP-AM/OTP-AM

  5. 2026-03-19 Committee

    Work Session Reconsidered

  6. 2026-03-19 Committee

    Voted; Divided Report

  7. 2026-03-12 Committee

    Work Session Held

  8. 2026-03-12 Committee

    Voted; Divided Report

  9. 2026-03-04 Committee

    Work Session Held; TABLED

  10. 2026-01-27 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs.

Official Summary Text

Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of Chapter 115: The Credentialing of Education Personnel, a Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Education, State Board of Education
Reference committee:
Education and Cultural Affairs
Governor action:
Signed by the Governor

Current Bill Text

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Page 1 - 132LR3000(06)
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX
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H.P. 1463 - L.D. 2175
Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of Chapter 115: The
Credentialing of Education Personnel, a Major Substantive Rule of the
Department of Education, State Board of Education
Sec. 1. Adoption notwithstanding truncated comment period. Resolved:
That final adoption of portions of Chapter 115: The Credentialing of Education Personnel,
a provisionally adopted major substantive rule of the Department of Education, State Board
of Education that has been submitted to the Legislature for review pursuant to the Maine
Revised Statutes, Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A, is authorized, notwithstanding that
the filing period for written statements and arguments concerning the proposed rule closed
9 days after the public hearing, only if:
1. In the rule Part II: Requirements for Specific Certificates and Endorsements, Section
1: Teachers and Educational Specialists: General Certificates and Endorsements, a new
Section 1.19 establishing a Mathematics Specialist Certificate is added;
2. In the rule Part II: Requirements for Specific Certificates and Endorsements, Section
2.1: Endorsement 282: Teacher of Children with Disabilities, the grade level specifications
of birth to school age 5, preschool through grade 8 and grades 6 through 12 are established;
3. In the rule Part II: Requirements for Specific Certificates and Endorsements, Section
2.1: Endorsement 282: Teacher of Children with Disabilities, a transitional pathway is
added to allow holders of an endorsement 282 with a grade span inclusive of kindergarten
to earn an endorsement 282 with a grade span inclusive of preschool and elementary grades
without the need for additional coursework; and
4. Any existing certificate or endorsement established for grades 7 through 12 is
amended to grades 6 through 12.
APPROVED
APRIL 13, 2026
BY GOVERNOR
CHAPTER
160
RESOLVES