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LD281 • 2025

An Act to Provide Support for Certain Maine Discovery Museum Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Educational Programming Throughout the State

An Act to Provide Support for Certain Maine Discovery Museum Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Educational Programming Throughout the State

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Sponsor
Senator Joseph Baldacci
Last action
2026-04-29
Official status
Died in Possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was PLACED IN THE LEGISLATIVE FILES . (DEAD)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to Provide Support for Certain Maine Discovery Museum Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Educational Programming Throughout the State

An Act to Provide Support for Certain Maine Discovery Museum Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Educational Programming Throughout the State Sponsor: Senator Joseph Baldacci Reference committee: Education and Cultural Affairs Latest committee action: Reported Out; OTP-AM/ONTP

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Provide Support for Certain Maine Discovery Museum Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Educational Programming Throughout the State Sponsor: Senator Joseph Baldacci Reference committee: Education and Cultural Affairs Latest committee action: Reported Out; OTP-AM/ONTP

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR0679(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR0679(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 281 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • S- ) 3EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS 4 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate.
  • 5STATE OF MAINE 6SENATE 7132ND LEGISLATURE 8FIRST SPECIAL SESSION 9 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “ ” to S.P.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-29 Senate

    Died in Possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was PLACED IN THE LEGISLATIVE FILES . (DEAD)

  2. 2025-05-20 House

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

  3. 2025-05-09 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP-AM/ONTP

  4. 2025-04-28 Committee

    Work Session Held

  5. 2025-04-28 Committee

    Voted; Divided Report

  6. 2025-01-28 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Provide Support for Certain Maine Discovery Museum Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Educational Programming Throughout the State
Sponsor:
Senator Joseph Baldacci
Reference committee:
Education and Cultural Affairs
Latest committee action:
Reported Out; OTP-AM/ONTP

Current Bill Text

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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST REGULAR SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 281
S.P. 131 In Senate, January 28, 2025
An Act to Provide Support for Certain Maine Discovery Museum
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Educational
Programming Throughout the State
Reference to the Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs suggested and ordered
printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator BALDACCI of Penobscot.
Cosponsored by Senators: RAFFERTY of York, TIPPING of Penobscot, Representative:
OSHER of Orono.

Page 1 - 132LR0679(01)
1Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
2Sec. 1. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and
3 allocations are made.
4EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF
5School Finance and Operations Z078
6 Initiative: Provides ongoing funds to the Maine Discovery Museum to support the Maine
7 Science Festival, the Maine Invention Convention and the Science Around ME program.
GENERAL FUND 2025-26 2026-27
All Other $225,000 $225,000
__________ __________
GENERAL FUND TOTAL $225,000 $225,000
8SUMMARY
9 This bill provides ongoing funds to the Maine Discovery Museum to support the Maine
10 Science Festival, the Maine Invention Convention and the Science Around ME program.
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