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An Act Regarding School Enrollment for Military-connected Students

An Act Regarding School Enrollment for Military-connected Students

Education
Enacted

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

Sponsor
Senator Bradlee Farrin
Last action
2025-05-16
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.

An Act Regarding School Enrollment for Military-connected Students

An Act Regarding School Enrollment for Military-connected Students Sponsor: Senator Bradlee Farrin Reference committee: Education and Cultural Affairs Governor action: Signed by the Governor

What This Bill Does

  • An Act Regarding School Enrollment for Military-connected Students Sponsor: Senator Bradlee Farrin 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 - 132LR0335(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR0335(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 31 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. 2025-05-16 Governor

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-05-14 Senate

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED , in concurrence.

  3. 2025-05-13 House

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

  4. 2025-05-02 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP-AM

  5. 2025-02-26 Committee

    Work Session Held

  6. 2025-02-26 Committee

    Voted; OTP-AM

  7. 2025-01-06 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs.

Official Summary Text

An Act Regarding School Enrollment for Military-connected Students
Sponsor:
Senator Bradlee Farrin
Reference committee:
Education and Cultural Affairs
Governor action:
Signed by the Governor

Current Bill Text

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Page 1 - 132LR0335(03)
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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S.P. 48 - L.D. 31
An Act Regarding School Enrollment for Military-connected Students
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §5205, sub-§12, ¶A-1 is enacted to read:
A-1. If the parent of a military-connected student is transferred or pending transfer
within the State, a school administrative unit shall:
(1) Allow the student to continue attending the student's current school;
(2) Allow the student to enroll in the student's prospective school prior to
establishing residence; or
(3) Allow the student to enroll at a school located where the student will reside
with a noncustodial guardian.
Student transfers under this paragraph that take place during a student's final year of
high school must conform with section 20107.
APPROVED
MAY 16, 2025
BY GOVERNOR
CHAPTER
78
PUBLIC LAW