LD339 • 2025

Resolve, to Provide Funds to the Maine Indian Education School District to Develop a Wabanaki-centered Curriculum

Education

Did Not Pass

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Sponsor: Representative Michael Brennan
Last action: 2025-06-04
Official status: Taken from the table by the President Motion by Senator RAFFERTY of York to ACCEPT The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report FAILED. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 359 Yeas 7 - Nays 26 - Excused 2 - Absent 0 Subsequently, The Minority Ought Not To Pass Report ACCEPTED in concurrence. Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Effective date: Not listed

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Resolve, to Provide Funds to the Maine Indian Education School District to Develop a Wabanaki-centered Curriculum

Resolve, to Provide Funds to the Maine Indian Education School District to Develop a Wabanaki-centered Curriculum Sponsor: Representative Michael Brennan Reference committee: Education and Cultural Affairs Latest committee action: Reported Out; OTP-AM/ONTP

What This Bill Does

Resolve, to Provide Funds to the Maine Indian Education School District to Develop a Wabanaki-centered Curriculum Sponsor: Representative Michael Brennan Reference committee: Education and Cultural Affairs Latest committee action: Reported Out; OTP-AM/ONTP

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Amendments

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C-A (H-316)

Filed

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR0020(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

Page 1 - 132LR0020(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
339 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 8FIRST SPECIAL SESSION 9 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “ ” to H.P.

Bill History

2025-06-04 Senate
Taken from the table by the President Motion by Senator RAFFERTY of York to ACCEPT The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report FAILED. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 359 Yeas 7 - Nays 26 - Excused 2 - Absent 0 Subsequently, The Minority Ought Not To Pass Report ACCEPTED in concurrence. Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
2025-05-29 House
Reports READ . Motion of Representative MURPHY of Scarborough to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report FAILED . ROLL CALL NO. 233 (Yeas 59 - Nays 83 - Absent 9 - Excused 0) On motion of Representative MURPHY of Scarborough, the Minority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
2025-05-28 Committee
Reported Out; OTP-AM/ONTP
2025-05-13 Committee
Work Session Held
2025-05-13 Committee
Voted; Divided Report
2025-01-30 Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs.

Official Summary Text

Resolve, to Provide Funds to the Maine Indian Education School District to Develop a Wabanaki-centered Curriculum
Sponsor:
Representative Michael Brennan
Reference committee:
Education and Cultural Affairs
Latest committee action:
Reported Out; OTP-AM/ONTP

Current Bill Text

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Printed on recycled paper
132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST REGULAR SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 339
H.P. 239 House of Representatives, February 3, 2025
Resolve, to Provide Funds to the Maine Indian Education School
District to Develop a Wabanaki-centered Curriculum
Received by the Clerk of the House on January 30, 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.
Cosponsored by Representatives: DANA of the Passamaquoddy Tribe, DODGE of Belfast,
GRAMLICH of Old Orchard Beach, LOOKNER of Portland, MURPHY of Scarborough,
SACHS of Freeport, SARGENT of York.

Page 1 - 132LR0020(01)
1Sec. 1. Distribution of materials; report. Resolved: That the Department of
2 Education shall coordinate with the superintendent of the Maine Indian Education school
3 district to make available and disseminate to state-approved high schools throughout the
4 State, as appropriate, any Wabanaki-centered curriculum for Native American high school
5 students developed and implemented by the Maine Indian Education school district. The
6 Maine Indian Education school district shall administer the pilot program. No later than
7 December 3, 2025, the department and the superintendent shall report to the Joint Standing
8 Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs on the dissemination of any curriculum under
9 this section and the use of funds pursuant to section 2.
10Sec. 2. Appropriations and allocations. Resolved: That the following
11 appropriations and allocations are made.
12EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF
13School Finance and Operations Z078
14 Initiative: Provides one-time funds to the Maine Indian Education school district to develop
15 and implement a Wabanaki-centered curriculum for Native American high school students.
16 The Maine Indian Education school district is required to administer the pilot program in
17 conjunction with state-approved high schools. The funds will be used for curriculum
18 development, staff, transportation and support services.
GENERAL FUND 2025-26 2026-27
All Other $100,000 $100,000
__________ __________
GENERAL FUND TOTAL $100,000 $100,000
19SUMMARY
20 This resolve provides $100,000 for each year in the 2026-2027 biennium to the Maine
21 Indian Education school district to develop and implement a Wabanaki-centered
22 curriculum for Native American high school students. It requires the Maine Indian
23 Education school district to administer a pilot program in coordination with state-approved
24 high schools throughout the State. The funds will be used for curriculum development,
25 staff, transportation and support services.
30 The resolve also directs the Department of Education to coordinate with the Maine
31 Indian Education school district to make available and disseminate, as appropriate, any
32 Wabanaki-centered curriculum for Native American high school students to state-approved
33 schools throughout the State. It requires the department and the superintendent to report to
34 the Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs on the dissemination of
35 the curriculum and use of funds.
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