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LD370 • 2025

Resolve, Directing the Department of Education to Collect Data on Secondary School Mathematics Requirements

Resolve, Directing the Department of Education to Collect Data on Secondary School Mathematics Requirements

Education
Enacted

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

Sponsor
Senator James Libby
Last action
2026-01-11
Official status
Became Law without Governor's Signature
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Resolve, Directing the Department of Education to Collect Data on Secondary School Mathematics Requirements

Resolve, Directing the Department of Education to Collect Data on Secondary School Mathematics Requirements Sponsor: Senator James Libby Reference committee: Education and Cultural Affairs Governor action: Became Law without Governor's Signature

What This Bill Does

  • Resolve, Directing the Department of Education to Collect Data on Secondary School Mathematics Requirements Sponsor: Senator James Libby Reference committee: Education and Cultural Affairs Governor action: Became Law without Governor's Signature

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR0972(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR0972(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 370 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. 2026-01-11 Governor

    Became Law without Governor's Signature

  2. 2025-07-08 Senate

    HELD BY THE GOVERNOR.

  3. 2025-05-27 House

    FINALLY PASSED . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  4. 2025-05-19 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP-AM

  5. 2025-03-05 Committee

    Work Session Held

  6. 2025-03-05 Committee

    Voted; OTP-AM

  7. 2025-01-30 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs.

Official Summary Text

Resolve, Directing the Department of Education to Collect Data on Secondary School Mathematics Requirements
Sponsor:
Senator James Libby
Reference committee:
Education and Cultural Affairs
Governor action:
Became Law without Governor's Signature

Current Bill Text

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Page 1 - 132LR0972(03)
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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S.P. 162 - L.D. 370
Resolve, Directing the Department of Education to Collect Data on
Secondary School Mathematics Requirements
Sec. 1. Secondary school mathematics requirements. Resolved: That the
Department of Education shall, within existing resources, collect data on the number of
mathematics classes required for a high school diploma at secondary schools in the State.
Data collected must include, but is not limited to:
1. The number of secondary schools that require 2 years of mathematics for a high
school diploma;
2. From secondary schools that require 2 years of mathematics for a high school
diploma, estimated costs associated with raising the mathematics requirements from 2 to 3
years;
3. The number of secondary schools that require more than 2 years of mathematics for
a high school diploma; and
4. The number of secondary schools that accept credits from alternative mathematics
classes, such as accelerated 8th-grade mathematics classes and early college classes, toward
fulfillment of the mathematics requirements for a high school diploma.
Sec. 2. Report. Resolved: That, by January 15, 2026, the Department of Education
shall submit a report based on the data collected in section 1 to the Joint Standing
Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs. The committee is authorized to submit
legislation related to the report to the Second Regular Session of the 132nd Legislature.
LAW WITHOUT
GOVERNOR'S
SIGNATURE

JANUARY 11, 2026
CHAPTER
122
RESOLVES