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An Act to Provide Students in the University of Maine System Who Are Parents or Pregnant Individuals Priority Registration for Courses

An Act to Provide Students in the University of Maine System Who Are Parents or Pregnant Individuals Priority Registration for Courses

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Sponsor
Representative Abigail Griffin
Last action
2025-04-08
Official status
Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Effective date
Not listed

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An Act to Provide Students in the University of Maine System Who Are Parents or Pregnant Individuals Priority Registration for Courses

An Act to Provide Students in the University of Maine System Who Are Parents or Pregnant Individuals Priority Registration for Courses Sponsor: Representative Abigail Griffin Reference committee: Education and Cultural Affairs Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Provide Students in the University of Maine System Who Are Parents or Pregnant Individuals Priority Registration for Courses Sponsor: Representative Abigail Griffin Reference committee: Education and Cultural Affairs Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP

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Bill History

  1. 2025-04-08 Senate

    Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)

  2. 2025-04-04 Committee

    Reported Out; ONTP

  3. 2025-03-24 Committee

    Work Session Held

  4. 2025-03-24 Committee

    Voted; ONTP

  5. 2025-03-21 House

    Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.

  6. 2025-02-20 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Provide Students in the University of Maine System Who Are Parents or Pregnant Individuals Priority Registration for Courses
Sponsor:
Representative Abigail Griffin
Reference committee:
Education and Cultural Affairs
Latest committee action:
Reported Out; ONTP

Current Bill Text

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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST REGULAR SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 642
H.P. 410 House of Representatives, February 25, 2025
An Act to Provide Students in the University of Maine System Who
Are Parents or Pregnant Individuals Priority Registration for
Courses
Received by the Clerk of the House on February 20, 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 GRIFFIN of Levant.
Cosponsored by Representatives: COLLAMORE of Pittsfield, COLLINS of Sidney,
HAGGAN of Hampden, SMITH of Palermo.

Page 1 - 132LR1797(01)
1Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
2Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §10912 is enacted to read:
3§10912. Priority for parents or pregnant individuals to register for courses
4 The trustees shall ensure that a parent or pregnant individual who is enrolled at the
5 university receives priority in registering for courses for the purpose of scheduling the
6 courses around the parent's child care. The trustees shall distribute flyers and posters
7 informing students of the right of parents and pregnant individuals to priority registration
8 for courses. The posters must be displayed in appropriate places at each campus of the
9 university and on the publicly accessible website of each campus of the university.
10SUMMARY
11 This bill requires the Trustees of the University of Maine System to ensure that a parent
12 or pregnant individual who is enrolled in the University of Maine System receives priority
13 in registering for courses for the purpose of scheduling the courses around the parent's child
14 care. This bill requires the trustees to distribute flyers and posters informing students of the
15 right of parents and pregnant individuals to priority registration for courses. It also requires
16 that the posters be displayed in appropriate places at each campus of the University of
17 Maine System and on the publicly accessible website of each campus of the University of
18 Maine System.
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