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LD643 • 2025

Resolve, to Study the Effects of Artificial Intelligence, Cellular Telephones and Social Media on Public Education

Resolve, to Study the Effects of Artificial Intelligence, Cellular Telephones and Social Media on Public Education

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Sponsor
Representative Michael Brennan
Last action
2025-05-13
Official status
Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Effective date
Not listed

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Resolve, to Study the Effects of Artificial Intelligence, Cellular Telephones and Social Media on Public Education

Resolve, to Study the Effects of Artificial Intelligence, Cellular Telephones and Social Media on Public Education Sponsor: Representative Michael Brennan Reference committee: Education and Cultural Affairs Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP

What This Bill Does

  • Resolve, to Study the Effects of Artificial Intelligence, Cellular Telephones and Social Media on Public Education Sponsor: Representative Michael Brennan Reference committee: Education and Cultural Affairs Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP

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Bill History

  1. 2025-05-13 Senate

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

  2. 2025-05-07 Committee

    Reported Out; ONTP

  3. 2025-05-02 Committee

    Work Session Held

  4. 2025-05-02 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

Resolve, to Study the Effects of Artificial Intelligence, Cellular Telephones and Social Media on Public Education
Sponsor:
Representative Michael Brennan
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. 643
H.P. 411 House of Representatives, February 25, 2025
Resolve, to Study the Effects of Artificial Intelligence, Cellular
Telephones and Social Media on Public Education
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 BRENNAN of Portland.
Cosponsored by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland and
Representatives: CLOUTIER of Lewiston, DODGE of Belfast, GRAMLICH of Old Orchard
Beach, LOOKNER of Portland, MURPHY of Scarborough, SALISBURY of Westbrook,
SARGENT of York, Senator: RAFFERTY of York.

Page 1 - 132LR0899(01)
1Sec. 1. Department of Education to study the impacts of artificial
2intelligence, cellular telephones and social media on public education.
3Resolved: That the Department of Education shall establish a working group to study and
4 make recommendations regarding the use of artificial intelligence, cellular telephones and
5 social media within public school settings. The Commissioner of Education shall select
6 members of the working group and include relevant stakeholders. No later than December
7 3, 2025, the working group shall submit a report that includes its findings and
8 recommendations, including suggested legislation, for presentation to the Joint Standing
9 Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs. The joint standing committee may report
10 out a bill related to the report to the Second Regular Session of the 132nd Legislature.
11SUMMARY
12 This resolve directs the Department of Education to establish a working group to study
13 and make recommendations regarding the use of artificial intelligence, cellular telephones
14 and social media within public school settings. The Commissioner of Education is directed
15 to select members of the working group and include relevant stakeholders. The working
16 group is required, no later than December 3, 2025, to submit a report that includes its
17 findings and recommendations, including suggested legislation, for presentation to the
18 Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs. The joint standing committee
19 is authorized to report out a bill related to the report to the Second Regular Session of the
20 132nd Legislature.
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