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An Act Regarding Special Education Funding

An Act Regarding Special Education Funding

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Sponsor
Representative Kristi Mathieson
Last action
2025-05-21
Official status
Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Effective date
Not listed

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An Act Regarding Special Education Funding

An Act Regarding Special Education Funding Sponsor: Representative Kristi Mathieson Reference committee: Education and Cultural Affairs Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP

What This Bill Does

  • An Act Regarding Special Education Funding Sponsor: Representative Kristi Mathieson Reference committee: Education and Cultural Affairs Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP

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Bill History

  1. 2025-05-21 Senate

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

  2. 2025-05-20 Committee

    Reported Out; ONTP

  3. 2025-05-16 Committee

    Work Session Held

  4. 2025-05-16 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. 2025-03-05 Committee

    Work Session Held; TABLED

  7. 2025-01-06 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs.

Official Summary Text

An Act Regarding Special Education Funding
Sponsor:
Representative Kristi Mathieson
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. 71
H.P. 35 House of Representatives, January 8, 2025
An Act Regarding Special Education Funding
Received by the Clerk of the House on January 6, 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 MATHIESON of Kittery.
Cosponsored by Senator LAWRENCE of York and
Representative: SARGENT of York.

Page 1 - 132LR0040(01)
1Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
2Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §15689, sub-§1, ¶B, as amended by PL 2017, c. 284, Pt. C,
3 §50, is further amended by amending subparagraph (15) to read:
4 (15) In fiscal year 2019-20, 45%; and
5Sec. 2. 20-A MRSA §15689, sub-§1, ¶B, as amended by PL 2017, c. 284, Pt. C,
6 §50, is further amended by amending subparagraph (16) to read:
7 (16) In fiscal year 2020-21 and succeeding years in each succeeding fiscal year
8 prior to fiscal year 2025-26, 50% .; and
9Sec. 3. 20-A MRSA §15689, sub-§1, ¶B, as amended by PL 2017, c. 284, Pt. C,
10 §50, is further amended by enacting a new subparagraph (17) to read:
11 (17) In fiscal year 2025-26 and succeeding fiscal years, 55%.
12SUMMARY
13 This bill provides that, beginning in fiscal year 2025-26, the minimum state share of a
14 school administrative unit's special education costs under the essential programs and
15 services school funding formula must be 55%.
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