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LD802 • 2025

Resolve, Directing the Department of Health and Human Services to Design a Mentoring Program for Youth Who Have Extended Care and Support Agreements with the Department

Resolve, Directing the Department of Health and Human Services to Design a Mentoring Program for Youth Who Have Extended Care and Support Agreements with the Department

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Representative Melanie Sachs
Last action
2025-07-01
Official status
Signed by the Governor
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Resolve, Directing the Department of Health and Human Services to Design a Mentoring Program for Youth Who Have Extended Care and Support Agreements with the Department

Resolve, Directing the Department of Health and Human Services to Design a Mentoring Program for Youth Who Have Extended Care and Support Agreements with the Department Sponsor: Representative Melanie Sachs Reference committee: Health and Human Services Governor action: Signed by the Governor

What This Bill Does

  • Resolve, Directing the Department of Health and Human Services to Design a Mentoring Program for Youth Who Have Extended Care and Support Agreements with the Department Sponsor: Representative Melanie Sachs Reference committee: Health and Human Services Governor action: Signed by the Governor

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR2383(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR2383(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 802 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • H- ) 3HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 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

  1. 2025-07-01 Governor

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-06-25 Senate

    On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table FINALLY PASSED in concurrence.

  3. 2025-05-27 House

    FINALLY PASSED . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  4. 2025-05-15 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP-AM

  5. 2025-04-02 Committee

    Work Session Held

  6. 2025-04-02 Committee

    Voted; OTP-AM

  7. 2025-02-27 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services.

Official Summary Text

Resolve, Directing the Department of Health and Human Services to Design a Mentoring Program for Youth Who Have Extended Care and Support Agreements with the Department
Sponsor:
Representative Melanie Sachs
Reference committee:
Health and Human Services
Governor action:
Signed by the Governor

Current Bill Text

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Page 1 - 132LR2383(03)
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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H.P. 509 - L.D. 802
Resolve, Directing the Department of Health and Human Services to Design a
Mentoring Program for Youth Who Have Extended Care and Support
Agreements with the Department
Sec. 1. Department of Health and Human Services contract for mentoring
program. Resolved: That the Department of Health and Human Services shall amend
its contract CFS-25-627 with the Youth Leadership Advisory Team at the University of
Southern Maine to increase the contract by $20,000 to evaluate mentoring program options
for youth who have extended care and support agreements with the department pursuant to
the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 22, section 4037-A. The Youth Leadership Advisory
Team shall research mentoring programs that are evidence-based to recommend a
mentoring program model to the department. The mentoring program must include training
requirements for supporting youth transitioning out of extended care and support
agreements for mentors, staff and youth, as well as multiple data collection points and data
analysis. The Youth Leadership Advisory Team shall consult with youth who currently
have extended care and support agreements or have had extended care and support
agreements in the past. The amendment to the contract must allow for compensation,
including supplies and travel, for youth who are involved in the development of the
mentoring program. The department shall submit a report to the joint standing committee
of the Legislature having jurisdiction over health and human services matters, no later than
January 2, 2027, with recommendations for a mentoring program. The report must include
the recommendations from the Youth Leadership Advisory Team, descriptions of youth
viewpoints and the department's response to the recommendations. The joint standing
committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over health and human services matters is
authorized to report out legislation related to the report to the 133rd Legislature in 2027.
Sec. 2. Appropriations and allocations. Resolved: That the following
appropriations and allocations are made.
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
State-funded Foster Care/Adoption Assistance 0139
Initiative: Provides one-time funding to evaluate mentoring program options for youth with
extended care and support agreements under an existing contract.
APPROVED
JULY 1, 2025
BY GOVERNOR
CHAPTER
112
RESOLVES
Page 2 - 132LR2383(03)
GENERAL FUND 2025-26 2026-27
All Other $20,000 $0
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL $20,000 $0