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LD974 • 2025

Resolve, Directing the Department of Education to Convene a Stakeholder Group to Improve High School Graduation Rates and Review Policies Related to Graduation Rate Data

Resolve, Directing the Department of Education to Convene a Stakeholder Group to Improve High School Graduation Rates and Review Policies Related to Graduation Rate Data

Education
Enacted

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

Sponsor
Representative Michael Brennan
Last action
2025-06-13
Official status
Signed by the Governor
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Resolve, Directing the Department of Education to Convene a Stakeholder Group to Improve High School Graduation Rates and Review Policies Related to Graduation Rate Data

Resolve, Directing the Department of Education to Convene a Stakeholder Group to Improve High School Graduation Rates and Review Policies Related to Graduation Rate Data Sponsor: Representative Michael Brennan Reference committee: Education and Cultural Affairs Governor action: Signed by the Governor

What This Bill Does

  • Resolve, Directing the Department of Education to Convene a Stakeholder Group to Improve High School Graduation Rates and Review Policies Related to Graduation Rate Data Sponsor: Representative Michael Brennan Reference committee: Education and Cultural Affairs Governor action: Signed by the Governor

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Amendments

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Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR0907(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR0907(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 974 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • H- ) 3EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS 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. 2025-06-13 Governor

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-06-05 Senate

    FINALLY PASSED , in concurrence.

  3. 2025-06-04 House

    FINALLY PASSED . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  4. 2025-06-02 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP-AM/ONTP

  5. 2025-04-17 Committee

    Work Session Held

  6. 2025-04-17 Committee

    Voted; Divided Report

  7. 2025-04-02 Committee

    Work Session Held; TABLED

  8. 2025-03-07 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs.

Official Summary Text

Resolve, Directing the Department of Education to Convene a Stakeholder Group to Improve High School Graduation Rates and Review Policies Related to Graduation Rate Data
Sponsor:
Representative Michael Brennan
Reference committee:
Education and Cultural Affairs
Governor action:
Signed by the Governor

Current Bill Text

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Page 1 - 132LR0907(03)
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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H.P. 634 - L.D. 974
Resolve, Directing the Department of Education to Convene a Stakeholder
Group to Improve High School Graduation Rates and Review Policies
Related to Graduation Rate Data
Sec. 1. Definition and policy updates; plan. Resolved: That the Department
of Education shall develop a plan to implement certain recommendations outlined in the
2025 report on high school graduation rates published by the Maine Education Policy
Research Institute, including, but not limited to, updating demographic definitions and data
suppression policies related to high school graduation rates in the State.
Sec. 2. Stakeholder group. Resolved: That the Department of Education shall
convene a stakeholder group to participate in 2 meetings. The stakeholder group shall
review current strategies in the Department of Education to improve high school graduation
rates and develop actionable graduation rate interventions based on the 2025 report on high
school graduation rates published by the Maine Education Policy Research Institute. The
department shall, by January 15, 2026, submit a report summarizing the stakeholder group's
discussions and the plan developed pursuant to section 1 to the Joint Standing Committee
on Education and Cultural Affairs. The joint standing committee may report out a bill to
the Second Regular Session of the 132nd Legislature.
APPROVED
JUNE 13, 2025
BY GOVERNOR
CHAPTER
75
RESOLVES