Matt previews public hearings for the week of March 10, 2025.

An Act to Grant or Extend Conditional Teaching Certificates Under Certain Circumstances - Sen. James Libby of Cumberland

An Act to Require School Administrative Units to Adopt Mentoring Programs for Teachers and to Improve Existing Programs - Sen. Joseph Rafferty of York

LD 696, SP0313

An Act to Bolster the Maine Teacher Residency Program - Sen. Teresa Pierce of Cumberland

LD 734, HP0476

An Act to Promote Voter Registration for Students in Maine's High Schools - Rep. Julie McCabe of Lewiston

LD 220, HP0143

An Act to Establish the Hope and Inclusion Scholarship Program in Order to Provide Funding for Students Attending Certain Private Schools and Students Receiving Home Instruction - Rep. Barbara Bagshaw of Windham

LD 282, HP0182

An Act to Raise the Limit on the Total Number of Public Charter Schools - Rep. Gary Drinkwater of Milford

LD 420, HP0274

An Act to Fund the Carleton Project to Provide Additional Access to a Nontraditional Secondary School - Rep. Gregg Swallow of Houlton

LD 482, HP0311

An Act to Expand Educational Opportunities and Broaden Educational Services for Students Enrolled in Equivalent Instruction Programs - Rep. Barbara Bagshaw of Windham

LD 512, SP0230

An Act to Provide Educational Opportunities for Students in Secondary Schools with 200 or Fewer Students - Sen. Stacey Guerin of Penobscot

LD 21, SP0034

An Act to Update the Provision of Law Concerning Student Codes of Conduct in Order to Reflect Best Practices Regarding Behavioral Threat Assessment and Response - Sen. Joseph Rafferty of York

LD 168, HP0101

An Act to Improve Safety in Public Schools by Requiring Silent Electronic Notification Systems in Classrooms - Rep. David Sinclair of Bath

LD 808, HP0515

An Act to Require School Boards and Governing Bodies of Approved Private Schools to Implement Wearable Panic Alert Systems - Rep. Anne-Marie Mastraccio of Sanford1:00 pm Public Hearing

LD 165, HP0098

An Act to Allow School Boards to Expel or Suspend Students Regardless of Grade Level - Rep. Will Tuell of East Machias

LD 513, SP0232

An Act to Allow the Spouse of a School Board Member to Serve as a Stipend Employee Within the School Board's Jurisdiction - Sen. Marianne Moore of Washington

LD 817, HP0524

An Act to Remove Restrictions That Prohibit School Administrative Units from Making Purchases Through Cooperatives - Rep. Christina Mitchell of Cumberland