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ME LD1002

Bill

Official Source

Status

Failed

6/13/2025

Primary Sponsor

Sheila Lyman

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Origin

House of Representatives

132nd Legislature

AI Summary

  • Public school and public charter school personnel must refer to minor students by the name and gender listed on their official birth certificate submitted at enrollment
  • Parents may provide written permission allowing school personnel to use a different name or gender for their child
  • Schools may use a different name or gender if documentation of a legal name or gender change is provided
  • Applies notwithstanding Maine's Human Rights Act (Title 5, chapter 337)
  • Adds new section 14 to Title 20-A of Maine Revised Statutes governing student identification

Legislative Description

An Act to Protect Children's Identification by Requiring Public Schools to Use the Name and Gender Specified on a Child's Birth Certificate

School Policies

Last Action

Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD).

6/13/2025

Committee Referrals

Judiciary3/11/2025

Full Bill Text

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