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ME LD2046

Bill

Status

Introduced

12/9/2025

Primary Sponsor

Joseph Rafferty

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Origin

Senate

132nd Legislature

AI Summary

  • Expands reporting duties from teachers only to all school personnel who observe students with symptoms of communicable or infectious diseases reportable under Title 22

  • Removes the $5-$10 parental fines for failing to ensure a sick student is not a public health threat

  • Requires school health guidelines to be based on state and national standards and updated at least every 3 years

  • Updates terminology from "epinephrine autoinjector" to "epinephrine automated device" to include FDA-approved delivery systems beyond injection

  • Adds requirement for school nurses to follow the most recent scope and standards of school nursing practices and State Board of Nursing rules

Legislative Description

An Act to Update Certain Duties Regarding Student Health Related to Communicable and Infectious Disease

School Policies

Last Action

Voted: OTP-AM

2/11/2026

Committee Referrals

Education And Cultural Affairs12/9/2025

Full Bill Text

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