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ME LD2046
Bill
Status
12/9/2025
Primary Sponsor
Joseph Rafferty
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AI Summary
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Expands reporting duties from teachers only to all school personnel who observe students with symptoms of communicable or infectious diseases reportable under Title 22
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Removes the $5-$10 parental fines for failing to ensure a sick student is not a public health threat
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Requires school health guidelines to be based on state and national standards and updated at least every 3 years
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Updates terminology from "epinephrine autoinjector" to "epinephrine automated device" to include FDA-approved delivery systems beyond injection
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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