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ME LD322
Bill
Status
5/13/2025
Primary Sponsor
Michael Brennan
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AI Summary
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Repeals existing Maine truancy laws, including statutory definitions and enforcement provisions in Title 20-A sections 3272, 3273, 6810, and related subchapters
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Requires the Commissioner of Education to adopt major substantive rules implementing best practices to increase school attendance
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Removes truancy from the statutory definition of child "abuse or neglect" under Title 22, eliminating the connection between truancy and child protective services involvement
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Eliminates the provision that failure of parents in remote locations to provide transportation or board for students constitutes a truancy violation
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Truancy law repeals take effect only after the Commissioner of Education finalizes and formally notifies the Legislature of the new attendance best practices rules
Legislative Description
An Act to Promote Student Attendance in Schools by Requiring the Commissioner of Education to Implement School Attendance Best Practices
School Policies
Last Action
Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
5/13/2025