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ME LD369

Bill

Status

Failed

6/3/2025

Primary Sponsor

James Libby

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Origin

Senate

132nd Legislature

AI Summary

  • Commissioner of Education may extend conditional teaching certificates due to extenuating circumstances, including public health emergencies, illness, or extended inability to teach
  • Extensions require supporting documentation such as physician correspondence or written request from the employing school district's superintendent
  • Individuals employed as full-time professors at Maine colleges or universities for at least 5 years become eligible for conditional teaching certificates
  • Commissioner of Public Safety prohibited from charging fingerprinting fees for professor applicants seeking conditional certificates under this new pathway

Legislative Description

An Act to Grant or Extend Conditional Teaching Certificates Under Certain Circumstances

Teachers

Last Action

Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)

6/3/2025

Committee Referrals

Education And Cultural Affairs1/30/2025

Full Bill Text

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