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ME LD396
Bill
Status
6/25/2025
Primary Sponsor
Matthea Larsen Daughtry
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AI Summary
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Establishes the Later Secondary School Start Time Fund within the Department of Education to administer grants encouraging secondary schools to adopt start times at or after 8:30 a.m.
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School administrative units may use grant funds to develop plans for coordinating start times among their schools or in partnership with neighboring districts
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Appropriates $181,078 in one-time General Fund money for fiscal year 2025-26: $106,078 for a contracted position to administer the program and $75,000 for grants to school districts
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Requires the Department of Education to adopt rules ensuring equitable and fair grant administration
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Approved by the Governor on July 1, 2025 as Chapter 110 of the Resolves
Legislative Description
Resolve, Directing the Department of Education to Develop a Grant Program to Encourage Secondary Schools to Adopt Later Start Times
School Policies
Last Action
FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.
6/25/2025