EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS

LD 1 -- SP0009
An Act to Phase Out Community Income Considerations from the School Funding Formula.
LD 3 -- SP0011
An Act to Establish Guidelines for High School Sports.
LD 21 -- HP0021
Original Title: An Act to Allow Local Boards of Education the Option to Grant a High School Diploma to Former Students Who Are Honorably Discharged World War II Veterans.
New Title An Act to Allow the Awarding of High School Diplomas to Veterans of World War II and the Korean Conflict.
LD 22 -- HP0022
Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Chapter 125.17D: Regulations Governing Timeout Rooms, Therapeutic Restraints and Aversives in Public Schools and Approved Private Schools, a or Substantive Rule of the Department of Education.
LD 111 -- HP0107
An Act to Appropriate Funds for the Bath Higher Education Center.
LD 147 -- HP0136
Original Title: An Act to Protect the Academic Integrity of Maine's Institutions of Higher Learning.
New Title An Act to Protect the Academic Integrity of Maine's Public Institutions of Higher Education.
LD 150 -- HP0139
An Act to Provide Equal Access for Meeting the Needs of Students at Public Institutions of Higher Education.
LD 182 -- HP0171
An Act to Award High School Degrees to Certain Members of the Armed Services.
LD 215 -- SP0047
An Act Regarding Out-of-district Placement.
LD 269 -- HP0232
An Act to Implement the Recommendations Relating to Education Made by the Joint Study Committee to Study Bomb Threats in Maine Schools.
LD 282 -- HP0246
An Act to Award High School Diplomas to World War II Veterans.
LD 291 -- HP0255
An Act to Require Teaching of Maine Native American History and Culture in Maine's Schools.
LD 329 -- SP0103
An Act to Increase the Number of Teachers.
LD 334 -- SP0108
An Act to Provide Incentives to Families Who Save for College.
LD 337 -- SP0111
Resolve, to Create a Study Commission on the Problems Created By Inadequate Funding for Special Education Services.
LD 339 -- SP0113
An Act to Address Violence in Schools.
LD 405 -- SP0129
An Act to Account for Homeschooled Children Under the School Funding Formula and to Require the Maine Educational Assessment for Homeschooled Children.
LD 422 -- HP0332
Resolve, to Require the Department of Education to Propose Guidelines for Students Who Have Been Convicted of Violent Crimes.
LD 466 -- HP0364
An Act to Remove Liability from School Units When Releasing Information on School Employees Accused of Crimes.
LD 475 -- HP0373
An Act to Govern Fees Assessed by the Bureau of General Services that Apply to School Construction Projects.
LD 532 -- HP0411
Original Title: An Act to Appropriate Funds to the Maine Technical College System for the Operation of the Bath Higher Education Center.
New Title An Act to Appropriate Funds to the Maine Technical College System for the Programs and Operation of the Bath Higher Education Center.
LD 535 -- HP0414
An Act to Expand Educational Opportunities.
LD 567 -- HP0446
An Act to Financially Reward Maine Teachers Who Earn Certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.
LD 604 -- SP0176
An Act to Improve Education Service for Children with Disabilities.
LD 605 -- SP0177
An Act to Improve Opportunities for Recruitment of Teachers.
LD 621 -- HP0481
An Act to Protect a Child's Right to Bike and Walk to School.
LD 622 -- HP0482
Original Title: An Act to Eliminate Smoking in Maine Schools and on School Grounds.
New Title An Act to Eliminate the Use of Tobacco in Maine Schools and on School Grounds.
LD 627 -- HP0487
An Act to Expand the Definition of School Construction to Include Renovation and Expansion of Existing Facilities.
LD 659 -- SP0187
Resolve, to Promote the Blueberry Industry.
LD 660 -- SP0188
An Act to Amend the Laws Governing a Conflict of Interest for a School Board Member.
LD 690 -- HP0535
Resolve, to Study the Special Education Teacher Shortage.
LD 715 -- HP0560
An Act to Change the Truancy Laws.
LD 720 -- HP0565
An Act to Increase the Bonding Limit of the Trustees of the City of Brewer High School District from $2,500,000 to $5,000,000.