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LD 974 Maine House · 131st Legislature (2023-2024)

An Act To Establish Minimum Pay For Educational Technicians And Other School Support Staff

This bill establishes a new minimum hourly wage for educational technicians and other hourly-paid school support staff in Maine public schools. Starting in the 2024-25 school year, these workers would earn 200% and 150% respectively of the state's minimum hourly wage for other employees, with automatic increases tied to future state wage adjustments. The state would fully fund the initial wage increase for two years, while the Department of Education must collect data on current wages to incorporate these rates into the state's funding model.
Bill status died 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2024
House Passage
Apr 2024
Senate Passage
Apr 2024
Governor
Introduced Mar 2, 2023 Last action Nov 20, 2024
Floor votes · House Apr 10, 2024

How they voted

87–57
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 147
Apr 10, 2024
D Democratic78
71 Yea 4 Nay 3
91% Yea
I Independent3
1 Yea 2 Nay
66% Nay
R Republican66
15 Yea 51 Nay
77% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
39
Key actions
8
Committee
11
Apr 10, 2024
Lower · Passed
PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
lower
Apr 10, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment "C" (H-927) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence.
upper
Apr 5, 2024
Legislature · Passed
Reported Out - OTP-AM
legislature
Feb 15, 2024
Committee
Referred To - EDU
legislature
Feb 15, 2024
Upper · Passed
On motion by Senator RAFFERTY of York Bill and accompanying papers COMMITTED to the Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs in concurrence
upper
Feb 13, 2024
Committee
On motion of Representative BRENNAN of Portland the Bill and accompanying papers were COMMITTED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS.
lower
Jun 21, 2023
Legislature · Passed
Reported Out - OTP-AM/OTP-AM
legislature
Jun 21, 2023
Lower · Passed
On further motion of same Representative TABLED pending his motion to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report.
lower
Jun 21, 2023
Lower · Passed
Representative BRENNAN of Portland moved to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report.
lower
Mar 2, 2023
Committee
The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS in concurrence
upper
Mar 2, 2023
Committee
The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS.
lower
Mar 2, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs suggested and ordered printed.
lower
0 primary · 6 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.