An Act To Increase The Limit On Damages Under The Maine Tort Claims Act For Negligence Involving School Field Trips

LD 1348 increases the maximum damages allowed under Maine's Tort Claims Act for negligence related to school field trips from $400,000 to $5,000,000 per incident. This change applies specifically to government entities like public schools for negligence in planning, transporting, supervising, or executing field trips, which are defined as educational or recreational outings away from school. The bill explicitly excludes events with inherent risks (such as sports) from this higher limit. The existing $400,000 cap remains for all other negligence claims under the Tort Claims Act.