An Act To Require Education Regarding Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Questioning And Other Allied Communities

LD 1482 requires Maine public and private elementary and secondary schools to include LGBTQ+ studies in curriculum reviews. The bill amends education law to mandate that LGBTQ+ studies - defined as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, and other allied communities - be reviewed alongside American history, African American studies, Maine studies, and Wabanaki studies. This requires schools to align their content standards with these subjects through the state's learning results review process under Title 20-A, section 6209. The policy affects all K-12 schools in Maine by integrating LGBTQ+ historical and cultural perspectives into required curriculum planning.