LD 2015 Maine House · 132nd Legislature (2025-2026)

An Act To Require Superintendents Of School Administrative Units To Report Data Related To Educator Vacancies

This amendment to LD 2015 requires that the Maine Department of Education use data on educator vacancies reported by school superintendents only within existing budget resources. The bill mandates that activities like data aggregation and mapping based on this vacancy information cannot exceed current funding levels. This provision applies to the Department of Education and school administrative units in Maine that report vacancy data. The change ensures that any analysis or mapping of educator vacancy statistics does not require additional financial resources beyond what is already available.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Dec 3, 2025 Signed Apr 3, 2026
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
20
Key actions
5
Committee
3
Apr 3, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Mar 24, 2026
Upper · Passed
PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
upper
Mar 19, 2026
Lower · Passed
PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
lower
Mar 17, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment "A" (H-839) READ and ADOPTED.
upper
Mar 9, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Reported Out - OTP-AM
legislature
Dec 3, 2025
Committee
The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Holly Sargent
Holly Sargent
DDemocratic
ME
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