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Timestamp: 2018-09-18 17:10:06
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Legislative History of Regional School Units
Governor Baldacci first proposed school regionalization in 2004 (LD 1921). In 2007, he proposed an extensive restructuring of Maine's school system, calling for the consolidation of 280 existing school districts into 26. The measure was enacted with amendments (H-412 and H-445), which provided for the formation of "80 regional units" or "a number of units that meets the administrative efficiencies established by this Part" (PL 2007, c. 240, §XXXX-36).
This legislative history includes enacted legislation affecting Maine statutes 20-A MRS §§1451-1512.
Browse by Session Law: Session Law PL 2007, c. 240 PL 2007, c. 566 PL 2007, c. 695 PL 2007, c. 668 PL 2009, c. 213 PL 2009, c. 98 PL 2009, c. 107 PL 2009, c. 415 PL 2009, c. 580 PL 2009, c. 571 PL 2011, c. 328 PL 2011, c. 251 PL 2011, c. 171 PL 2011, c. 485 PL 2011, c. 678 PL 2011, c. 691 PL 2011, c. 655 PL 2013, c. 167 PL 2013, c. 461 PL 2015, c. 181 PL 2015, c. 463 PL 2017, c. 284 PL 2017, c. 385
Year LD Amendments Session Law MRS Sections
Affected Legislative Record Committee Files / News / Study Reports Full LD
An Act Making Unified Appropriations and Allocations for the... Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2008 and June 30, 2009 Enacted with amendments:
H-445 PL 2007, c. 240, §XXXX-13 Enacted:
20-A MRS §§1451-1512 House, June 5, 2007
p. H-671-H-681
House, April 9, 2007
House, April 17, 2007
p. H-1689 Committee File: Yes
Report: Report on "The Initiative" to Streamline State Government (Jan. 8, 2008)
Report: State Funded Research Annual Report (Dec. 2008)
News: The Law Library has numerous articles related to this legislation. Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
2008 LD 1931
An Act to Protect Employee Choice of Collective Bargaining Agents in the Educational Unit Consolidation Process Enacted with amendment:
S-475 PL 2007, c. 566 Amended:
20-A MRS §1464 Senate, March 25, 2008
p. S-1635 Committee File: Yes Yes
H-1044 PL 2007, c. 695, §§A-22, G-1, G-2 Amended:
20-A MRS §1506(4)
20-A MRS §1486(3)(F)
20-A MRS §1486(3)(G) Senate, April 18, 2008
p. S-2108-S-2109 Committee File: Yes Yes
H-1041 PL 2007, c. 668 Enacted:
20-A MRS §1461-A
20-A MRS §1464(4)
20-A MRS §1472-A
20-A MRS §1472-B
20-A MRS §1481-A
20-A MRS §1481-B
20-A MRS §1482-A
20-A MRS §1482-B
20-A MRS §1452
20-A MRS §1461(5)
20-A MRS §1472(2)(C)
20-A MRS §1479(3)(B)
20-A MRS §1479(4), (5)
20-A MRS §1486(2), (3)
20-A MRS §1487
20-A MRS §1506(1)(A)
20-A MRS §1506(1)(B)
20-A MRS §1512(6)
Repealed and Replaced: 20-A MRS §1478
20-A MRS §1481 House, April 17, 2008
p. H-1679-H-1685
p. S-2095-S-2103 News: "School merger legislation approved." Times Record (Brunswick), 4/18/2008.
News: "Consolidation law changes provide added flexibility." Ellsworth American, 4/24/2008. Yes
An Act Making Unified Appropriations and Allocations...Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2010 and June 30, 2011 Enacted with amendments:
PL 2009, c. 213, §OOOO-1 Amended:
20-A MRS §1512(6) House, February 5, 2009
p. H-866 Committee File: Yes
2009 LD 698
An Act To Allow School Budget Validation Referenda To Be Held on a Saturday N/A PL 2009, c. 98 Amended:
20-A MRS §1486(2) No debate. Committee File: Yes Yes
2009 LD 829
An Act To Clarify the Right of Public School Employees To Engage in Collective Bargaining Enacted with amendment:
H-113 PL 2009, c. 107 Enacted:
20-A MRS §1461(8)
20-A MRS §1461-A(3)
20-A MRS §1464(2)(E)
20-A MRS §1464(2)(H) No debate. Committee File: Yes Yes
2009 LD 1475
H-579 PL 2009, c. 415, §§B-7, B-8 Repealed and Replaced:
20-A MRS §1486(3)(G) No debate. Committee File: Yes Yes
2010 LD 570
An Act To Improve the Laws Governing the Consolidation of School Administrative Units Enacted with amendment:
H-768 PL 2009, c. 580 Enacted:
20-A MRS §1461(3)(C)
20-A MRS §1461-B
20-A MRS §1464(5)
20-A MRS §1464-A
20-A MRS §1466
20-A MRS §1467
20-A MRS §1468
20-A MRS §1472-C
20-A MRS §1461(3)(B)
20-A MRS §1464(2)(H) No debate. Committee File: Yes
News: "Machias-area educators upbeat on repeal of school penalties, allowance for new alternative school organizations." Downeast Coastal Press. 2/16/2010, p. 1.
News: "Changes to merger legislation advance." Kennebec Journal. 3/6/2010, p. A1, A8.
News: "Bill may relieve school penalties." Bangor Daily News. 3/13/2010, p. A1, A2.
News: "Upcoming referendum may be last." Morning Sentinel. 3/30/2010, p. A1, A8. Yes
An Act Making Supplemental Appropriations and Allocations for the... Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2010 and June 30, 2011 Enacted with amendments:
H-798 PL 2009, c. 571, §§E-3, E-4, QQQ-1, QQQ-2 Enacted:
20-A MRS §1481-A(2-A)
20-A MRS §1486(3)
20-A MRS §1486(1)
20-A MRS §1486(2) House, March 30, 2010
p. S-1696-S-1698 Committee File: Yes
2011 LD 139
An Act To Eliminate the Penalty for Schools That Did Not Reorganize Enacted with amendment:
H-548 PL 2011, c. 328 Amended:
20-A MRS §1466(1) No debate. Committee File: Yes
News: "Bills to cut consolidation penalties move forward." Herald Gazette. 4/27/2011, p. A3. Yes
H-357 PL 2011, c. 251 Amended:
20-A MRS §1465(3)
20-A MRS §1465(4)
20-A MRS §1461-B(6)(A)
20-A MRS §1461-B(6)(B)
20-A MRS §1461-B(6)(C)
20-A MRS §1466(20)
No debate. Committee File: Yes
News: "Bills to cut consolidation penalties move forward." Herald Gazette. 4/27/2011, p. A3.
News: "School consolidation penalties eliminated effective 2012-13." Bangor Daily News. 6/4/2011, p. A1, A5. Yes
2011 LD 1307
An Act To Amend and Clarify Certain Education Statutes N/A PL 2011, c. 171 Amended:
20-A MRS §1479
20-A MRS §1511 No debate. Committee File: Yes Yes
2012 LD 1696
An Act To Modify the Alternative Organizational Structure Budget Approval Process N/A PL 2011, c. 485 Enacted:
20-A MRS §1461-B(3)(D)
20-A MRS §1461-B(3)(C) No debate. Committee File: Yes Yes
2012 LD 1742
An Act To Amend Education Laws Enacted with amendments:
S-602 PL 2011, c. 678 Enacted:
20-A MRS §1466(9-A)
20-A MRS §1466(9-B)
20-A MRS §1466(13-A)
20-A MRS §1486(4)
20-A MRS §1466(13)
20-A MRS §1511
20-A MRS §1466(9) Senate, May 16, 2012
p. S-2328 Committee File: Yes
News: "Bill makes it easier for Maine towns to exit consolidated school districts." Forecaster, 2/22/2012. Yes
S-586 PL 2011, c. 691, §§A-18, D-5 to D-8 Amended:
20-A MRS §1506(4) Senate, May 15, 2012
p. S-2299-S-2300 Committee File: Yes Yes
An Act To Make Additional Supplemental Appropriations and Allocations...for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2012 and June 30, 2013 Enacted with amendments:
H-949 PL 2011, c. 655, §C-1 Amended:
20-A MRS §1462(2) House, April 12, 2012
House, May 15, 2015
p. H-1572 Committee File: Yes
H-149 PL 2013, c. 167 Amended:
20-A MRS §1466(5)(D)
No debate. Committee File: Yes Yes
2014 LD 783
An Act To Change the Voting Requirements for the Withdrawal of a Municipality from a Regional School Unit Enacted with amendment:
H-611 PL 2013, c. 461 Enacted:
20-A MRS §1466(10-A)
20-A MRS §1466(9)
20-A MRS §1466(10)(B)
20-A MRS §1466(13-A) House, June 19, 2013
p. H-1113-H-1115
House, June 19, 2013
p. H-1144-H-1145
Senate, June 19, 2013
p. S-1361-S-1362
Committee File: Yes
News: "Legislation could eliminate withdrawal turnout requirement." Republican Journal, 6/27/2013, p. A1, A12.
News: "Lawmakers to again consider bill to eliminate withdrawal voter-turnout requirement." Republican Journal, 1/23/2014, p. A6. Yes
2015 LD 763
An Act To Change the Budget Approval Process for Alternative Organizational Structures Enacted with amendment:
H-400 PL 2015, c. 286 Amended:
20-A MRS §1461-B(3)(D) House, June 30, 2015
p. H-1130-H-1131
p. S-1373-S-1374 Committee File: Yes Yes
2015 LD 1222
An Act To Remove Barriers to School Construction Financing in Regional School Units Enacted with amendment:
H-197 PL 2015, c. 181 Enacted:
20-A MRS §1490(2)(D) House, June 15, 2015
p. H-819-H-820
Senate, June 15, 2015
p. S-1039
Committee File: Yes Yes
2016 LD 1475
An Act To Facilitate the Use of State Education Subsidies Enacted with amendment:
S-388 PL 2015, c. 463 Enacted:
20-A MRS §1485(5)
20-A MRS §1486(2) Senate, April 12, 2016
p. S-2027-S-2028
House, April 13, 2016
p. H-1660 Committee File: Yes
News: "Legislation aims to streamline schools' use of additional state subsidy." Republican Journal, 1/21/2016, p. A7. Yes
H-558 PL 2017, c. 284, §§C-4, VVVVV-2, VVVVV-14 Enacted:
20-A MRS §1485(1-A)
20-A MRS §1461-B(3)(B)
Not yet available. Committee File: Yes
2018 LD 51
An Act To Amend the Process for a Single Municipality To Withdraw from a Regional School Unit Enacted with amendment:
H-693 PL 2017, c. 385 Amended:
20-A MRS §1466(4)(A)
20-A MRS §1466(5)(A) Not yet available. Committee File: Yes
News: "Legislature's Education Committee recommends 'binding mediation' on school withdrawal." Bethel Citizen. 3/9/2017, p. 1, 4.
News: "SAD 44 board format change could up Newry representation." Bethel Citizen. 3/30/2017, p. 1, 2.
News: "...while Newry preps to fight ban." Bethel Citizen. 4/13/2017, p. A1, A4. Yes