Legislation & Rulemaking

The Maine Department of Education is involved at various stages of Maine's legislative process:

• The Department acts as a resource to state legislators, providing information about Department programs and Maine's education system.
• The Department sometimes proposes bills and takes positions as appropriate on legislation that affects education in Maine.
• As a state agency, the Department is charged with adopting rules to implement laws passed by the Maine Legislature.

Legislation

125th Maine Legislature, Dec. 2010-Dec. 2012

Second Regular Session (2012)

• Major Education-related Laws Enacted (PDF, 708KB)
• List of Education-related Bills Enacted
• Bills Requiring Reports Back
• Bills Requiring Rulemaking

Rulemaking

• Proposed Rules & Rule Changes
• Maine DOE's Regulatory Agenda, Fiscal Year 2012