Summary of Major Laws Related to Education Enacted by the Second Regular Session and First Special Session of the 123rd Maine Legislature

INFORMATIONAL LETTER: 111
POLICY CODE: BJA

TO: Superintendents of Schools, Private School Administrators

FROM: Susan A. Gendron, Commissioner

DATE: June 17, 2008

SUBJECT: Summary of Major Laws Related to Education Enacted by the Second Regular Session and First Special Session of the 123rd Maine Legislature

The Department of Education has prepared a summary of major laws related to education enacted by the Second Regular Session and the First Special Session of the 123rd Maine Legislature. We hope this information is helpful to you as you plan for the 2008-2009 school year.

The bills are listed in numerical order by LD number. The Summary includes the bill chapter number, a summary of the provisions of the bill, the effective date of and action required by the bill, and the primary contact person in the Department and / or the State Board of Education.

The summary is at the following link: http://www.maine.gov/education/lawsummary.pdf .

If you have any questions pertaining to this summary, please contact Greg Scott, Legislative Liaison for the Department at greg.scott@maine.gov or at 624-6663.