AUGUSTA - The Legislature's Transportation Committee voted on Wednesday to move forward LD 62, An Act to Require Antipinch Sensors on School Bus Doors, sponsored by Rep. Cheryl Golek, D-Harpswell. The vote was unanimous of those present, 9-0 in favor with four members absent.
AUGUSTA - Rep. Cheryl Golek, D-Harpswell, presented legislation Thursday to improve student safety on school buses by requiring antipinch sensors on bus doors.
LD 62 would require all school buses in Maine to be equipped with technology that would prevent a school bus door from closing before a person has fully entered or exited the bus. In 2022, students in Auburn and Buxton were caught by their school bus doors and subsequently dragged down the road.
AUGUSTA - For decades, natural resources have been vital to Maine's economy and identity. To protect the state's natural resources and the industries and communities that rely on them, House Democrats have recently introduced several pieces of legislation that foster rural economic development opportunities, expand access to agricultural education in public schools and support our heritage industries.
AUGUSTA - Rep. Cheryl Golek, D-Harpswell, presented LD 815, An Act to Provide Energy Efficiency Program Outreach and Assistance to Manufactured Housing Residents, before the Legislature's Labor and Housing Committee on Tuesday.
Rep. Cheryl Golek is serving her second term in the Maine House of Representatives. She is a member of the Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Committee and the Joint Select Committee on Housing.
A lifelong resident of Maine, Rep. Golek was born and raised in the district she now represents. She and her life partner of 27 years, Johanna Wigg, have four children, including two adult sons and two young daughters. In 1998, Rep. Golek and Johanna founded The Vicarage By The Sea, an alternative model of care for those living with Dementia.
