# Maine LD 1332: An Act to Establish the Community Schools Success Fund to Ensure the Implementation and Success of Community Schools Programs Maine LD 1332, An Act to Establish the Community Schools Success Fund to Ensure the Implementation and Success of Community Schools Programs, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Kelly Murphy (Democratic); status became law, last action 2025-06-22 (ACTPUB Chapter 410); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1332-132 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Maine LD 1332 - State: Maine - Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) - Title: An Act to Establish the Community Schools Success Fund to Ensure the Implementation and Success of Community Schools Programs - Status: became law - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-03-27 - Last action: 2025-06-22, ACTPUB Chapter 410 - Sponsor: Kelly Murphy (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 9 - Subjects: EDUCATIONAL OPTIONS, EDUCATIONAL OPTIONS - COMMUNITY SCHOOLS - Touches household money: yes - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - New grants for community schools: benefit, low. The law creates the Community Schools Success Fund in the state Department of Education. The Commissioner runs the fund and sets routine rules for who can get grants and what they can pay for. Eligible applicants include designated community schools, school administrative units developing a plan, l… - Small base funding for grants: benefit, low. The law provides base allocations of $500 for fiscal year 2025-26 and $500 for fiscal year 2026-27 from Other Special Revenue Funds. These allocations authorize the Department of Education to spend funds to provide grants from the Community Schools Success Fund. The amounts are set for the 2025-27… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Kelly Murphy (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Adam LEE - Cosponsor: Amy Kuhn (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Deqa Dhalac (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Janice Dodge (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Joseph Rafferty (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Kristen Cloutier (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lydia Crafts (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Peggy R. Rotundo (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Teresa S. Pierce (Democratic), Senate ## Actions (7) - 2025-06-22: ACTPUB Chapter 410 - 2025-06-10: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (Senate) - 2025-06-10: PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-06-09: Reports ReadOn motion by Senator RAFFERTY of York the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED. Bill READ ONCE. Committee Amendment "A" (H-517) READ and ADOPTED. Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-517) in concurrence. (Senate) - 2025-06-09: Reports READ.On motion of Representative MURPHY of Scarborough, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.The Bill was READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-517) was READ and ADOPTED.Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-517). Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-03-27: The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS in concurrence (Senate) - 2025-03-27: Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs suggested and ordered printed. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) ## Bill text - Amendment C-A (H-517), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0867&item=2&snum=132) - Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0867&item=3&snum=132) - Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0867&item=1&snum=132) ## Related bills - LD 1522: An Act to Establish the Maine Eviction Prevention Program (failed) - LD 1665: An Act to Provide Property Tax Relief to Maine Families (failed) - LD 1872: An Act to Reinvest in the Pension Funds of the Maine Public Employees Retirement System (failed) - LD 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan for Retirement (failed) - LD 1611: An Act to Decrease the Retirement Contributions Required for Teachers and State Employees (failed) - LD 1294: An Act to Expand the Dependent Exemption Tax Credit (failed) ## Sources - [Amendment C-A (H-517), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0867&item=2&snum=132) - [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0867&item=3&snum=132) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0867&item=1&snum=132) ## Related - [LD 1522: An Act to Establish the Maine Eviction Prevention Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1522-132) - [LD 1665: An Act to Provide Property Tax Relief to Maine Families](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1665-132) - [LD 1872: An Act to Reinvest in the Pension Funds of the Maine Public Employees Retiremen…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1872-132) - [LD 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan f…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD2067-132) - [LD 1611: An Act to Decrease the Retirement Contributions Required for Teachers and State…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1611-132) - [LD 1294: An Act to Expand the Dependent Exemption Tax Credit](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1294-132) - [Maine bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/maine/bills) - [Maine state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/maine) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1332-132 (as of 2026-10-17).