All Roll Calls
Yes: 77 • No: 64
Sponsored By: Michael Brennan (Democratic)
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The Commissioner of Education can raise and spend private donations for certain education programs. Donations go into a dedicated fund for named programs and opportunities. This adds another funding source for school learning.
The state provides $500 in 2025-26 and $500 in 2026-27 from Other Special Revenue Funds. The money supports an early literacy grant program. It also funds grants to use best practices for math teaching in schools.
Michael Brennan
Democratic • House
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
All Roll Calls
Yes: 77 • No: 64
House vote • 6/2/2025
ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP
Yes: 77 • No: 64
ACTPUB Chapter 527
HELD BY THE GOVERNOR.
PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-377) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-453) thereto.ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table On motion by Same Senator the Senate SUSPENDED THE RULES to RECONSIDER their actions whereby the Resolve was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-377) On further motion by Same Senator the Senate SUSPENDED THE RULES to RECONSIDER their actions whereby Committee Amendment "A" (H-377) was ADOPTED. On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-453) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-377) READ and ADOPTED. Committee Amendment "A" (H-377) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-453) thereto ADOPTED. PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-377) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-453) thereto in NON-CONCURRENCE. Sent down for concurrence.
On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending FINAL PASSAGE in concurrence
FINALLY PASSED.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
Reports ReadOn motion by Senator RAFFERTY of York the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED Bill READ ONCE Committee Amendment "A" (H-377) READ and ADOPTED. Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-377) in concurrence.
Reports READ.On motion of Representative MURPHY of Scarborough, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.ROLL CALL NO. 256(Yeas 77 - Nays 64 - Absent 10 - Excused 0)The Bill was READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-377) 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-377). Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
Received by the Clerk of the House on January 30, 2025.The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401.
Amendment C-A (H-377), adopted by House & Senate
Amendment S-A to C-A (S-453), adopted by House & Senate
Enacted
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