Title 20-A

1. Program established. The Maine Health Care Provider Loan Repayment Program, referred to in this section as "the program," is established within the Finance Authority of Maine for certain health care professionals who commit to living and working in the State for at least 3 yea…

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. [PL 2021, c. 544, §1 (NEW).] 1. College or university. "College or university" means a postsecondary educational institution in the State, including: A. A degree-gran…

1. Actions by colleges or universities. A college or university may not: A. Adopt or enforce a policy, requirement, standard or limitation that prohibits or otherwise prevents a student athlete who is participating in an intercollegiate athletic program at the college or universi…

A student athlete may earn compensation from selling the student athlete's autograph in a manner that does not otherwise conflict with a provision of this chapter.

An athletic association, conference or other group or organization with authority over intercollegiate athletics may not prevent in this State a college or university from participating in intercollegiate athletics as a result of the compensation of a student athlete for the use …

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. [PL 2021, c. 733, §2 (NEW).] 1. Affirmative consent. "Affirmative consent" means consent to sexual activity that can be revoked at any time. "Affirmative consent" doe…

1. Adoption of policy required. No later than July 1, 2023, each institution of higher education shall adopt a policy and related procedures on sexual violence, intimate partner violence and stalking, referred to in this section as "the policy," in accordance with this section an…

Each institution shall provide a reporting party and a responding party with written notice of the institution's decision to hold a disciplinary proceeding regarding an allegation of sexual violence, intimate partner violence or stalking sufficiently in advance of a disciplinary …

1. Establishment. The Higher Education Interpersonal Violence Advisory Commission, established by Title 5, section 12004‑I, subsection 12‑C and referred to in this chapter as "the commission," is created for the purpose of developing a base interpersonal violence climate survey f…

1. Dissemination; conduct. The commissioner shall provide the interpersonal violence climate survey biennially to each institution, and each institution shall biennially conduct the interpersonal violence climate survey on each campus. Each institution may append campus-specific …

1. Confidential resource advisor designated. Each institution shall designate at least one confidential resource advisor to provide emergency and ongoing support to survivors of sexual violence, intimate partner violence and stalking. The confidential resource advisor must be des…

An institution of higher education, with guidance from its Title IX coordinator, a local law enforcement agency and the sexual assault support center or the domestic violence resource center identified in the institution's policy under section 12982, shall provide mandatory preve…

1. General requirement. Each institution of higher education shall ensure that its Title IX coordinator and members of its campus police force or campus safety personnel employed by the institution of higher education undergo annual training in awareness of sexual violence, intim…

1. Report. By October 1, 2023 and annually thereafter, an institution of higher education shall prepare and submit to the commissioner, the Commissioner of Health and Human Services and the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over higher education matt…

A reporting party or a witness who requests an investigation of sexual violence, intimate partner violence or stalking may not be subject to a disciplinary proceeding or sanction or penalty for a violation of the institution's student conduct policy related to drug or alcohol use…

1. Requirement. No later than July 1, 2023, an institution of higher education shall enter into and maintain a memorandum of understanding with a sexual assault support center and domestic violence resource center that is funded by the Department of Health and Human Services to: …

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. [PL 2025, c. 324, §1 (NEW).] 1. Authority. "Authority" means the Finance Authority of Maine. 2. Eligible student loan. "Eligible student loan" means an undergraduate …

1. Establishment; administration. The Maine Credentialed Workforce Program is established to support the credentialing needs of current and future participants in the State's workforce. The authority shall administer the program. The authority's chief executive officer may consul…

1. Fund created. The Maine Credentialed Workforce Program Fund is established within the authority as a nonlapsing, interest-earning, revolving fund to carry out the purposes of this chapter. The fund consists of any funds appropriated, allocated or contributed from private or pu…

1. Publication of priority occupations. The authority shall publicize, using a method determined by the authority and taking into consideration the recommendations of workforce experts, the priority occupations for the upcoming application cycle. 2. Application cycle. The authori…

The authority may adopt rules to carry out the purposes of this chapter. Rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine technical rules pursuant to Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2‑A.

As used in this chapter and chapters 502 and 502‑A, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. [PL 2017, c. 235, §2 (NEW); PL 2017, c. 235, §41 (AFF).] 1. Administrator. "Administrator" means an individual who provides leadership serv…

1. Certification. A person must be certified by the commissioner under this chapter or chapter 502 in order to: A. Teach in any public elementary or secondary school in the State; or [PL 1981, c. 693, §§ 5, 8 (NEW).] B. Teach in any private school receiving basic approval under s…

1. Lists. The commissioner shall keep a list of credentialed individuals. This list is a public record. 2. Records confidential. Transcripts, recommendations and other documents submitted in support of an application for a credential or collected by the department for verificatio…

1. State board authority. Except as otherwise provided, the state board has authority to adopt rules to implement this chapter, chapter 502 and chapter 502‑A. Rules adopted by the state board to implement this chapter and chapter 502 are major substantive rules, as defined in Tit…

1. Fees. The commissioner shall establish and assess fees for the processing of an application for a credential. The commissioner shall establish fees for the credentialing process and the procedures required to assess applications for credentials. A. [PL 2017, c. 235, §6 (RP); P…

1. Definitions. 2. Data collection. The department shall collect data relating to educator preparation programs, including but not limited to the following information with respect to each educator preparation program: A. The number of program completers; [PL 2011, c. 635, Pt. B,…

1. Credentialing and revocation rules. The state board shall adopt rules to carry out the purposes of this chapter under which the commissioner shall: A. Issue certificates to teachers, administrators, educational specialists, educational technicians and other professional person…

Notwithstanding the term of a conditional or professional certificate under this chapter, upon the request of a school administrative unit, the commissioner shall grant an extension on an individual's conditional or professional certificate if the individual uses family medical l…

1. Conditional certificate. The commissioner may issue a conditional certificate to: A. An individual who has not met all of the requirements for a certificate as set forth in section 13013, 13019‑I, 13019‑G or 13022. [PL 2017, c. 235, §11 (NEW); PL 2017, c. 235, §41 (AFF).] B. A…

Upon the identification of an educator staffing shortage in the State, the commissioner may issue emergency certificates to teachers, specialists and administrators in accordance with this section. The commissioner shall issue an emergency teacher certificate or reciprocal profes…

1. Definition. A professional teacher certificate is a renewable certificate issued to an individual who has met the qualifications of this section. 2. Qualifications. 2-A. Qualifications. 2-B. Qualifications. State board rules governing the qualifications for a professional teac…

1. Department of Education salary supplement. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the Department of Education shall provide a public school teacher, a teacher in a publicly supported secondary school or a teacher employed by an education service center as author…

1. Purpose. The purpose of a peer support and mentoring system is to: A. Provide strong support services and mentoring programs that are sustained, intensive and classroom-focused in order to have a positive and lasting effect on classroom instruction and develop good teaching an…

1. Clearance. A teacher from a country other than the United States who is participating in a visiting teacher program established and administered by the department, a locally established sister-school exchange or a locally established language immersion program may teach in a s…

1. Requirement. An educational specialist certificate is required for employment as an educational specialist at a public school or a private school approved for attendance purposes pursuant to section 2901, subsection 2, paragraph B. 2. Qualifications. The state board shall adop…

1. Requirement. An educational technician certificate is required for employment as an educational technician at a public school or a private school approved for attendance purposes pursuant to section 2901, subsection 2, paragraph B, if the employed individual will: A. Introduce…

1. Requirement. An administrator's certificate is required for employment as an administrator at a school administrative unit in the State, at a public school or at a private school approved for attendance purposes pursuant to section 2901, subsection 2, paragraph B. 2. Qualifica…

1. General. The state board's rules adopted under this chapter shall specify the procedure to be followed by the commissioner in seeking the revocation or suspension of a certificate in the District Court and shall authorize the commissioner to enter into a consent agreement with…

1. Definitions. For purposes of this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. A. "School psychologist" means a professional certified by the department as a school psychologist who provides school psychological services con…

1. Clearance. A person paid to work in a school in a position that does not require certification must be issued a clearance by the department. This section applies to: A. Personnel employed in a public school or an approved private school as regular or substitute employees; [PL …

1. Definitions. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. A. [PL 2019, c. 403, §1 (RP).] B. "Covered investigation" means an investigation by a school entity into the conduct of a school employee that a schoo…

1. List of school administrative unit employees. Beginning January 1, 2019, and quarterly thereafter, a school administrative unit shall submit to the department a list of the names of all employees subject to certification, approval or authorization and indicate for each person …

The Legislature declares that the purpose of this chapter is to establish standardized qualifying examinations for those persons seeking professional teacher certificates to teach in the State.

A professional teacher certificate may be issued to those applicants who have taken and passed the teacher qualifying examination. [PL 2021, c. 228, §11 (AMD).] 1. Communication skills. 2. General knowledge. 3. Professional knowledge. 4. Basic skills. The applicant is responsible…

1. Board established. There is established the Professional Standards Board, referred to in this chapter as "the board," to advise the state board regarding professional growth, certification, endorsement, authorization and governance of the education profession in this State. Th…