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IntroducedJan 14, 2025
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Passed House
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Passed Senate
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Signed into Law
HP 98, An Act To Allow School Boards To Expel Or Suspend Students Regardless Of Grade Level
Last Action See all actions
legislature • May 16, 2025: Voted - Divided Report
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary/Bill Text
Comments on LD 165
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Arthur Mingocosponsor
- Jennifer Poiriercosponsor
- Tiffany Stroutcosponsor
- David Woodsomecosponsor
Votes
NO: 8
- Kelly Murphy
- Joseph Rafferty
- Michael Brennan
- Ed Crockett
- Jan Dodge
- Christina Mitchell
- Teresa Pierce
- Holly Sargent
OTHER: 0
Actions
- May 16, 2025 | legislature
- Work Session (Cross Building, Room 208)
- Work Session Held
- Voted - Divided Report
- May 09, 2025 | legislature
- Work Session (Cross Building, Room 208)
- Work Session Held - TABLED
- Mar 21, 2025 | House
- Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
- Mar 13, 2025 | legislature
- Public Hearing (Cross Building, Room 208)
- Jan 14, 2025 | Senate
- The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS in concurrence
- Jan 14, 2025 | House
- 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.
Bill Texts
Documents
- Fiscal StatusHTML
- Fiscal StatusPDF
- Testimony on Mar 13, 2025 by Elizabeth Allen (Coalition on Racial Equity)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 13, 2025 by Bayleigh Alley (AOS 96)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 13, 2025 by Jessica Anderson (Count Me In)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 13, 2025 by Connor Archer (The Courageous Steps Project)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 13, 2025 by Holly Blair (Maine Principals' Association)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 13, 2025 by Christina Boursaw (Monmouth)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 13, 2025 by Christina Brackley (Waterville)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 13, 2025 by Eric Brooks (Harrington Elementary School)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 13, 2025 by Leland Caron (CARIBOU)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 13, 2025 by Jeffery Chick (MSAD 37)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 13, 2025 by Ashley Cirone (Harrington)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 13, 2025 by Jan Collins (Wilton/MPAC)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 13, 2025 by Sophie Creamer (Portland Outright)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 13, 2025 by Nancy Cronin (Maine Developmental Disabilities Council)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 13, 2025 by Nancy Cronin (Maine Developmental Disabilities Council)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 13, 2025 by Deb Davis (Portland)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 13, 2025 by Toshia Day-Benner (Rose M. Gaffney School)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 13, 2025 by Madeleine DesFosses (Maine Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 13, 2025 by Susan Dow (Machias School Department)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 13, 2025 by Rita Furlow (Maine Children's Alliance)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 13, 2025 by Cindy Gish (Geiger Elementary School)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 13, 2025 by Tucker Goddu (Cumberland Center)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 13, 2025 by Melissa Hackett (Maine Child Welfare Action Network)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 13, 2025 by Sean Hanson (Kennebunk)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 13, 2025 by Jesse Hargrove (Maine Education Association)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 13, 2025 by Benjamin Harris (Dayton)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 13, 2025 by Bonnie Hicks (Windham )PDF
- Testimony on Mar 13, 2025 by Hannah Hussey (GLAD Law)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 13, 2025 by Erin Ireland (Easton Elementary School)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 13, 2025 by Sarah Johnson (Sanford)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 13, 2025 by Olivia Kelly (Restorative Justice Project Maine)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 13, 2025 by Eileen King (Maine School Management Association)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 13, 2025 by Jake Langlais (Lewiston Public Schools)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 13, 2025 by Wendy LeBlanc (Saco Schools)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 13, 2025 by Heide Lester (EqualityMaine)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 13, 2025 by Hannah Longley (NAMI Maine)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 13, 2025 by Margaret MacLellan (Portland)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 13, 2025 by Joseph Mastraccio (Shapleigh)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 13, 2025 by Alberto Morales (South Portland)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 13, 2025 by Victoria Morales (South Portland)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 13, 2025 by David Motel (Waterville )PDF
- Testimony on Mar 13, 2025 by Lindsey Nadeau (Biddeford Schools)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 13, 2025 by April Noble (Saco)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 13, 2025 by Robin Pineo (MSAD #37)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 13, 2025 by Scott Porter (AOS 96)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 13, 2025 by Jeremy Ray (Biddeford, Saco, and Dayton School Departments)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 13, 2025 by Alicia Rea (American Civil Liberties Union of Maine)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 13, 2025 by Alicia Rea (LGBTQ+ Coalition)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 13, 2025 by Atlee Reilly (Disability Rights Maine)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 13, 2025 by Caitlyn Roy (East Machias)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 13, 2025 by Kim Sampietro (Dayton Consolidated School)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 13, 2025 by Gretchen Scheibel (Topsham)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 13, 2025 by Benjamin Sirois (Valley Unified Regional Service Center)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 13, 2025 by Katherine Tarpley (Pine Tree Legal Assistance)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 13, 2025 by William Tuell (Maine State Legislature)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 13, 2025 by Roy Ulrickson (Autism Society of Maine)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 13, 2025 by Sarah Wilkinson (Old Orchard Beach)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 13, 2025 by Tracy Williams (Farmington)PDF
Sources
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/summary.asp?ld=165&SessionID=16
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/sponsors.asp?ID=280095748
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/subjects.asp?ID=280095748
- https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?ld=165&PID=1456&snum=132
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280095748