APPROVED CHAPTER
JULY 26, 2023 442
BY GOVERNOR PUBLIC LAW
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-THREE
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S.P. 311 - L.D. 753
An Act to Allow Retired Teachers and Educational Technicians to Be
Recertified
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §13013, sub-§6 is enacted to read:
6. Reissuance; retired teacher. The commissioner may issue a professional teacher
certificate to a person who is receiving a retirement benefit from the State Employee and
Teacher Retirement Program established under Title 5, section 17602 and who was
employed for at least 10 years by a public school, who has been receiving a retirement
benefit for no more than 5 years and who, immediately prior to receiving that benefit,
possessed an active professional teacher certificate in good standing that has subsequently
lapsed. The professional teacher certificate must be issued with the same grades and
subject areas endorsements as were issued with the active professional teacher certificate
that was held by the teacher at the time of the teacher's retirement. A professional teacher
certificate issued under this subsection is for the same period as specified in subsection 4
and subject to the same renewal standards as specified in subsection 5. State board rules
may further govern qualifications for a professional teacher certificate issued under this
subsection.
Sec. 2. 20-A MRSA §13019-H, sub-§5 is enacted to read:
5. Reissuance; retired educational technician. The commissioner may issue an
educational technician certificate to a person who has been receiving a retirement benefit
from the State Employee and Teacher Retirement Program established under Title 5,
section 17602 for no more than 5 years and who, immediately prior to receiving that
benefit, possessed an active educational technician certificate in good standing that has
subsequently lapsed. An educational technician certificate issued under this subsection is
for the same period and subject to the same renewal standards as specified in subsection 3.
State board rules may further govern qualifications for an educational technician certificate
issued under this subsection.
Sec. 3. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and
allocations are made.
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EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF
Higher Education and Educator Support Services Z082
Initiative: Provides one-time funds for software updates necessary to allow a professional
teacher certificate or educational technician certificate to be reissued to a teacher or
educational technician who has retired and whose certificate has lapsed.
GENERAL FUND 2023-24 2024-25
All Other $10,000 $0
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL $10,000 $0
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