APPROVED CHAPTER
MAY 23, 2025 101
BY GOVERNOR PUBLIC LAW
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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S.P. 169 - L.D. 388
An Act to Provide Access to Quality Family Child Care for Military
Personnel by Exempting Certain Military Child Care Providers from State
Licensing Requirements
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §8301-A, sub-§10 is enacted to read:
10. Exemption from duplicative licensure. Notwithstanding any provision of this
chapter to the contrary, a child care facility or family child care provider on a military
installation or a facility licensed or certified as a family child care provider by the United
States Department of Defense or by the United States Coast Guard that provides care only
for children of parents or guardians who are active duty military members is exempt from
the requirements of this chapter.
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