APPROVED CHAPTER
MAY 29, 2025 125
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. 34 - L.D. 21
An Act to Update the Provision of Law Concerning Student Codes of
Conduct in Order to Reflect Best Practices Regarding Behavioral Threat
Assessment and Response
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §1001, sub-§15, ¶F, as amended by PL 2005, c. 307, §1, is
further amended to read:
F. Establish policies and procedures concerning the removal of disruptive or violent
students or students threatening death or bodily harm to others from a classroom or a
school bus, as well as student disciplinary and placement decisions, when to identify,
assess and intervene with students who may pose a threat of violence to themselves or
others within the school community, including policies and procedures regarding
student supports, disciplinary actions and placement decisions if and when appropriate,
up to and including removal from a classroom or a school bus;
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Statutes affected:
Bill Text ACTPUB , Chapter 125: 20-A.1001