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+type: "Bill"
+title: "An Act To Require Background Checks For All School Employees"
+description: "An Act To Require Background Checks For All School Employees"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
+legislature: "Maine Legislature"
+session: "128"
+identifier: "LD 1286"
+citation: "Maine LD 1286 (128)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["SCHOOL PERSONNEL", "BACKGROUND CHECKS", "REQUIRED FOR ALL EMPLOYEES"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["MILLETT"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 31
+vote_count: 1
+first_action: "2017-04-04"
+last_action: "2018-06-27"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4a5ae73b-f73c-4987-a25a-d13339e5e0c1"
+source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280064506"
+source_hash: "c82ffdba9ac9460875f9a2fa633fd0fa5a7229f8d0c7e0a4f089a4190678392c"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-me"]
+---
+
+# Maine LD 1286 (128) — An Act To Require Background Checks For All School Employees
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Initial Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/bills_128th/billtexts/SP043801.asp)
+
+## Votes
+
+- ENACTMENT — **33–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- MILLETT — primary (person)
+- BREEN — cosponsor (person)
+- DIAMOND — cosponsor (person)
+- DION — cosponsor (person)
+- FARNSWORTH — cosponsor (person)
+- MAKER — cosponsor (person)
+- MAREAN — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2017-04-04** Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
+- **2017-04-04** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS. `referral-committee`
+- **2017-04-04** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
+- **2017-06-08** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
+- **2017-06-08** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
+- **2017-06-08** Committee Amendment "A" (S-221) READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
+- **2017-06-08** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-221). `reading-2`
+- **2017-06-08** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
+- **2017-06-09** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
+- **2017-06-09** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
+- **2017-06-09** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-221).
+- **2017-06-09** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
+- **2017-06-12** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
+- **2017-06-12** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
+- **2017-06-13** On motion by Senator HAMPER of Oxford PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending ENACTMENT
+- **2017-08-02** CARRIED OVER to any Special or Regular Session of the 128th Legislature pursuant to Joint Order SP 601.
+- **2018-05-02** CARRIED OVER to any Special Session of the 128th Legislature pursuant to Joint Order SP 748.
+- **2018-06-20** On Motion by Senator HAMPER of Oxford taken from the SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE.
+- **2018-06-20** Under suspension of the Rules On further motion by Same Senator The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby the bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-221)
+- **2018-06-20** Under further suspension of the Rules On further motion by Same Senator The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby Committee Amendment "A" (S-221) was ADOPTED
+- **2018-06-20** On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-510) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-221) READ and ADOPTED
+- **2018-06-20** Committee Amendment "A" (S-221) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-510) thereto ADOPTED In NON-CONCURRENCE
+- **2018-06-20** PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-221) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-510) thereto In NON-CONCURRENCE
+- **2018-06-20** Sent down for concurrence
+- **2018-06-21** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-221) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-510) thereto.
+- **2018-06-21** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
+- **2018-06-21** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
+- **2018-06-21** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
+- **2018-06-21** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
+- **2018-06-21** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 696 Yeas 33 - Nays 0 - Excused 2 - Absent 0
+- **2018-06-27** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4a5ae73b-f73c-4987-a25a-d13339e5e0c1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).
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