---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Modify Teacher Certification Expiration Dates For Teachers Who Use Family Medical Leave"
description: "An Act To Modify Teacher Certification Expiration Dates For Teachers Who Use Family Medical Leave"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 2035"
citation: "Maine LD 2035 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["TEACHERS", "CERTIFICATION", "EXPIRATION DATES EXTENDED B/C FML"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Justin FECTEAU"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 17
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2020-01-14"
last_action: "2020-03-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b6e56c29-c658-46fc-97b5-067e0a089d54"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280075966"
source_hash: "87d972b9a25a93b2d7187cfecae79d982b4c198f4c2fa05596b72e69daab6fe2"
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 2035 (129) — An Act To Modify Teacher Certification Expiration Dates For Teachers Who Use Family Medical Leave

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Adopted Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1445&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1445&item=1&snum=129)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1445&item=3&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Justin FECTEAU — primary (person)
- David McCREA — cosponsor (person)
- Gary DRINKWATER — cosponsor (person)
- Heidi SAMPSON — cosponsor (person)
- Kathleen DILLINGHAM — cosponsor (person)
- Patrick COREY — cosponsor (person)
- Rebecca MILLETT — cosponsor (person)
- Shelley RUDNICKI — cosponsor (person)
- Victoria KORNFIELD — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2020-01-14** Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs suggested and ordered printed.
- **2020-01-14** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS. `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-14** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2020-01-14** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2020-03-03** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2020-03-03** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2020-03-03** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-703).
- **2020-03-03** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2020-03-05** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2020-03-05** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2020-03-05** Committee Amendment "A" (H-703) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2020-03-05** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-703), in concurrence. `reading-2`
- **2020-03-05** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2020-03-10** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2020-03-10** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2020-03-12** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2020-03-17** 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/b6e56c29-c658-46fc-97b5-067e0a089d54`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).