---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Recognize Employee Background Checks Conducted For Out-Of-State Schools Eligible For Maine Tuition Assistance"
description: "An Act To Recognize Employee Background Checks Conducted For Out-Of-State Schools Eligible For Maine Tuition Assistance"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 388"
citation: "Maine LD 388 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CRIMINAL HISTORIES", "SCREENING", "OUT-OF-STATE SCHOOLS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kent ACKLEY"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 24
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-24"
last_action: "2019-05-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/96f7d7ba-b5f2-46b8-bf45-5e73ae5075a6"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280071175"
source_hash: "7ff56b9081a7584920fab0a72acb6d8524fe8b58d11349f2de14919c2ccbda79"
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 388 (129) — An Act To Recognize Employee Background Checks Conducted For Out-Of-State Schools Eligible For Maine Tuition Assistance

## 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=HP0297&item=4&snum=129)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0297&item=1&snum=129)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0297&item=5&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Kent ACKLEY — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-24** Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-01-24** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS. `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-24** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-01-24** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-07** Reports READ.
- **2019-03-07** On motion of Representative MOONEN of Portland, TABLED pending ACCEPTANCE of Either Report.
- **2019-03-07** Later today assigned.
- **2019-05-02** Speaker laid before the House
- **2019-05-02** On motion of Representative KORNFIELD of Bangor, the Majority Ought to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2019-05-02** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-05-02** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2019-05-02** On motion of Representative ACKLEY of Monmouth, House Amendment "A" (H-189) was READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2019-05-02** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-189).
- **2019-05-02** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-07** Reports Read
- **2019-05-07** On motion by Senator MILLETT of Cumberland the Majority Ought to Pass Report ACCEPTED.
- **2019-05-07** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2019-05-07** House Amendment "A" (H-189) READ and ADOPTED
- **2019-05-07** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by House Amendment "A" (H-189) in concurrence `reading-2`
- **2019-05-09** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2019-05-09** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-05-09** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-09** PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-05-16** 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/96f7d7ba-b5f2-46b8-bf45-5e73ae5075a6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).