---
type: "Bill"
title: "Resolve, Directing The Department Of Education To Develop And Implement An Online Learning Platform For Students And Educators"
description: "Resolve, Directing The Department Of Education To Develop And Implement An Online Learning Platform For Students And Educators"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 576"
citation: "Maine LD 576 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["TEACHERS", "TRAINING", "ONLINE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLA"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Michael BRENNAN"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 17
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-02-05"
last_action: "2019-05-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1977b80c-db53-4fb8-8a33-ac5a6fe9e76f"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280071471"
source_hash: "4b067da9d1c0cc9ac8f5b2a6e73c4198223dedec926aa5527d19b662162d3099"
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 576 (129) — Resolve, Directing The Department Of Education To Develop And Implement An Online Learning Platform For Students And Educators

## 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=HP0420&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0420&item=1&snum=129)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0420&item=3&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Michael BRENNAN — primary (person)
- David McCREA — cosponsor (person)
- Erik JORGENSEN — cosponsor (person)
- Janice DODGE — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel TALBOT ROSS — cosponsor (person)
- Rebecca MILLETT — cosponsor (person)
- Richard FARNSWORTH — cosponsor (person)
- Ryan FECTEAU — cosponsor (person)
- Victoria KORNFIELD — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-05** Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-02-05** The Resolve was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS. `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-05** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-02-05** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-25** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2019-04-25** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2019-04-25** The Resolve was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-125).
- **2019-04-25** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-04-30** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2019-04-30** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-04-30** Committee Amendment "A" (H-125) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-04-30** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-125), in concurrence. `reading-2`
- **2019-04-30** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2019-05-02** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2019-05-02** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-07** FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-05-14** 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/1977b80c-db53-4fb8-8a33-ac5a6fe9e76f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).