---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Facilitate School Access To Federal Title I Funds And Improve The Delivery Of Special Education Services"
description: "An Act To Facilitate School Access To Federal Title I Funds And Improve The Delivery Of Special Education Services"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 651"
citation: "Maine LD 651 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["SPECIAL EDUCATION", "FUNDING", "COST DRIVERS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Richard FARNSWORTH"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 17
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-02-07"
last_action: "2019-05-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bef80459-1c0b-4a37-a608-2ea7e369665f"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280071617"
source_hash: "2714e754d468af055b65797f95ac4765e953d36e2732848448977c1584a5b348"
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 651 (129) — An Act To Facilitate School Access To Federal Title I Funds And Improve The Delivery Of Special Education Services

## 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=HP0472&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0472&item=1&snum=129)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0472&item=3&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Richard FARNSWORTH — primary (person)
- David McCREA — cosponsor (person)
- Heidi SAMPSON — cosponsor (person)
- James HANDY — cosponsor (person)
- Jessica FAY — cosponsor (person)
- Lois RECKITT — cosponsor (person)
- Norman HIGGINS — cosponsor (person)
- Paul STEARNS — cosponsor (person)
- Shawn BABINE — cosponsor (person)
- Shenna BELLOWS — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-07** Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-02-07** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS. `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-07** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-02-07** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-30** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2019-04-30** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2019-04-30** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-154).
- **2019-04-30** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-02** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2019-05-02** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-05-02** Committee Amendment "A" (H-154) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-05-02** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-154), in concurrence. `reading-2`
- **2019-05-02** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2019-05-07** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2019-05-07** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-08** FINALLY PASSED, 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/bef80459-1c0b-4a37-a608-2ea7e369665f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).