---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Ensure A High-Quality Education For Students With Disabilities By Clarifying The Definition Of \"State Agency Client\" And Who Provides Special Education Programs And Services"
description: "An Act To Ensure A High-Quality Education For Students With Disabilities By Clarifying The Definition Of \"State Agency Client\" And Who Provides Special Education Programs And Services"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 79"
citation: "Maine LD 79 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["APPROVED PROGRAMS", "SERVICES", "SPECIAL EDUCATION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lydia CRAFTS"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 29
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-01-04"
last_action: "2023-07-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cb14aabd-6bc1-42aa-97ba-328f56c90bb5"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280085213"
source_hash: "091dc601ef9c585d9c3ca3317f23b8ba022992d94cee10c7c707c014098adf28"
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 79 (131) — An Act To Ensure A High-Quality Education For Students With Disabilities By Clarifying The Definition Of "State Agency Client" And Who Provides Special Education Programs And 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=HP0049&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0049&item=1&snum=131)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0049&item=3&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Lydia CRAFTS — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-04** Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs suggested and ordered printed.
- **2023-01-04** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS. `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-04** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-01-04** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-30** Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 594.
- **2023-06-06** Reports READ.
- **2023-06-06** On motion of Representative BRENNAN of Portland, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2023-06-06** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2023-06-06** Committee Amendment "A" (H-327) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-06-06** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2023-06-06** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-327). `reading-3`
- **2023-06-06** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-07** Reports READ
- **2023-06-07** Senator RAFFERTY of York moved to accept The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report in concurrence
- **2023-06-07** Senator LIBBY of Cumberland moved to Table until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE of the Report
- **2023-06-07** Taken from the table by the President
- **2023-06-07** Subsequently The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED
- **2023-06-07** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2023-06-07** Committee Amendment "A" (H-327) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-07** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-327) in concurrence `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-06-08** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-06-08** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-12** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- **2023-07-25** On Motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE.
- **2023-07-25** PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence `passage`
- **2023-07-27** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2023-06-05T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cb14aabd-6bc1-42aa-97ba-328f56c90bb5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).