---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Modify Certification Standards For Full-Time Teachers In Public Charter Schools And For Educational Technicians"
description: "An Act To Modify Certification Standards For Full-Time Teachers In Public Charter Schools And For Educational Technicians"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1571"
citation: "Maine LD 1571 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CERTIFICATION", "STANDARDS", "TEACHERS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 24
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2025-04-10"
last_action: "2025-06-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fc11f879-ad0f-429e-8ba3-02b6031c8191"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280098396"
source_hash: "eae7094a79f2d1ad204cc611c65423ba9549d6badcc290ceffce172841a8a1b0"
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 1571 (132) — An Act To Modify Certification Standards For Full-Time Teachers In Public Charter Schools And For Educational Technicians

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-569)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1029&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 423** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1029&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 1571 HP 1029** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1029&item=1&snum=132)

## Votes

- ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT — **18–14** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2025-04-10** Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs suggested and ordered printed.
- **2025-04-10** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-10** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-04-10** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-09** Reports READ.
- **2025-06-09** On motion of Representative MURPHY of Scarborough, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2025-06-09** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-09** Committee Amendment "A" (H-569) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-09** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2025-06-09** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-569). `reading-3`
- **2025-06-09** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-10** Reports Read
- **2025-06-10** On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED. PREVAILED
- **2025-06-10** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 432 Yeas 18 - Nays 14 - Excused 3 - Absent 0
- **2025-06-10** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-10** Committee Amendment "A" (H-569) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-10** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-569) in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-06-10** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-06-10** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-11** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-06-24** Became Law without Governor's Signature `became-law`
- **2025-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2025-06-06T04:00:00+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/fc11f879-ad0f-429e-8ba3-02b6031c8191`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).