---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Provide Funding To The Maine School Of Science And Mathematics And Clarify Sending School Administrative Unit Obligations"
description: "An Act To Provide Funding To The Maine School Of Science And Mathematics And Clarify Sending School Administrative Unit Obligations"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 2008"
citation: "Maine LD 2008 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BUILDINGS", "SCHOOL FACILITIES", "SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Nicole GROHOSKI"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 31
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-12-03"
last_action: "2026-04-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0fdf0678-875f-41c4-84fb-9d462f1dc41d"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280100864"
source_hash: "1d5fe0d374ece10c210a9d1d16f9e05e6a67b3537dab275fc68817b29c5745d0"
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 2008 (132) — An Act To Provide Funding To The Maine School Of Science And Mathematics And Clarify Sending School Administrative Unit Obligations

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (S-537)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0827&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Amendment S-A to C-A (S-698)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0827&item=4&snum=132)
3. **Chapter 726** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0827&item=5&snum=132)
4. **LD 2008 SP 827** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0827&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Nicole GROHOSKI — primary (person)
- Harold STEWART — cosponsor (person)
- James LIBBY — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph RAFFERTY — cosponsor (person)
- Kelly MURPHY — cosponsor (person)
- Mark BABIN — cosponsor (person)
- Sharon FROST — cosponsor (person)
- Susan BERNARD — cosponsor (person)
- Traci GERE — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-12-03** Received by the Secretary of the Senate on December 3, 2025 and REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 `receipt, referral-committee`
- **2026-03-10** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2026-03-10** Bill READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2026-03-10** Committee Amendment "A" (S-537) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-03-10** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2026-03-12** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2026-03-12** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-537) `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2026-03-12** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2026-03-17** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2026-03-17** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2026-03-17** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-537). `reading-3`
- **2026-03-17** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-03-18** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2026-03-18** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-03-19** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending ENACTMENT in concurrence.
- **2026-04-13** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table
- **2026-04-13** On motion by Same Senator the Senate SUSPENDED THE RULES to RECONSIDER their actions whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-537) in concurrence. `reading-3`
- **2026-04-13** On further motion by Same Senator the Senate SUSPENDED THE RULES to RECONSIDER their actions whereby Committee Amendment "A" (S-537) was ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-13** On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-698) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-537) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-04-13** Committee Amendment "A" (S-537) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-698) thereto ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-13** PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-537) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-698) thereto in NON-CONCURRENCE. `reading-3`
- **2026-04-13** Sent down for concurrence.
- **2026-04-13** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-537) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-698) thereto. `reading-3`
- **2026-04-13** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-04-13** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2026-04-13** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-04-14** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2026-04-16** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2026-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2026-03-09T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0fdf0678-875f-41c4-84fb-9d462f1dc41d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).