---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Include School Counselors In The Educators For Maine Program"
description: "An Act To Include School Counselors In The Educators For Maine Program"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 98"
citation: "Maine LD 98 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EDUCATORS FOR MAINE PROGRAM", "FINANCE AUTHORITY", "PROGRAMS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Michael BRENNAN"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 25
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2025-01-08"
last_action: "2025-05-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/597d67fd-04c6-48b7-a97b-6612585cc7c3"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280095661"
source_hash: "eab22e8b39e694314fd27b8748c16530bc310f63ee33bb88a229bbdbd1b66967"
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 98 (132) — An Act To Include School Counselors In The Educators For Maine Program

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-59)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0063&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 58** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0063&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 98 HP 63** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0063&item=1&snum=132)

## Votes

- ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT — **18–13** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Michael BRENNAN — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-08** Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs suggested and ordered printed.
- **2025-01-08** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS. `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-08** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-01-08** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-21** Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
- **2025-04-22** Reports READ.
- **2025-04-22** On motion of Representative MURPHY of Scarborough, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2025-04-22** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-04-22** Committee Amendment "A" (H-59) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-04-22** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2025-04-22** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-59). `reading-3`
- **2025-04-22** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-04-23** Reports Read
- **2025-04-23** On motion by Senator RAFFERTY of York the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED. PREVAILED
- **2025-04-23** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 122 Yeas 18 - Nays 13 - Excused 4 - Absent 0
- **2025-04-23** Bill READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2025-04-23** Committee Amendment "A" (H-59) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-23** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-59) in concurrence `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-04-29** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-04-29** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-04-30** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-05-02** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2025-04-16T04:00:00+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/597d67fd-04c6-48b7-a97b-6612585cc7c3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).