---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Increase High School Graduation Rates For Students Experiencing Education Disruption"
description: "An Act To Increase High School Graduation Rates For Students Experiencing Education Disruption"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 1318"
citation: "Maine LD 1318 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DIPLOMAS", "FOSTER AND HOMELESS", "EDUCATION DEPT", "POWERS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Nathan LIBBY"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 44
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-03-30"
last_action: "2021-07-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/37eb2ddd-c4be-4704-bf79-38b3f1ea4b94"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280080024"
source_hash: "91fd78bc060227d19154da66db917ee7f25e32a6b8be4cbd3c1f49aea1f18749"
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 1318 (130) — An Act To Increase High School Graduation Rates For Students Experiencing Education Disruption

## 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=SP0424&item=2&snum=130)
2. **Chaptered Law** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0424&item=5&snum=130)
3. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0424&item=1&snum=130)
4. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0424&item=4&snum=130)

## Votes

- ENACTMENT - MANDATE — **80–50** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Nathan LIBBY — primary (person)
- Michael BRENNAN — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-30** Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2021-03-30** CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to a subsequent special or regular session of the 130th Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 435.
- **2021-03-30** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-30** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-10** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2021-06-10** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2021-06-10** Committee Amendment "A" (S-246) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2021-06-10** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-246). `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2021-06-10** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2021-06-14** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2021-06-14** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2021-06-14** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-246). `reading-3`
- **2021-06-14** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-14** In accordance with the provisions of Section 21 of Article IX of the Constitution, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2021-06-14** On motion of Representative DUNPHY of Old Town, TABLED pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED.
- **2021-06-14** Subsequently, Representative DUNPHY of Old Town WITHDREW her motion to TABLE.
- **2021-06-14** Representative DUNPHY of Old Town REQUESTED a Roll Call. More than one-fifth of the members present expressed a desire for a roll call, which was ORDERED.
- **2021-06-14** On motion of Representative DUNPHY of Old Town, TABLED pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED.
- **2021-06-14** Later today assigned. (Roll Call Ordered)
- **2021-06-14** Speaker laid before the House
- **2021-06-14** FAILED PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED.
- **2021-06-14** In accordance with the provisions of Section 21 of Article IX of the Constitution, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House being necessary, a total was taken.
- **2021-06-14** ROLL CALL NO. 274
- **2021-06-14** (Yeas 80 - Nays 50 - Absent 21 - Excused 0)
- **2021-06-14** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-15** On motion by Senator BREEN of Cumberland PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED - 2/3 Elected Required, in NON-CONCURRENCE.
- **2021-06-15** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2021-07-01** On Motion by Senator BREEN of Cumberland taken from the SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE.
- **2021-07-01** Under suspension of the Rules On motion by Same Senator The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-246) in concurrence `reading-3`
- **2021-07-01** Under further suspension of the Rules On further motion by Same Senator The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby Committee Amendment "A" (S-246) was ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-07-01** On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-363) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-246) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-07-01** Committee Amendment "A" (S-246) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-363) thereto ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-07-01** PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-246) AS AMENDED BY Senate Amendment "A" (S-363) thereto In NON-CONCURRENCE `reading-3`
- **2021-07-01** Sent down for concurrence
- **2021-07-01** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-246) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-363) thereto. `reading-3`
- **2021-07-01** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-07-02** In accordance with the provisions of Section 21 of Article IX of the Constitution, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2021-07-02** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2021-07-02** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-07-02** PASSED TO BE ENACTED - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2021-07-09** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-05T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2021-05-05T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2021-06-10T04:00:00+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/37eb2ddd-c4be-4704-bf79-38b3f1ea4b94`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).