---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Amend The Foreign Credentialing And Skills Recognition Revolving Loan Program"
description: "An Act To Amend The Foreign Credentialing And Skills Recognition Revolving Loan Program"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 1533"
citation: "Maine LD 1533 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["FINANCE AUTHORITY", "FOREIGN CRED AND SKILLS RECOG LOAN", "PROGRAMS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kristen CLOUTIER"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 17
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-04-15"
last_action: "2021-06-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/aec368df-4e03-4ee8-bf15-ff2889f311d4"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280080471"
source_hash: "836fc4dfcabc2bd5f22acd64aa013836573c07c48eb3f4e35401d1e376fd315a"
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 1533 (130) — An Act To Amend The Foreign Credentialing And Skills Recognition Revolving Loan Program

## Version chain

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

1. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1137&item=1&snum=130)
2. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1137&item=2&snum=130)

## Sponsors

- Kristen CLOUTIER — primary (person)
- Denise TEPLER — cosponsor (person)
- Kyle BAILEY — cosponsor (person)
- Matthea DAUGHTRY — cosponsor (person)
- Michael BRENNAN — cosponsor (person)
- Michael SYLVESTER — cosponsor (person)
- Morgan RIELLY — cosponsor (person)
- Nathan LIBBY — cosponsor (person)
- Thom HARNETT — cosponsor (person)
- Tiffany ROBERTS — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-04-15** Received by the Clerk of the House on April 15, 2021. `receipt`
- **2021-04-15** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on INNOVATION, DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT AND BUSINESS pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-19** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2021-05-19** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2021-05-19** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
- **2021-05-19** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-05-19** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2021-05-19** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2021-05-19** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED, in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2021-05-19** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2021-06-02** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2021-06-02** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-03** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2021-06-08** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-06T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2021-05-06T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP
- **2021-05-12T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/aec368df-4e03-4ee8-bf15-ff2889f311d4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).