---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Improve And Expand Student Teaching Opportunities In Maine By Compensating Student Teaching"
description: "An Act To Improve And Expand Student Teaching Opportunities In Maine By Compensating Student Teaching"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1327"
citation: "Maine LD 1327 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["STUDENT TEACHERS", "TEACHERS", "TRAINING"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Holly SARGENT"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 23
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-03-27"
last_action: "2025-06-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f13c65b1-ff53-4907-bf02-ab9061e10a17"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280097879"
source_hash: "3060ac225321eb0487c8f0b118fb2d29fe98d6ca710da1950d0d2932a561187a"
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 1327 (132) — An Act To Improve And Expand Student Teaching Opportunities In Maine By Compensating Student Teaching

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-400)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0862&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 88** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0862&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 1327 HP 862** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0862&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Holly SARGENT — primary (person)
- Amy ROEDER — cosponsor (person)
- Christina MITCHELL — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel ANKELES — cosponsor (person)
- Janice DODGE — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph RAFFERTY — cosponsor (person)
- Kelly MURPHY — cosponsor (person)
- Michael BRENNAN — cosponsor (person)
- Sophia WARREN — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-03-27** Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs suggested and ordered printed.
- **2025-03-27** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS. `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-27** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-03-27** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-03** Reports READ.
- **2025-06-03** On motion of Representative MURPHY of Scarborough, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2025-06-03** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-03** Committee Amendment "A" (H-400) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-03** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2025-06-03** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-400). `reading-3`
- **2025-06-03** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-04** Reports Read
- **2025-06-04** On motion by Senator RAFFERTY of York the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED.
- **2025-06-04** Bill READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-04** Committee Amendment "A" (H-400) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-04** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-400) in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-06-04** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2025-06-04** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-05** FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-06-19** Became Law without Governor's Signature `became-law`
- **2025-05-01T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-05-01T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2025-06-02T04:00:00+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/f13c65b1-ff53-4907-bf02-ab9061e10a17`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).