---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Require Background Checks For All School Employees"
description: "An Act To Require Background Checks For All School Employees"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "128"
identifier: "LD 1286"
citation: "Maine LD 1286 (128)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["SCHOOL PERSONNEL", "BACKGROUND CHECKS", "REQUIRED FOR ALL EMPLOYEES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["MILLETT"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 31
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-04-04"
last_action: "2018-06-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4a5ae73b-f73c-4987-a25a-d13339e5e0c1"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280064506"
source_hash: "c82ffdba9ac9460875f9a2fa633fd0fa5a7229f8d0c7e0a4f089a4190678392c"
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 1286 (128) — An Act To Require Background Checks For All School Employees

## Version chain

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

1. **Initial Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/bills_128th/billtexts/SP043801.asp)

## Votes

- ENACTMENT — **33–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- MILLETT — primary (person)
- BREEN — cosponsor (person)
- DIAMOND — cosponsor (person)
- DION — cosponsor (person)
- FARNSWORTH — cosponsor (person)
- MAKER — cosponsor (person)
- MAREAN — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-04-04** 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
- **2017-04-04** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS. `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-04** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2017-06-08** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2017-06-08** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2017-06-08** Committee Amendment "A" (S-221) READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2017-06-08** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-221). `reading-2`
- **2017-06-08** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2017-06-09** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2017-06-09** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2017-06-09** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-221).
- **2017-06-09** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2017-06-12** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2017-06-12** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2017-06-13** On motion by Senator HAMPER of Oxford PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending ENACTMENT
- **2017-08-02** CARRIED OVER to any Special or Regular Session of the 128th Legislature pursuant to Joint Order SP 601.
- **2018-05-02** CARRIED OVER to any Special Session of the 128th Legislature pursuant to Joint Order SP 748.
- **2018-06-20** On Motion by Senator HAMPER of Oxford taken from the SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE.
- **2018-06-20** Under suspension of the Rules On further motion by Same Senator The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby the bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-221)
- **2018-06-20** Under further suspension of the Rules On further motion by Same Senator The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby Committee Amendment "A" (S-221) was ADOPTED
- **2018-06-20** On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-510) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-221) READ and ADOPTED
- **2018-06-20** Committee Amendment "A" (S-221) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-510) thereto ADOPTED In NON-CONCURRENCE
- **2018-06-20** PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-221) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-510) thereto In NON-CONCURRENCE
- **2018-06-20** Sent down for concurrence
- **2018-06-21** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-221) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-510) thereto.
- **2018-06-21** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2018-06-21** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2018-06-21** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2018-06-21** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2018-06-21** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 696 Yeas 33 - Nays 0 - Excused 2 - Absent 0
- **2018-06-27** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4a5ae73b-f73c-4987-a25a-d13339e5e0c1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).