ME LD1855 | 2019-2020 | 129th Legislature

Maine House Bill 1855 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Passed on February 20 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-02-20 - PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Summary

An Act To Include Student Absences for Mental Health or Behavioral Health Needs as Excusable Absences

Title

An Act To Include Student Absences for Mental Health or Behavioral Health Needs as Excusable Absences

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-02-20	Senate	PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
2020-02-18	House	Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
2020-02-18	House	PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
2020-02-13	Senate	Ordered sent down forthwith.
2020-02-13	Senate	READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-671), in concurrence.
2020-02-13	Senate	COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
2020-02-11	Senate	ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
2020-02-11	Senate	Committee Amendment "A" (H-671) READ and ADOPTED in concurrence
2020-02-11	Senate	READ ONCE
2020-02-11	Senate	On motion by Senator MILLETT of Cumberland the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED. in concurrence
2020-02-11	Senate	Reports Read
2020-02-06	House	Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
2020-02-06	House	The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-671).
2020-02-06	House	Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
2020-02-06	House	Committee Amendment "A" (H-671) was READ and ADOPTED.
2020-02-06	House	The Bill was READ ONCE.
2020-02-06	House	On motion of Representative KORNFIELD of Bangor, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
2020-02-06	House	Reports READ.
2019-12-23	House	The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401.
2019-12-23	House	Received by the Clerk of the House on December 19, 2019.

Subjects

Attendance
School Policies

Maine State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1855&snum=129
Text	https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1326&item=1&snum=129
Text	https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1326&item=2&snum=129
Text	https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1326&item=3&snum=129