LD471 is a bill in the Maine Legislature (132nd Legislature): Resolve, to Establish a Pilot Program to Expand Intensive English Language Learner Programs.

What is the status of LD471?

Failed as of February 3, 2026. Latest action: Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD) (February 3, 2026).

Joseph Rafferty (D, 34), with 8 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for LD471?

On the Maine Legislature website: https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=471&snum=132

Maine legislation · 132nd Legislature

Maine LD471: Resolve, to Establish a Pilot Program to Expand Intensive English Language Learner Programs

Status: Failed, February 3, 2026

What the bill says

From the introduced text:

132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE FIRST REGULAR SESSION-2025 Legislative Document No. S.P. 210 In Senate, February 11, 2025 Resolve, to Establish a Pilot Program to Expand Intensive English Language Learner Programs Received by the Secretary of the Senate on February 5, 2025. Referred to the Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed. DAREK M. GRANT Secretary of the Senate Presented by Senator RAFFERTY of York. Cosponsored by Representative MITCHELL of Cumberland and Senator: BALDACCI of Penobscot, Representatives: CLOUTIER of Lewiston, DHALAC of South Portland, MURPHY of Scarborough, RANA of Bangor, SARGENT of York, YUSUF of Portland. Printed on recycled paper Sec. 1. Pilot program established. Resolved: That the Department of Education, in collaboration with the Department of Labor and the University of Maine System, shall establish a 2-year pilot program to expand intensive English language learner programs at the University of Maine and the University of Southern Maine. The pilot program must be open to individuals at least 16 years of age whose primary language is a language other than English. Sec. 2. Pilot program requirements. Resolved: That the pilot program under section 1 may not enroll more than 150 students for full-time instruction per semester in its first year and may not enroll more than 300 students for full-time instruction per semester in its …

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Latest actions

February 3, 2026: Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
June 25, 2025: CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800.
March 21, 2025: CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
February 5, 2025: Received by the Secretary of the Senate on February 5, 2025 and REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2

Subjects: ADULT EDUCATION, Legislature, ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACQUISITION, Senate, Other, PROGRAMS

Common questions

What is LD471?: LD471 is a bill in the Maine Legislature (132nd Legislature): Resolve, to Establish a Pilot Program to Expand Intensive English Language Learner Programs.
What is the status of LD471?: Failed as of February 3, 2026. Latest action: Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD) (February 3, 2026).
Who sponsored LD471?: Joseph Rafferty (D, 34), with 8 co-sponsors.
Where is the official record for LD471?: On the Maine Legislature website: https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=471&snum=132

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Maine LD471: Resolve, to Establish a Pilot Program to Expand Intensive English Language Learner Programs

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