Maine legislation · 132nd Legislature
Maine LD802: Resolve, Directing the Department of Health and Human Services to Design a Mentoring Program for Youth Who Have Extended Care and Support Agreements with the Department
Status: Signed into law, July 1, 2025
What the bill says
From the introduced text:
APPROVED CHAPTER JULY 1, 2025 112 BY GOVERNOR RESOLVES STATE OF MAINE _____ IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE _____ H.P. 509 - L.D. 802 Resolve, Directing the Department of Health and Human Services to Design a Mentoring Program for Youth Who Have Extended Care and Support Agreements with the Department Sec. 1. Department of Health and Human Services contract for mentoring program. Resolved: That the Department of Health and Human Services shall amend its contract CFS-25-627 with the Youth Leadership Advisory Team at the University of Southern Maine to increase the contract by $20,000 to evaluate mentoring program options for youth who have extended care and support agreements with the department pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 22, section 4037-A. The Youth Leadership Advisory Team shall research mentoring programs that are evidence-based to recommend a mentoring program model to the department. The mentoring program must include training requirements for supporting youth transitioning out of extended care and support agreements for mentors, staff and youth, as well as multiple data collection points and data analysis. The Youth Leadership Advisory Team shall consult with youth who currently have extended care and support agreements or have had extended care and support agreements in the past. The amendment to the contract must allow for compensation, including supplies and travel, …
Sponsors
- Melanie Sachs (D, 102) · primary sponsor
- Michael Brennan (D, 115)
- Lynn Copeland (D, 130)
- Daughtry, Matthea E. L. (D, 23)
- Jill Duson (D, 27)
- Anne Graham (D, 105)
- Amy Roeder (D, 23)
- Holly Stover (D, 48)
- Kilton Webb (D, 98)
- Samuel Zager (D, 116)
Latest actions
- : On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table FINALLY PASSED in concurrence.
- : On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending FINAL PASSAGE in concurrence.
- : FINALLY PASSED.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-172) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence.Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-172), in concurrence.Ordered sent down forthwith.
- : CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAYUnder suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.The Resolve was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-172).Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
- : Received by the Clerk of the House on February 27, 2025.The Resolve was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401.
Common questions
- What is LD802?
- LD802 is a bill in the Maine Legislature (132nd Legislature): Resolve, Directing the Department of Health and Human Services to Design a Mentoring Program for Youth Who Have Extended Care and Support Agreements with the Department.
- What is the status of LD802?
- Signed into law as of July 1, 2025. Latest action: On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table FINALLY PASSED in concurrence. (June 25, 2025).
- Who sponsored LD802?
- Melanie Sachs (D, 102), with 9 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for LD802?
- On the Maine Legislature website: https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=802&snum=132
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