Maine legislation · 132nd Legislature
Maine LD1002: An Act to Protect Children's Identification by Requiring Public Schools to Use the Name and Gender Specified on a Child's Birth
Status: Failed, June 13, 2025
An Act to Protect Children's Identification by Requiring Public Schools to Use the Name and Gender Specified on a Child's Birth Certificate
What the bill says
An Act to Protect Children's Identification by Requiring Public Schools to Use the Name and Gender Specified on a Child's Birth Certificate" Amend the bill in section 1 in §14 in the indented paragraph in the last 2 lines (page 1, lines 8 and 9 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "or documentation of a legal change of name or gender is provided to the school" Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section number to read consecutively. SUMMARY 1188 This amendment strikes the provision of the bill that allows a parent to provide 1199 documentation of a.
From the introduced text:
An Act to Protect Children's Identification by Requiring Public Schools to Use the Name and Gender Specified on a Child's Birth Certificate" Amend the bill in section 1 in §14 in the indented paragraph in the last 2 lines (page 1, lines 8 and 9 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "or documentation of a legal change of name or gender is provided to the school" Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section number to read consecutively. SUMMARY 1188 This amendment strikes the provision of the bill that allows a parent to provide 1199 documentation of a legal change of a minor student's name or gender to a school in order 2200 to direct the school to use that name or gender for the student. 2211 FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 2222 (See attached) Page 1 - 132LR1511(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Sponsors
- Sheila Lyman (R, 76) · primary sponsor
- Lucien Daigle (R, 1)
- Gary Drinkwater (R, 27)