Maine legislation · 132nd Legislature
Maine LD1097: Resolve, to Require the Department of Education to Convene a Group to Develop Best Practices for De-escalation and Behavior Intervention
Status: Signed into law, January 11, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text:
LAW WITHOUT CHAPTER GOVERNOR'S SIGNATURE 126 JANUARY 11, 2026 RESOLVES STATE OF MAINE _____ IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE _____ H.P. 719 - L.D. 1097 Resolve, to Require the Department of Education to Convene a Group to Develop Best Practices for De-escalation and Behavior Intervention Sec. 1. Convening of group to develop best practices. Resolved: That the Department of Education shall convene teachers and other educators and experts in deescalation and behavior intervention to develop best practices for training in the following 2. Communicative intent of behaviors; 3. Alternatives to restrictive procedures, including techniques to identify events and environmental factors that may escalate behavior; 4. De-escalation methods; 5. Standards for using restraint and seclusion procedures; 6. Obtaining emergency medical assistance; 7. The physiological and psychological effect of restraint and seclusion; 8. Monitoring and responding to a child's physical signs of distress; 9. The timely reporting and documenting of each incident involving the dangerous behavior of a student and the law governing dangerous behavior prevention and intervention under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 6555; and 10. Positive behavior strategies. The department shall distribute the best practices for training in de-escalation and behavior intervention to all school administrative units in the State no later than September 1, 2026. Page 1 - 132LR1266(06)
Sponsors
- Kelly Murphy (D, 125) · primary sponsor
- Kristen Cloutier (D, 94)
- Lydia Crafts (D, 46)
- Janice Dodge (D, 39)
- Amy Kuhn (D, 111)
- Matthew Moonen (D, 117)
- Teresa Pierce (D, 25)
- Joseph Rafferty (D, 34)
Latest actions
- : HELD BY THE GOVERNOR.
- : FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.
- : FINALLY PASSED.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-313) and Senate Amendment "A" (S-467).ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table On motion by Same Senator the Senate SUSPENDED THE RULES to RECONSIDER their actions whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED. On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-467) READ and ADOPTED. PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-313) and Senate Amendment "A" (S-467) In NON-CONCURRENCE. Sent down for concurrence
- : On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending ENACTMENT in concurrence
- : PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : Reports ReadOn motion by Senator RAFFERTY of York the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED. Bill READ ONCE. Committee Amendment "A" (H-313) READ and ADOPTED. Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-313) in concurrence.
- : Reports READ.On motion of Representative MURPHY of Scarborough, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.ROLL CALL NO. 236(Yeas 76 - Nays 69 - Absent 6 - Excused 0)The Bill was READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-313) was READ and ADOPTED.Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-313). Sent for concurrence. ORD
- : Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
Votes
- House RC #236: ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP (May 29, 2025): 76 yea, 69 nay, passed
Subjects: Legislature, Senate, SECURITY, SCHOOL POLICIES, Other, TRAININGS
Common questions
- What is LD1097?
- LD1097 is a bill in the Maine Legislature (132nd Legislature): Resolve, to Require the Department of Education to Convene a Group to Develop Best Practices for De-escalation and Behavior Intervention.
- What is the status of LD1097?
- Signed into law as of January 11, 2026. Latest action: HELD BY THE GOVERNOR. (July 8, 2025).
- Who sponsored LD1097?
- Kelly Murphy (D, 125), with 7 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for LD1097?
- On the Maine Legislature website: https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1097&snum=132
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