Maine legislation · 132nd Legislature
Maine LD1163: Resolve, Directing the State Board of Education to Amend Its Educator Credentialing Rules to Create a Pathway for an Industrial Arts Endorsement
Status: Signed into law, June 12, 2025
What the bill says
To Amend Its Educator Credentialing Rules to Create a Pathway for an Industrial Arts Endorsement Emergency preamble.
From the engrossed text:
to Amend Its Educator Credentialing Rules to Create a Pathway for an Industrial Arts Endorsement Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do not become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and Whereas, this legislation must take effect before the end of the 90-day period so that educators in the State may take advantage of the industrial arts endorsement provided for in this legislation as soon as possible; Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create an emergency within the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and require the following legislation as immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, therefore, be it Sec. 1. State Board of Education rule; industrial arts endorsement. Resolved: That the State Board of Education shall amend its rule Chapter 115: The Credentialing of Education Personnel, Part II: Requirements for Specific Certificates and Endorsements to create a pathway for an industrial arts endorsement for a teacher certificate. Components of industrial arts for which a teacher may obtain an endorsement must include, but are not limited to, automotive body repair, diagnostics and mechanics, welding, electrical, carpentry and computer-aided design. Eligibility requirements for obtaining the endorsement must include, but are not limited to, completion of a registered apprenticeship; completion of a 2-year certificate from …
Sponsors
- Nathan Carlow (R, 137) · primary sponsor
- Edward Crockett (D, 112)
- Daughtry, Matthea E. L. (D, 23)
- Janice Dodge (D, 39)
- James Libby (R, 22)
- Sheila Lyman (R, 76)
- Kelly Murphy (D, 125)
- Joseph Rafferty (D, 34)
- Holly Sargent (D, 147)
Latest actions
- : FINALLY PASSED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.
- : This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.FINALLY PASSED.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-515) 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-515), in concurrence.Ordered sent down forthwith.
- : CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAYUnder suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-515).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.
- : The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS in concurrence
- : Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs suggested and ordered printed. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
Subjects: CERTIFICATION, Legislature, TEACHERS, Senate, INDUSTRIAL ARTS AND CTE, Other
Common questions
- What is LD1163?
- LD1163 is a bill in the Maine Legislature (132nd Legislature): Resolve, Directing the State Board of Education to Amend Its Educator Credentialing Rules to Create a Pathway for an Industrial Arts Endorsement.
- What does LD1163 do?
- In its own words: To Amend Its Educator Credentialing Rules to Create a Pathway for an Industrial Arts Endorsement Emergency preamble.
- What is the status of LD1163?
- Signed into law as of June 12, 2025. Latest action: FINALLY PASSED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. (June 10, 2025).
- Who sponsored LD1163?
- Nathan Carlow (R, 137), with 8 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for LD1163?
- On the Maine Legislature website: https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1163&snum=132
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