Maine legislation · 132nd Legislature
Maine LD1469: An Act to Clarify the Quality Rating System for Child Care Services in Maine
Status: Signed into law, June 10, 2025
What the bill says
An Act to Clarify the Quality Rating System for Child Care Services in Maine.
From the introduced text:
An Act to Clarify the Quality Rating System for Child Care Services in Maine Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §3737, sub-§3, as amended by PL 2021, c. 138, §1, is further amended to read: 3. Quality differential. To the extent permitted by federal law, the department shall pay a differential rate for child care services that meet or that make substantial progress toward meeting nationally recognized quality standards, such as those standards required by the Head Start program or required for accreditation by the National Association for the Education of Young Children, and shall do so from the Child Care Development Fund 25% Quality Set-aside funds or by other acceptable federal practices. Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined by Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2‐A. The rules must establish a child care quality rating system with a minimum of 3 steps and must provide for graduated quality differential rates for steps that demonstrate that a child care provider meets or makes substantial progress toward meeting nationally recognized quality standards. The rules must provide that child care providers accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children, the American Montessori Society, the National Association for Family Child Care or the Council on Accreditation, or any of their successor organizations, or a Head Start program …
Sponsors
- Amanda Collamore (R, 68) · primary sponsor
- Richard Bennett (R, 18)
- Edward Crockett (D, 112)
- James Dill (D, 26)
- Ryan Fecteau (D, 132)
- David Haggan (R, 10)
- Kimberly Haggan (R, 36)
Latest actions
- : PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- : PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-372) 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-372), 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-372).Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES in concurrence
- : Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
Subjects: CHILD CARE, Legislature, CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, QUALITY RATING SYSTEM, Senate, Other
Common questions
- What is LD1469?
- LD1469 is a bill in the Maine Legislature (132nd Legislature): An Act to Clarify the Quality Rating System for Child Care Services in Maine.
- What does LD1469 do?
- In its own words: An Act to Clarify the Quality Rating System for Child Care Services in Maine.
- What is the status of LD1469?
- Signed into law as of June 10, 2025. Latest action: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (June 3, 2025).
- Who sponsored LD1469?
- Amanda Collamore (R, 68), with 6 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for LD1469?
- On the Maine Legislature website: https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1469&snum=132
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