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Committee hears Department-backed updates to education statutes in LD 86
Summary
The Department of Education presented LD 86 — a housekeeping bill to align Maine statutes with federal language, reflect court decisions on private-school tuition eligibility, and repeal a redundant chapter of school funding law — and the committee asked for clarifications ahead of a work session.
Representative Kelly Murphy presented LD 86 to the Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs on behalf of Representative Holly Sargent and the Department of Education. The bill proposes a series of statutory updates intended to align state law with federal policy, remove obsolete provisions and reduce statutory duplication.
Courtney Balolen, representing the Department of Education, said the bill seeks several changes. The Department proposed removing the inclusion of students…
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