Key Votes
LD 285 - Delay of School District Consolidation Penalties - Key Vote
Maine Key Votes
Stages
- June 19, 2009 Executive Signed
- June 9, 2009 House Bill Passed
- June 9, 2009 Senate Bill Passed
- Feb. 3, 2009 Introduced
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Issues
Stage Details
Legislation - Signed (Executive) - June 19, 2009
Title: Delay of School District Consolidation Penalties
Signed by Governor John Baldacci
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (110-36) - June 9, 2009 (Key vote)
Title: Delay of School District Consolidation Penalties
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that delays penalties for school districts not in compliance with the Maine school consolidation act by one year.
Highlights:
-Delays penalties for school districts that do not comply with the Maine school consolidation act until July 1, 2010, one year later than originally legislated (Sec. 1).
Note:
NOTE: THIS BILL CONTAINS AN EMERGENCY CLAUSE, MEANING THE BILL WILL GO INTO EFFECT IMMEDIATELY UPON APPROVAL (GOVERNOR'S SIGNATURE OR VETO OVERRIDE), RATHER THAN THE MANDATORY 90 DAY PERIOD REQUIRED OF BILLS WITHOUT AN EMERGENCY CLAUSE, WHICH REQUIRES A TWO-THIRDS VOTE OF ALL MEMBERS IN EACH CHAMBER OF THE LEGISLATURE FOR PASSAGE.
Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) - June 9, 2009
Legislation - Introduced (House) - Feb. 3, 2009
Title: Delay of School District Consolidation Penalties
Sponsors
- James M. Schatz (ME - D) (Out Of Office)
Co-sponsors
- Herbert E. Clark (ME - D) (Out Of Office)
- Jeffery Allen Gifford (ME - R)
- Roger L. Sherman (ME - R)
