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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST SPECIAL SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 1586H.P. 1044House of Representatives, April 10, 2025
An Act to Amend the Regional School Unit Budget Validation
Referendum Law
Reference to the Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs suggested and ordered
printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative BAGSHAW of Windham.
Cosponsored by Senator HARRINGTON of York and
Representatives: CIMINO of Bridgton, COLLINS of Sidney, GRIFFIN of Levant, QUINT of
Hodgdon, RUDNICKI of Fairfield, SCHMERSAL-BURGESS of Mexico, SOBOLESKI of
Phillips, Senator: MOORE of Washington. Page 1 - 132LR2168(01)
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2 as repealed and replaced by PL 2009, c.
3 415, Pt. B, ยง7, is amended to read:
4 F. The article to be voted on must be in the following form:
5 (1) "Do you favor approving the (name of regional school unit) budget for the
6 upcoming school year in the amount of (insert the $ amount) that was adopted at
7 the latest (name of regional school unit) budget meeting?
8 Yes No"
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10 This bill requires the question for a budget validation referendum for a regional school
11 unit budget to include the dollar amount of the budget.
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