Background
The Committee on Judiciary will hold a Public Hearing on Monday, March 31, 2025 at 1:00 PM at
📍 State House, Room 438, Augusta, to discuss LD 1222 "An Act to Limit Sovereign Immunity for Schools and School Superintendents.."
If you want to read LD 1222, click here: https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?PID=1456&snum=132&paper=&paperld=l&ld=1222
In lieu of personally testifying in support of this bill, you may testify via Zoom, or by online testimony using the following link: https://www.mainelegislature.org/testimony/. Do this prior to the public hearing.
See below for EVERYTHING you're going to need to get this done, including testimony!
🔹 Steps to submit testimony online:
1️⃣ Click: "Public Hearing".
2️⃣ Choose a committee: "Judiciary" - using the drop-down menu.
3️⃣ Choose date: March 31, 2025, 1:00 PM - using the drop-down menu.
4️⃣ Click: LD 1222(You may submit separate testimony for each bill; not necessary as long as you include both LD #s in your testimony).
5️⃣ Enter your testimony in the box (or click the checkbox if you want to testify via Zoom).
6️⃣ Complete your contact information.
7️⃣ Click: "I'm not a robot"
8️⃣ Click: "Submit/Register".
You can find a video tutorial on 'Submitting Testimony in Maine" here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYnhN4ZlpoQ
Action Time-Window
⚠️ Please consider taking action by March 29, 2025.
Template
The below is a community member's testimony. Feel free to use it, something of your own, or something as simple as as "I support LD 1222, and "it ought to pass." To get other wording ideas, as online testimony is submitted for this bill, you can see it here: https://legislature.maine.gov/ctl/JUD/03-31-2025?panel=1&time=1&sortdir=0&sortby=2 after clicking on the bill number.
I support LD 1222 “An Act to Limit Sovereign Immunity for Schools and School Superintendents.”
Among other things, this bill removes immunity under the Maine Tort Claims Act for school superintendents, school administrative units or schools within the school administrative unit's jurisdiction for certain conduct, including negligence, violations of state or federal education law, failure to ensure student safety, failure to report abuse of, neglect of or threats to a student, willful misconduct or criminal activity.
Our children deserve better. Immunity for school officials must end, and accountability restored.
I support LD 1222, and it “ought to pass.”
Credit for the above goes to our community member Danny (@DannyEmerson61) from the South Berwick Republican Committee (@BerwickSouth).
Disclaimer
A community member has shared this personal template for those who wish to express their views on the bill(s) mentioned above. This template is not an official PTP position, and using it is entirely up to you. Pine Tree Patriots encourages civic participation but does not endorse or support specific actions or policies. Please remember this is an individual initiative.
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