{"id":"ME-003","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Maine","state":"ME","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Maine Legislature (129th), approved by Governor Mills","authority":"Me. Const. art. IV, pt. 3, § 16 (emergency legislation)","instrument":"P.L. 2019, ch. 617 (LD 2167, SP 789)","title":"An Act To Implement Provisions Necessary to the Health, Welfare and Safety of the Citizens of Maine in Response to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency","dateIssued":"2020-03-18","effective":"2020-03-18 (emergency)","end":"Provisions keyed to the state of emergency plus 30 days","startDate":"2020-03-18","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["EMER","SCH","OTHER"],"addressees":["Governor","schools","Department of Labor","public bodies"],"clause":"Sec. A-1. 37-B MRSA § 742, sub-§ 1, ¶ D is enacted to read: D. For the duration of a state of emergency declared by the Governor pursuant to this chapter due to the outbreak of COVID-19, and for 30 days following the termination of that state of emergency, in addition to any other powers conferred by law,... the Governor, in consultation with the Commissioner of Education, may implement for elementary and secondary schools a plan to: (1) Waive the compulsory attendance requirements of Title 20-A, chapter 211","enforcement":"Statute","functions":["WF workforce (unemployment provisions, 26 M.R.S. § 1199)","schools"],"notes":"Emergency preamble recites that authorities \u0027reduce the number of public gatherings\u0027 and that people \u0027avoid large crowds\u0027; Part B enacted 26 M.R.S. § 1199 (unemployment during the emergency); Part E school budget.","sourceUrl":"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0789\u0026item=2\u0026snum=129","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":196024,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"ME","url":"/library/ME-003","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/ME-003","citation":"Maine Legislature (129th), approved by Governor Mills, P.L. 2019, ch. 617 (LD 2167, SP 789) (Mar. 18, 2020) (Ex. ME-003)","stateName":"Maine","related":["DUT-ME-004","DUT-ME-016"]}