Maine school visitor management law
Maine requires an entry vestibule only when a school is built or renovated, and says the State must pay for it; money was set aside only for fiscal year 2024-25.
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What does the Maine law require?
When a school administrative unit (Maine's term for a school district) builds a new elementary or secondary school or renovates an existing one, it "shall ensure" the school is equipped with interlocking door controller technology. The law defines that as a space between 2 doors separating the inside of the school from the outside, where both doors cannot be opened at the same time. In plain words, an entry vestibule. The requirement is triggered by construction or renovation.
Separately, each school board must approve a comprehensive health and safety and emergency management plan every year. The statute does not list visitor or access-control content for that plan.
Who is covered?
School administrative units that build or renovate an elementary or secondary school. Public charter schools are subject to the same health and safety requirements as other public schools.
When did it take effect?
LD 204 was signed by the Governor on July 27, 2023 as Public Law 2023, chapter 452. Section 4015 was added by that law and has not been amended since.
How can schools pay for it?
The statute says the State "shall provide funds" to a school administrative unit to carry out the requirement. The enacted law gave one-time money to reimburse installation in fiscal year 2024-25 only: $187,500 from the General Fund, and $0 in 2023-24. The Legislature's fiscal note calls it a state mandate funded in fiscal year 2024-25 and unfunded in 2023-24 and after 2024-25.
The School Revolving Renovation Fund may make loans to school administrative units for school repair and renovation. Installations or improvements that increase school facility security receive Priority 1 status, and repairs to windows and doors receive Priority 2 status. The fund may also reimburse approved Priority 1 health and safety projects, and the Department must give special consideration to projects with urgent health and safety needs.
How can QuickSecure help?
Visitors sign themselves in at an iPad kiosk in your front office by scanning their driver's license or state ID.
Each visitor gets a printed badge, and checks out by scanning the badge's code on the way out.
Visitors are checked against the sex-offender registry and your school's own block list before they're let in.
When a visitor needs a second look, front-office staff get an alert and approve or deny entry from their phones.
Only guardians and contacts your school has authorized can pick up a student. A one-time exception needs an administrator's approval, and it's logged.
Every visit is kept in a log your administrators can search.
This is not a statement that any product satisfies Maine's requirements; that reading belongs to your district and its counsel.