An Act To Authorize Public Safety Personnel and Members of the Military To Wear Their Uniforms When Visiting Schools in Their Official Capacities
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §1001, sub-§20 is enacted to read:
20. Uniforms worn by members of military and public safety personnel. A school board of a publicly supported secondary school and a governing board of a secondary public charter school shall adopt and implement policies ensuring that members of the United States Armed Forces or the Maine National Guard and public safety personnel, including but not limited to firefighters, police officers, emergency medical technicians, game wardens and park rangers, may wear their uniforms when visiting schools in their official capacities.
SUMMARY
This bill requires publicly supported secondary schools and secondary public charter schools to adopt and implement policies ensuring that members of the United States Armed Forces or the Maine National Guard and public safety personnel, including but not limited to firefighters, police officers, emergency medical technicians, game wardens and park rangers, may wear their uniforms when visiting schools in their official capacities.