Month: February 2015

Testimony presenting bill for ‘Local Solutions’ home for young adults with disabilities

19 February 2015

Senator Brakey, Representative Gattine, distinguished members of the Health and Human Services Committee, my name is Brian Hubbell, I represent House District 135, Bar Harbor, Mount Desert, and Lamoine, and I am here this afternoon to present LD 205: An Act To Facilitate the Development and Operation of a Group Home for …

Governor’s budget components and “retroactive incentives”

16 February 2015

Dear Friends and Neighbors,

Work has heated up considerably in your state legislature over the last month and many of you have written to me with questions and concerns about the Governor’s budget proposal.

Most legislators prefer, officially, to remain open-minded before public hearings are held.  Certainly most of us will …

Consistent Certification of Graduation Standards

9 February 2015

Senator Langley, Representative Kornfield, esteemed colleagues on the Education Committee:

I am Brian Hubbell, representing House District 135 – Bar Harbor, Mount Desert, and Lamoine – and I am before you this afternoon to present LD 3: An Act To Ensure Consistent Certification of Graduation Standards in Publicly Funded Secondary Schools.…

LD 3: An Act To Ensure Consistent Certification of Graduation Standards in Publicly Funded Secondary Schools: sponsor’s testimony

9 February 2015

Senator Langley, Representative Kornfield, esteemed colleagues on the Education Committee:

I am Brian Hubbell, representing House District 135 – Bar Harbor, Mount Desert, and Lamoine – and I am before you this afternoon to present LD 3: An Act To Ensure Consistent Certification of Graduation Standards in Publicly Funded Secondary Schools.…