Maine Revised Statutes
TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION
Part 2: SCHOOL ORGANIZATION

20-A §1201. Criteria for establishing a school administrative district (REPEALED) - §1201. Criteria for establishing a school administrative district (REPEALED) SECTION...

20-A §1202. Formation of district (REPEALED) - §1202. Formation of district (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1981, c....

20-A §1203. Issuance of a certificate of organization (REPEALED) - §1203. Issuance of a certificate of organization (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY...

20-A §1204. Transfer of property and assets (REPEALED) - §1204. Transfer of property and assets (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL...

20-A §1205. Operational date and transfer of authority (REPEALED) - §1205. Operational date and transfer of authority (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY...

20-A §1206. Application of general law - §1206. Application of general law Schools operated by legally established...

Subchapter 3: SCHOOL DIRECTORS

20-A §1251. Board of directors - §1251. Board of directors Provisions for a board of directors...

20-A §1252. Methods of representation - §1252. Methods of representation The following are methods of representation....

20-A §1253. Election - §1253. Election For the purpose of nominations, school directors shall...

20-A §1254. Vacancies - §1254. Vacancies Declaration and filling of vacancies shall be as...

20-A §1255. Reapportionment - §1255. Reapportionment The commissioner shall determine the necessity for reapportionment....

20-A §1256. Powers and duties - §1256. Powers and duties The board of directors: [PL 1981,...

20-A §1257. Quorum - §1257. Quorum At least a majority of the board of...

20-A §1258. Program - §1258. Program A school administrative district shall maintain a program...

Subchapter 4: FINANCING

20-A §1301. Finances - §1301. Finances A school administrative district may raise money for...

20-A §1302. Budget preparation - §1302. Budget preparation The district budget shall be prepared as...

20-A §1303. Budget meeting - §1303. Budget meeting The school board shall hold a district...

20-A §1304. Meeting procedures - §1304. Meeting procedures The following procedures shall be used at...

20-A §1305. Alternative voting procedures - §1305. Alternative voting procedures If requested before January 31, 2001...

20-A §1305-A. Cost center summary alternative budget format (REPEALED) - §1305-A. Cost center summary alternative budget format (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY...

20-A §1305-B. Budget validation referendum (REPEALED) - §1305-B. Budget validation referendum (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1999, c....

20-A §1305-C. Mandatory budget validation and cost center summary budget form - §1305-C. Mandatory budget validation and cost center summary budget form...

20-A §1306. Budget format - §1306. Budget format The board of directors shall determine the...

20-A §1307. Specific line budgets - §1307. Specific line budgets If the school budget format requires...

20-A §1308. Failure to pass budget - §1308. Failure to pass budget If a budget for the...

20-A §1309. Special budget meeting - §1309. Special budget meeting The school board may call a...

20-A §1310. District assessments - §1310. District assessments District assessments shall follow these procedures. [PL...

20-A §1311. Power to borrow money - §1311. Power to borrow money A school administrative district may...

20-A §1312. Reserve fund - §1312. Reserve fund School administrative districts may establish a reserve...

20-A §1313. Disposal of property (REPEALED) - §1313. Disposal of property (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1981, c....

20-A §1314. Bid procedure - §1314. Bid procedure The following shall apply to bids. [PL...

20-A §1315. Void contracts - §1315. Void contracts A contract made by the school directors...

Subchapter 5: DISTRICT REFERENDUM

20-A §1351. District referendum - §1351. District referendum The school board: [PL 1981, c. 693,...

20-A §1352. Method of calling a district referendum - §1352. Method of calling a district referendum A district referendum...

20-A §1353. Referendum procedures - §1353. Referendum procedures The following procedures apply to a district...

20-A §1354. Reconsideration - §1354. Reconsideration The procedure to reconsider votes taken at a...

Subchapter 6: REORGANIZATIONS

20-A §1401. Additions (REPEALED) - §1401. Additions (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1981, c. 693, §§5,8...

20-A §1402. Combining of districts (REPEALED) - §1402. Combining of districts (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1981, c....

20-A §1403. Dissolution of a district (REPEALED) - §1403. Dissolution of a district (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1981,...

20-A §1404. Reorganization of a school administrative district as a community school district (REPEALED) - §1404. Reorganization of a school administrative district as a community...

20-A §1405. Withdrawal of a single municipality from a school administrative district (REPEALED) - §1405. Withdrawal of a single municipality from a school administrative...

20-A §1406. Transfer of a municipality from one school administrative district to another (REPEALED) - §1406. Transfer of a municipality from one school administrative district...

20-A §1407. Closing an elementary school (REPEALED) - §1407. Closing an elementary school (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1981,...

20-A §1408. State board review of commissioner's decisions (REPEALED) - §1408. State board review of commissioner's decisions (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY...

20-A §1409. Rules (REPEALED) - §1409. Rules (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c. 395, §A65...

Chapter 103-A: REGIONAL SCHOOL UNITS

Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS

20-A §1451. Regional school units - §1451. Regional school units It is declared the policy of...

20-A §1452. Application of general law; core functions of a regional school unit - §1452. Application of general law; core functions of a regional...

20-A §1453. Status of regional school unit - §1453. Status of regional school unit For purposes of the...

20-A §1454. Rules - §1454. Rules The state board may adopt rules to carry...

Subchapter 2: FORMATION OF REGIONAL SCHOOL UNIT

20-A §1461. Formation of a regional school unit; reorganization planning and approval - §1461. Formation of a regional school unit; reorganization planning and...

20-A §1461-A. Transitional powers and duties of initial regional school unit board - §1461-A. Transitional powers and duties of initial regional school unit...

20-A §1461-B. Alternative organizational structure - §1461-B. Alternative organizational structure 1. Notice of intent. A school...

20-A §1462. Transfer of property and assets - §1462. Transfer of property and assets Upon the formation of...

20-A §1463. Operational date and transfer of authority - §1463. Operational date and transfer of authority 1. Operational date....

20-A §1464. Collective bargaining - §1464. Collective bargaining 1. Assumption of obligations, duties, liabilities and...

20-A §1464-A. Collective bargaining in alternative organizational structures - §1464-A. Collective bargaining in alternative organizational structures 1. Assumption of...

20-A §1465. Addition of a school administrative unit to an existing regional school unit - §1465. Addition of a school administrative unit to an existing...

20-A §1466. Withdrawal of a single municipality from a regional school unit - §1466. Withdrawal of a single municipality from a regional school...

20-A §1467. Transfer of a municipality from one regional school unit to another - §1467. Transfer of a municipality from one regional school unit...

20-A §1468. State board review of commissioner's decisions - §1468. State board review of commissioner's decisions A regional school...

Subchapter 3: SCHOOL GOVERNANCE; PROGRAM

20-A §1471. Regional school unit board - §1471. Regional school unit board A regional school unit board...

20-A §1472. Methods of apportionment - §1472. Methods of apportionment 1. Method A: subdistrict representation. Under...

20-A §1472-A. Election of initial regional school unit board - §1472-A. Election of initial regional school unit board 1. Election;...

20-A §1472-B. Staggered initial terms - §1472-B. Staggered initial terms Notwithstanding section 1471, subsection 2, the...

20-A §1472-C. Term of office for elected directors - §1472-C. Term of office for elected directors Notwithstanding any other...

20-A §1473. Election - §1473. Election For the purpose of nominations, regional school unit...

20-A §1474. Vacancies - §1474. Vacancies 1. Definition of vacancy. A vacancy on a...

20-A §1475. Reapportionment - §1475. Reapportionment The commissioner shall determine the necessity for reapportionment....

20-A §1476. Powers and duties - §1476. Powers and duties The regional school unit board: [PL...

20-A §1477. Quorum - §1477. Quorum A majority of the regional school unit board...

20-A §1478. Local school committees - §1478. Local school committees 1. Formation. A reorganization plan under...

20-A §1479. Program - §1479. Program A regional school unit shall maintain a program...

Subchapter 4: FINANCING

20-A §1481. Finances (REPEALED) - §1481. Finances (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 2007, c. 240, Pt....

20-A §1481-A. Finances - §1481-A. Finances 1. Apportionment of costs for regional school unit....

20-A §1481-B. Application (REPEALED ) - §1481-B. Application (REPEALED ) SECTION HISTORY PL 2007, c. 668,...

20-A §1482. Budget preparation - §1482. Budget preparation 1. Preparation by regional school unit board....

20-A §1482-A. Budget meeting - §1482-A. Budget meeting A regional school unit board shall hold...

20-A §1482-B. Annual budget meeting procedures - §1482-B. Annual budget meeting procedures The following procedures must be...

20-A §1483. Regional school unit budget; budget formats - §1483. Regional school unit budget; budget formats 1. Content. Beginning...

20-A §1484. Checklist required - §1484. Checklist required Beginning with the budget for the 2008-2009...

20-A §1485. Cost center summary budget format - §1485. Cost center summary budget format After January 31, 2008,...

20-A §1486. Budget validation referendum - §1486. Budget validation referendum After January 31, 2008, the procedure...

20-A §1487. Failure to pass budget - §1487. Failure to pass budget If a budget for the...

20-A §1488. Special budget meeting - §1488. Special budget meeting The regional school unit board may...

20-A §1489. Regional school unit assessments - §1489. Regional school unit assessments Regional school unit assessments must...

20-A §1490. Power to borrow money - §1490. Power to borrow money 1. Regional school unit board....

20-A §1491. Reserve fund - §1491. Reserve fund 1. Establishment. A regional school unit may...

20-A §1492. Bid procedure - §1492. Bid procedure 1. Written bids. Bids must be in...

20-A §1493. Void contracts - §1493. Void contracts A contract made by the regional school...

Subchapter 5: REFERENDUM

20-A §1501. Regional school unit referendum - §1501. Regional school unit referendum 1. Authority to call a...

20-A §1502. Method of calling a regional school unit referendum - §1502. Method of calling a regional school unit referendum A...

20-A §1503. Referendum procedures - §1503. Referendum procedures 1. Ballots. The regional school unit board...

20-A §1504. Reconsideration - §1504. Reconsideration The procedure to reconsider votes taken at a...

20-A §1505. Bonds; notes; other - §1505. Bonds; notes; other All bonds, notes or other evidences...

20-A §1506. Debt liability - §1506. Debt liability 1. Definitions. As used in this section,...

Subchapter 6: SCHOOLS

20-A §1511. Supermajority vote to close school in the regional school unit - §1511. Supermajority vote to close school in the regional school...

20-A §1512. Closing school - §1512. Closing school 1. Vote; cost of election. A school...

Chapter 105: COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

Subchapter 1: ORGANIZATION

20-A §1601. Definitions - §1601. Definitions 1. Community school district. A community school district...

20-A §1602. Formation (REPEALED) - §1602. Formation (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1981, c. 693, §§5,8...

20-A §1603. Official school - §1603. Official school The community school district shall be the...

20-A §1604. Transition to new district (REPEALED) - §1604. Transition to new district (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1981,...

Subchapter 2: DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND DISTRICT SCHOOL COMMITTEE

20-A §1651. District board of trustees - §1651. District board of trustees The following provisions shall apply...

20-A §1652. District school committee - §1652. District school committee 1. Officers, treasurer's fee and bond....

20-A §1653. Election; vacancies - §1653. Election; vacancies 1. Representation on school committees in districts...

20-A §1654. Powers, duties and authority - §1654. Powers, duties and authority 1. General functions. A district...

Subchapter 3: FINANCING

20-A §1701. Budget approval - §1701. Budget approval 1. Preparation. A district school committee shall...

20-A §1701-A. Cost center summary alternative budget format (REPEALED) - §1701-A. Cost center summary alternative budget format (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY...

20-A §1701-B. Budget validation referendum (REPEALED) - §1701-B. Budget validation referendum (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1999, c....

20-A §1701-C. Mandatory budget validation and cost center summary budget form - §1701-C. Mandatory budget validation and cost center summary budget form...

20-A §1702. Borrowing - §1702. Borrowing 1. Purposes of borrowing. The district board of...

20-A §1703. Community school district assessments - §1703. Community school district assessments 1. Community school district warrant....

20-A §1704. Sharing costs - §1704. Sharing costs The following provisions apply to sharing district...

20-A §1705. Authority to accept gifts - §1705. Authority to accept gifts 1. Outright or in trust....

20-A §1706. Reserve fund - §1706. Reserve fund Community school districts may establish a reserve...

Subchapter 4: REORGANIZATION

20-A §1751. Additions to, dissolution of and withdrawal from a district (REPEALED) - §1751. Additions to, dissolution of and withdrawal from a district...

20-A §1752. Districts formed by private and special Acts of the Legislature - §1752. Districts formed by private and special Acts of the...

Chapter 107: SCHOOL UNIONS

20-A §1901. Formation (REPEALED) - §1901. Formation (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1981, c. 693, §§5,8...

20-A §1902. Union committee of school unions - §1902. Union committee of school unions The school boards of...

20-A §1903. Appropriation for superintendent's salary - §1903. Appropriation for superintendent's salary School administrative units shall appropriate...

20-A §1904. Fiscal authority - §1904. Fiscal authority The superintendent of a school union may...

Chapter 109: UNION SCHOOLS

20-A §2101. Union schools (REPEALED) - §2101. Union schools (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1981, c. 693,...

20-A §2102. Financing of union schools (REPEALED) - §2102. Financing of union schools (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1981,...

20-A §2103. Dissolution of union school (REPEALED) - §2103. Dissolution of union school (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1991,...

20-A §2104. Withdrawal from union school (REPEALED) - §2104. Withdrawal from union school (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1991,...

Chapter 111: MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS

Subchapter 1: SCHOOL COMMITTEE

20-A §2301. Applicability of provisions to certain towns or cities - §2301. Applicability of provisions to certain towns or cities Sections...

20-A §2302. Election of school committee members - §2302. Election of school committee members A municipality, not included...

20-A §2303. Additional school committee members - §2303. Additional school committee members Notwithstanding section 2302, a municipality...

20-A §2304. Neglect to choose committee - §2304. Neglect to choose committee A municipality failing to elect...

20-A §2305. Terms; vacancies; restrictions - §2305. Terms; vacancies; restrictions 1. Length of term. School committee...

20-A §2306. Service without pay - §2306. Service without pay School committee members shall serve without...

20-A §2307. School budgets - §2307. School budgets Notwithstanding any other law, municipal school budgets...

Subchapter 2: INCORPORATED SCHOOL DISTRICT

20-A §2351. School district meetings - §2351. School district meetings 1. District meetings. Where the inhabitants...

20-A §2352. School money paid by municipalities (REPEALED) - §2352. School money paid by municipalities (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL...

Chapter 112: PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS

20-A §2401. Definitions - §2401. Definitions As used in this chapter, unless the context...

20-A §2402. Public charter schools authorized - §2402. Public charter schools authorized Charter schools may be established...

20-A §2403. Role of the department; commissioner; rules - §2403. Role of the department; commissioner; rules 1. Information and...

20-A §2404. Public charter school eligibility; enrollment - §2404. Public charter school eligibility; enrollment 1. Eligibility. Any student...

20-A §2405. Authorizers - §2405. Authorizers 1. Eligible authorizers. The following groups may become...

20-A §2406. Request for proposals - §2406. Request for proposals 1. Issuance. To invite, solicit, encourage...

20-A §2407. Charter applications - §2407. Charter applications 1. Application. An applicant for approval as...

20-A §2408. Charter contracts - §2408. Charter contracts 1. Charter contracts. When an application is...

20-A §2409. Public charter school performance framework - §2409. Public charter school performance framework 1. Performance framework. The...

20-A §2410. Oversight - §2410. Oversight 1. Data collection; monitoring. For each public charter...

20-A §2411. Charter term and renewal - §2411. Charter term and renewal 1. Initial charter term. The...

20-A §2412. Operations - §2412. Operations 1. Legal status. Notwithstanding any provision of law...

20-A §2412-A. Audits - §2412-A. Audits 1. External audit. A public charter school shall...

20-A §2413. Funding - §2413. Funding 1. Enrollment count. Students enrolled in and attending...

20-A §2413-A. Funding for public charter schools authorized by the commission - §2413-A. Funding for public charter schools authorized by the commission...

20-A §2414. Facilities - §2414. Facilities 1. Facilities; property. A public charter school may...

20-A §2415. Miscellaneous - §2415. Miscellaneous 1. Transfer of credits. If a student who...

Chapter 113: SHARED SERVICE AGREEMENTS

20-A §2501. Shared service agreements (REPEALED) - §2501. Shared service agreements (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1981, c....

Chapter 113-A: REGIONAL EDUCATION COOPERATIVES

20-A §2511. Definitions (REPEALED) - §2511. Definitions (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 2009, c. 154, §2...

20-A §2512. Regional education cooperatives (REPEALED) - §2512. Regional education cooperatives (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 2009, c....

20-A §2513. Application; approval; ratification (REPEALED) - §2513. Application; approval; ratification (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 2009, c....

20-A §2514. Cooperative agreement (REPEALED) - §2514. Cooperative agreement (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 2009, c. 154,...

20-A §2515. Finance (REPEALED) - §2515. Finance (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 2009, c. 154, §2...

20-A §2516. Existing agreements (REPEALED) - §2516. Existing agreements (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 2009, c. 154,...

20-A §2517. Development of interlocal agreements (REPEALED) - §2517. Development of interlocal agreements (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 2009,...

Chapter 114: REGIONAL COLLABORATION

20-A §2601. Definitions (REPEALED) - §2601. Definitions (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 2007, c. 240, Pt....

20-A §2602. Development of collaborative agreements (REPEALED) - §2602. Development of collaborative agreements (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 2007,...

20-A §2603. Collaborative agreements between previous education units (REPEALED) - §2603. Collaborative agreements between previous education units (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY...

Chapter 114-A: FUND FOR THE EFFICIENT DELIVERY OF EDUCATIONAL SERVICES

20-A §2651. Fund for the Efficient Delivery of Educational Services - §2651. Fund for the Efficient Delivery of Educational Services 1....

Chapter 115: CONTRACTS FOR SCHOOL PRIVILEGES

20-A §2701. Authority to contract for school privileges - §2701. Authority to contract for school privileges The legislative body...

20-A §2702. Acceptance of contract students - §2702. Acceptance of contract students The legislative body of any...

20-A §2703. Contract - §2703. Contract The governing bodies of the sending units and...

20-A §2704. Joint committee - §2704. Joint committee A joint committee if established pursuant to...

Chapter 117: PRIVATE SCHOOLS

Subchapter 1: BASIC SCHOOL APPROVAL

20-A §2901. Requirement for basic school approval - §2901. Requirement for basic school approval A private school may...

20-A §2902. State requirements - §2902. State requirements Private schools approved for attendance purposes by...

20-A §2903. Governing body requirements - §2903. Governing body requirements Nothing in this subchapter shall restrict...

20-A §2904. Removal of basic approval - §2904. Removal of basic approval 1. Commissioner may remove basic...

20-A §2905. Nonrenewal of basic approval - §2905. Nonrenewal of basic approval The decision of the commissioner...

20-A §2906. Accreditation - §2906. Accreditation Any private school which chooses the accreditation method...

20-A §2907. Nontraditional limited purpose school approval - §2907. Nontraditional limited purpose school approval 1. Requirements. A nonprofit...

Subchapter 2: APPROVAL FOR THE RECEIPT OF PUBLIC FUNDS BY PRIVATE SCHOOLS

20-A §2951. Approval for tuition purposes - §2951. Approval for tuition purposes A private school may be...

20-A §2952. Report to commissioner - §2952. Report to commissioner A private school receiving state funds,...

20-A §2953. Audit - §2953. Audit 1. Annual audit. [PL 2011, c. 171, §6...

20-A §2954. Rules of commissioner - §2954. Rules of commissioner The commissioner may adopt rules regarding...

20-A §2955. Penalty for noncompliance - §2955. Penalty for noncompliance Private schools approved for tuition purposes...

Subchapter 3: SPECIFIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS

20-A §3001. Schools for children with disabilities - §3001. Schools for children with disabilities Private schools that operate...

20-A §3002. Career and technical education - §3002. Career and technical education The commissioner may contract with...

Subchapter 4: PRIVATE SCHOOLS SERVING NONRESIDENTS

20-A §3051. Non-Maine students - §3051. Non-Maine students Schools which enroll only students whose parents...

Subchapter 5: PUBLICLY SUPPORTED PRIVATE SECONDARY SCHOOL ADVISORY COUNCIL

20-A §3061. Publicly Supported Private Secondary School Advisory Council (REPEALED) - §3061. Publicly Supported Private Secondary School Advisory Council (REPEALED) SECTION...

Chapter 119: UNORGANIZED TERRITORY

Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS

20-A §3201. Definitions - §3201. Definitions As used in this chapter, unless the context...

20-A §3202. Rules - §3202. Rules The commissioner may adopt rules to carry out...

Subchapter 2: SCHOOL PRIVILEGES

20-A §3251. School privileges in the unorganized territories - §3251. School privileges in the unorganized territories Subject to such...

20-A §3252. Elementary pupils - §3252. Elementary pupils 1. Elementary school privileges provided. The commissioner...

20-A §3253. Secondary students (REPEALED) - §3253. Secondary students (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1981, c. 693,...

20-A §3253-A. Secondary students - §3253-A. Secondary students 1. Secondary students. Any eligible resident student...

20-A §3254. Other students (REPEALED) - §3254. Other students (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1981, c. 693,...

20-A §3254-A. Other educational programs - §3254-A. Other educational programs 1. Special education programs. The commissioner...

20-A §3255. Children on government reservations - §3255. Children on government reservations The commissioner may make special...

Subchapter 2-A: COMPULSORY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE

20-A §3271. Compulsory attendance at school - §3271. Compulsory attendance at school 1. Required attendance. Persons residing...

20-A §3272. Truancy; excusable absences - §3272. Truancy; excusable absences 1. Truancy. [PL 2011, c. 614,...

20-A §3273. Enforcement - §3273. Enforcement 1. Civil violations. A parent who has control...

Subchapter 3: COMMISSIONER'S POWERS

20-A §3301. General powers - §3301. General powers The commissioner shall have the following general...

20-A §3302. General laws applicable (REPEALED) - §3302. General laws applicable (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1981, c....

20-A §3302-A. Care of school property - §3302-A. Care of school property The commissioner shall have charge...

20-A §3303. Student census - §3303. Student census By April 1st of each year, the...

20-A §3304. Tuition students in unorganized units - §3304. Tuition students in unorganized units A school board may,...

20-A §3305. Taking of land - §3305. Taking of land The following provisions apply to taking...

Subchapter 4: FINANCING

20-A §3351. Unorganized Territory School Fund and Unorganized Territory School Contingency Fund - §3351. Unorganized Territory School Fund and Unorganized Territory School Contingency...

Subchapter 5: ORGANIZATION AND DEORGANIZATION

20-A §3401. Organization of unorganized unit - §3401. Organization of unorganized unit If an unorganized unit becomes...

20-A §3402. Deorganization of an organized unit - §3402. Deorganization of an organized unit If a municipality or...

20-A §3403. Failure of civil organization - §3403. Failure of civil organization 1. Failure of organization. If...

Chapter 121: MAINE-NEW HAMPSHIRE INTERSTATE SCHOOL COMPACT

Article 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS

20-A §3601. Enters - §3601. Enters The State of Maine enters into the following...

20-A §3602. Statement of policy - §3602. Statement of policy It is the purpose of this...

20-A §3603. Requirement of congressional approval - §3603. Requirement of congressional approval This compact shall not become...

20-A §3604. Definitions - §3604. Definitions The terms used in this compact shall be...

Article 2: PROCEDURE FOR FORMATION OF AN INTERSTATE SCHOOL DISTRICT

20-A §3605. Creation of planning committee - §3605. Creation of planning committee The Maine and New Hampshire...

20-A §3606. Operating procedures of planning committee - §3606. Operating procedures of planning committee Each interstate school district...

20-A §3607. Duties of interstate school district planning committee - §3607. Duties of interstate school district planning committee It shall...

20-A §3608. Recommendations and preparation of articles of agreement - §3608. Recommendations and preparation of articles of agreement An interstate...

20-A §3609. Hearings - §3609. Hearings If the planning committee recommends the formation of...

20-A §3610. Approval by state boards - §3610. Approval by state boards After the hearings a copy...

20-A §3611. Adoption by member districts - §3611. Adoption by member districts Upon receipt of written notice...

20-A §3612. Resubmission - §3612. Resubmission If the proposed articles of agreement are adopted...

Article 3: POWERS OF INTERSTATE SCHOOL DISTRICTS

20-A §3613. Powers - §3613. Powers 1. Powers. Each interstate school district shall be...

Article 4: DISTRICT MEETINGS

20-A §3614. General - §3614. General Votes of the district shall be taken at...

20-A §3615. Eligibility of voters - §3615. Eligibility of voters Any resident who would be eligible...

20-A §3616. Warning of meetings - §3616. Warning of meetings A meeting shall be warned by...

20-A §3617. Posting and publication of warrant - §3617. Posting and publication of warrant The directors shall cause...

20-A §3618. Return of warrant - §3618. Return of warrant The warrant with a certificate thereon,...

20-A §3619. Organization meeting - §3619. Organization meeting The commissioners, acting jointly, shall fix a...

20-A §3620. Annual meetings - §3620. Annual meetings An annual meeting of the district shall...

20-A §3621. Special meetings - §3621. Special meetings A special meeting of the district shall...

20-A §3622. Certification of records - §3622. Certification of records The clerk of an interstate school...

20-A §3623. Method of voting at school district meetings - §3623. Method of voting at school district meetings Voting at...

Article 5: OFFICERS

20-A §3624. Officers; general - §3624. Officers; general The officers of an interstate school district...

20-A §3625. Board of directors - §3625. Board of directors 1. How chosen. Each member district...

20-A §3626. Chair of the board - §3626. Chair of the board The chair of the board...

20-A §3627. Vice-chair of the board of directors - §3627. Vice-chair of the board of directors The vice-chair of...

20-A §3628. Secretary of the board - §3628. Secretary of the board The secretary of the interstate...

20-A §3629. Moderator - §3629. Moderator The moderator shall preside at the district meetings,...

20-A §3630. Clerk - §3630. Clerk The clerk shall keep a true record of...

20-A §3631. Treasurer - §3631. Treasurer The treasurer has custody of all of the...

20-A §3632. Auditors - §3632. Auditors At the organization meeting of the district, 3...

20-A §3633. Superintendent - §3633. Superintendent The superintendent of schools shall be selected by...

20-A §3634. Vacancies - §3634. Vacancies Any vacancy among the elected officers of the...

Article 6: APPROPRIATION AND APPORTIONMENT

20-A §3635. Budget - §3635. Budget Before each annual meeting, the interstate board shall...

20-A §3636. Appropriation - §3636. Appropriation The interstate board of directors shall present the...

20-A §3637. Apportionment of appropriation - §3637. Apportionment of appropriation Subject to the provisions of article...

20-A §3638. Share of Maine member district - §3638. Share of Maine member district The interstate board shall...

20-A §3639. Share of New Hampshire member district - §3639. Share of New Hampshire member district The interstate board...

Article 7: BORROWING

20-A §3640. Interstate district indebtedness - §3640. Interstate district indebtedness Indebtedness of an interstate district shall...

20-A §3641. Temporary borrowing - §3641. Temporary borrowing The interstate board may authorize the borrowing...

20-A §3642. Borrowing for capital projects - §3642. Borrowing for capital projects An interstate district may incur...

20-A §3643. Authorization - §3643. Authorization An interstate district shall authorize the incurring of...

20-A §3644. Sale of bonds and notes - §3644. Sale of bonds and notes Bonds and notes which...

20-A §3645. Proceeds of bonds - §3645. Proceeds of bonds Any accrued interest received upon delivery...

20-A §3646. State aid programs - §3646. State aid programs As used in this section, the...

20-A §3647. Tax exemption - §3647. Tax exemption Bonds and notes of an interstate school...

Article 8: TAKING OVER OF EXISTING PROPERTY

20-A §3648. Power to acquire property of member district - §3648. Power to acquire property of member district The articles...

20-A §3649. Valuation - §3649. Valuation The articles of agreement, or the amendment, shall...

20-A §3650. Reimbursement to member district - §3650. Reimbursement to member district The articles of agreement shall...

Article 9: AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLES OF AGREEMENT

20-A §3651. Adoption - §3651. Adoption Amendments to the articles of agreement may be...

Article 10: APPLICABILITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE LAWS

20-A §3652. General school laws - §3652. General school laws With respect to the operation and...

20-A §3653. New Hampshire state aid - §3653. New Hampshire state aid A New Hampshire school district...

20-A §3654. Continued existence of New Hampshire member school district - §3654. Continued existence of New Hampshire member school district A...

20-A §3655. Suit and service of process in New Hampshire - §3655. Suit and service of process in New Hampshire The...

20-A §3656. Employment - §3656. Employment Each employee of an interstate district assigned to...

Article 11: APPLICABILITY OF MAINE LAWS

20-A §3657. General school laws - §3657. General school laws With respect to the operation and...

20-A §3658. Maine state aid - §3658. Maine state aid A Maine school district shall be...

20-A §3659. Continued existence of Maine school districts - §3659. Continued existence of Maine school districts A Maine school...

20-A §3660. Suit and service of process in Maine - §3660. Suit and service of process in Maine The courts...

20-A §3661. Employment - §3661. Employment Each employee of an interstate district assigned to...

Article 12: MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

20-A §3662. Studies - §3662. Studies Insofar as practicable, the studies required by the...

20-A §3663. Textbooks - §3663. Textbooks Textbooks and scholar's supplies shall be provided at...

20-A §3664. Transportation - §3664. Transportation The allocation of the cost of transportation in...

20-A §3665. Location of schoolhouses - §3665. Location of schoolhouses In any case where a new...

20-A §3666. Fiscal year - §3666. Fiscal year The fiscal year of each interstate district...

20-A §3667. Immunity from tort liability - §3667. Immunity from tort liability Notwithstanding the fact that an...

20-A §3668. Administrative agreement between commissioners of education - §3668. Administrative agreement between commissioners of education The commissioners of...

20-A §3669. Amendments - §3669. Amendments Neither state shall amend its legislation or any...

20-A §3670. Inconsistency of language - §3670. Inconsistency of language The validity of this compact shall...

20-A §3671. Separability - §3671. Separability If any of the provisions of this compact...

Chapter 123: EDUCATION SERVICE CENTERS

20-A §3801. General provisions - §3801. General provisions 1. Definitions. As used in this chapter,...

20-A §3802. Education service center authorized - §3802. Education service center authorized An education service center shall...

20-A §3803. Oversight - §3803. Oversight The commissioner shall provide oversight of the education...

20-A §3804. Audit - §3804. Audit An education service center shall adhere to generally...

20-A §3805. Application for and approval of an education service center - §3805. Application for and approval of an education service center...

20-A §3806. Direct state funding of an education service center - §3806. Direct state funding of an education service center An...

20-A §3807. Regional school leadership academies (REPEALED) - §3807. Regional school leadership academies (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 2017,...

20-A §3808. Collective bargaining in education service centers - §3808. Collective bargaining in education service centers 1. Assumption of...

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Maine Revised Statutes TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION Part 2: SCHOOL ORGANIZATION

Maine Revised Statutes
TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION
Part 2: SCHOOL ORGANIZATION