An Act To Establish the Town Academy Advisory Council
Maine Legislature, Session 123, LD 1694
Committee Amendment CA_A-HA_A_H437 (House)

HOUSE AMENDMENT "If" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 601, 
L.D. 1694, Bill, "An Act To Establish the Town Academy Advisory Council" 
Amend the amendment by inserting after the title the following: 
'Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'An Act To Establish the Publicly Supported Private High School Advisory 
Council' , 
Amend the amendment by inserting before the fIrst indented paragraph after the title 
the following: 
'Amend the bill in section I by striking out all of subsection 13-A (page 1, lines 3 to 
in L.D.) and inserting the following: 
'I3-A. 
Education 
, , 
Publicly 
Supported Private 
High School 
Advisory Council 
Not Authorized 
20-A MRSA§3061 
Amend the amendment by striking out all of section 2 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 2. 20-A MRSA c. 117, sub-c. 5 is enacted to read: 
SUBCHAPTER 5 
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PUBLICLY SUPPORTED PRIV ATE HIGH SCHOOL ADVISORY 
COUNCIL 
§3061. Publicly Supported Private High School Advisory Council 
The Publicly Supported Private High School AdvisOlY Council is established within 
the department to advise the commissioner and the Legislature on matters related to the 
development of policies concerning the education of public tuition students at publicly 
supported private high schools. For the purposes of this subchapter. "publicly supported 
private high school" means a private secondary school receiving tuition from public funds 
for 60% or more of its students. 
1. 
Members. The Publicly Supported Private High School Advisory Council, 
established under Title 5. section 12004-1, subsection 13-A and referred to in this 
subchapter as "the council." consists of the commissioner or the commissioner's designee 
and 7 members appointed by the Governor: 
A. Three heads of publicly supported private high schools nominated by a statewide 
association representing publicly supported private high schools: 
B. A trustee of a publicly supported private high school: 
C. An elected member of a school board for a school administrative unit served by a 
publicly supported private high school: and 
D. Two representatives of a statewide association of public school superintendents, 
nominated by that association. who have at least 2 years' experience working with a 
publicly suWrted private high school. 
2. Duties. The council shall: 
A. Provide advice to the commissioner regarding all rules and legislation proposed 
by the commissioner that refer or relate to publicly supported private high schools: 
B. Facilitate communication among publicly supported private high schools. the 
department and school superintendents; and 
C. Meet no less than twice each year to perform its duties. 
3. Quorum. Four members of the council constitute a quorum. 
4. Terms of office. Except for initial appointees and the commissioner or the 
commissioner's designee. each member serves for a term of 3 years or until the member's 
successor has been appointed. 
Except for the commissioner or the commissioner's 
designee. a member may not serve more than 2 consecutive terms. In the case of a 
vacancy for any reason. the Governor shall appoint a member representing the same 
interest to fill the unexpired term.' 
Amend the amendment in section 3 in the 2nd line (page 2, line 15 in amendment) by 
striking out the following: 
"Town Academy" and inserting the following: 'Publicly 
Supported Private High School' 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
HOUSE AMENDMENT"!l" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 601, L.D. 1694 
SUMMARY 
This amendment strikes the term "town academy" and replaces it with the term 
"publicJy supported private high school." 
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(Representa . 
ORTO 
TOWN: Bangor 
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