An Act To Establish the Town Academy Advisory Council
Maine Legislature, Session 123, LD 1694
Committee Amendment CA_A-HA_B_H465 (House)

HOUSE AMENDMENT "13,, 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: 
II 
'Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'An Act To Establish the Publicly Supported Private Secondary School 
Advisory Council' , 
Amend the amendment by inserting before the first indented paragraph after the title 
the following: 
'Amend the bill in section 1 by striking out all of subsection 13-A (page 1, lines 3 to 
in L.D.) and inserting the following: 
'13-A. 
Education 
, , 
Publicly 
Supported Private 
Secondary School 
Advisory Council 
Not Authorized 
20-AMRSA 
§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 PRIVATE SECONDARY SCHOOL ADVISORY 
COUNCIL 
§3061. Publicly Supported Private Secondary School Advisory Council 
The Publicly Supported Private Secondary School Advisory 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 secondary schools. 
For the purposes of this subchapter, 
"publicly supported private secondary school" means a private secondary school 
approved for the receipt of funds under sections 2951 and 2955 that enrol1s 60% or more 
publicly funded students, but does not include special purpose private schools requiring 
approval pursuant to the State's special education rules. 
1. Members. The Publicly Supported Private Secondary 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 secondary schools nominated by a 
statewide association representing publicly supported private secondary schools; 
B. A trustee of a publicly supported private secondary school; 
C. An elected member of a school board for a school administrative unit served by a 
publicly supported private secondary 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 supported private secondary 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 secondary 
schools; 
B. Facilitate communication among publicly supported private secondary 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 Secondary School' 
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HOUSE AMENDMENT • .f;" 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 
"publicly supported private secondary school." 
This amendment also clarifies the 
definition of "publicly supported private secondary school.' 
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TOWN: Bangor 
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