An Act To Exempt School Administrative District 12, School Union and School Union 60 from the Laws Requiring School Administration Consolidation
Maine Legislature, Session 124, LD 0467
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs
Sponsors: MILLS, JOHNSON, GOOLEY, SMITH, CROCKETT, PINKHAM

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124th MAINE L GISLATURE 
Legislative Document 
No. 467 
S.P, 170 
In Senate, February 10, 2009 
An Act To Exempt School Administrative District 12, School Union 
and School Union 60 from the Laws Requiring School 
Administration Consolidation 
(EMERGENCY) 
Reference to the Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs suggested and ordered 
printed. 
Presented by Senator MILLS of Somerset. 
Cosponsored by Representative JOHNSON of Greenville and 
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JOY J. O'BRIEN 
Secretary of the Senate 
Senators: GOOLEY of Franklin, SMITH of Piscataquis, Representatives: CROCKETT of 
Bethel, PINKHAM of Lexington Township. 
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Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do not 
become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and 
Whereas, the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, chapter 103-A requires the 
reorganization of school administrative units into regional state-approved units of 
administration; and 
Whereas, the requirement for a minimum number of students is impractical for 
School Administrative District 12, School Union 37 and School Union 60 due to 
geographic isolation; and 
Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create an emergency within 
the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and require the following legislation as 
immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, 
therefore, 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 
1. 
Exemption from 
school 
regionalization 
requirements. 
Notwithstanding the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, chapter 103-A and Public Law 
2007, chapter 240, Part :xxx:x as amended by Public Law 2007, chapter 668, School 
Administrative District 12, serving the towns of Jackman and Moose River; School 
Union 37, serving the Town of Rangeley, Dallas Plantation, Lincoln Plantation, 
Magalloway Plantation, Rangeley Plantation and Sandy River Plantation; and School 
Union 60, serving the towns of Greenville, Shirley, Beaver Cove and Willimantic and 
Kingsbury Plantation are not required tojoin other towns to form a regional school unit 
with a student population exceeding 1,200. 
In administering the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, chapter 103-A and for the 
purposes of implementing Public Law 2007, chapter 240, Part XXXX, section 36 as 
amended by Public Law 2007, chapter 668, the Commissioner of Education shall 
consider the towns of Jackman and Moose River together, the towns and plantations 
comprising Union 37 together and the towns and plantations comprising Union 60 
together to be geographically isolated and provide to those towns exemptions from and 
accommodations to Title 20-A, chapter 103-A similar to those provided coastal islands. 
Emergency clause. 
In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this 
legislation takes effect when approved. 
SUMMARY 
This bill exempts the towns of Jackman and Moose River, Union 60 and Union 37 
from minimum student enrollments established in statute for regional school units. The 
Commissioner of Education is required to treat the towns in a manner similar to the 
treatment of coastal islands. 
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