An Act To Exempt School Administrative District No. 24 and School Administrative District No. 32 from the Laws Requiring School Administrative Unit Consolidation
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0171
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs
Sponsors: AYOTTE, JACKSON, COTTA, DAVIS, EDGECOMB, JOHNSON, RICHARDSON, THERIAULT, LANGLEY

Legislative Document 
No. 171 
H.P. 148 
House of Representatives, January 27, 2011 
An Act To Exempt School Administrative District No. 24 and School 
Administrative District No. 32 from the Laws Requiring School 
Administrative Unit Consolidation 
(EMERGENCY) 
Reference to the Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs suggested and ordered 
printed. 
HEATHER J.R. PRIEST 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative AYOTTE of Caswell. 
Cosponsored by Senator JACKSON of Aroostook and 
Representatives: COTTA of China, DAVIS of Sangerville, EDGECOMB of Caribou, 
JOHNSON of Greenville, MacDONALD of Boothbay, RICHARDSON of Carmel, 
THERIAULT of Madawaska, Senator: LANGLEY of Hancock. 
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 requirements are not practical for School Administrative District No. 
and School Administrative District No. 32 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 administrative unit reorganization 
requirements.  Notwithstanding the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, chapter 103-A 
and Public Law 2007, chapter 240, Part XXXX, as amended, School Administrative 
District No. 24, serving the municipalities of Hamlin, Van Buren and Cyr Plantation, and 
School Administrative District No. 32, serving the municipalities of Ashland, Garfield 
Plantation, Masardis, Oxbow Plantation and Portage Lake, are not required to join with 
other school administrative units to form new regional school units or alternative 
organizational structures. 
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, the Commissioner of Education shall consider School Administrative District 
No. 24 and School Administrative District No. 32 to be geographically isolated and shall 
provide an exemption from and accommodations to Title 20-A, chapter 103-A similar to 
those provided to coastal islands. 
Emergency clause.  In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this 
legislation takes effect when approved. 
SUMMARY 
This bill exempts School Administrative District No. 24 and School Administrative 
District No. 32 from the requirements for reorganization into larger regional school units 
or alternative organizational structures.  The Commissioner of Education is required to 
treat School Administrative District No. 24 and School Administrative District No. 32 in 
a manner similar to the treatment of coastal islands.