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20-A ME Rev Stat § 3641 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION|Part 2: SCHOOL ORGANIZATION|Chapter 121: MAINE-NEW HAMPSHIRE INTERSTATE SCHOOL COMPACT|Article 7: BORROWING|20-A §3641. Temporary borrowing

 §3641. Temporary borrowing The interstate board may authorize the borrowing of money by the interstate district (1) in anticipation of payments of operating and capital expenses by the member districts to the interstate district and (2) in anticipation of the issue of bonds or notes of the interstate district which have been authorized for the purpose of financing capital projects. Such temporary borrowing shall be evidence by interest bearing or discounted notes of the interstate district. The amount of notes issued in any fiscal year in anticipation of expense payments shall not exceed the amount of such payments received by the interstate district in the preceding fiscal year. Notes issued under this section shall be payable within one year in the case of notes under clause (1) and 3 years in the case of notes under clause (2) from their respective dates, but the principal of and interest on notes issued for a shorter period may be renewed or paid from time to time by the issue of other notes, provided that the period from the date of an original note to the maturity of any note issued to renew or pay the same debt shall not exceed the maximum period permitted for the original loan.   [PL 1981, c. 693, §§ 5, 8 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1981, c. 693, §§5,8 (NEW).
20-A ME Rev Stat § 3642 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION|Part 2: SCHOOL ORGANIZATION|Chapter 121: MAINE-NEW HAMPSHIRE INTERSTATE SCHOOL COMPACT|Article 7: BORROWING|20-A §3642. Borrowing for capital projects

 §3642. Borrowing for capital projects An interstate district may incur debt and issue its bonds or notes to finance capital projects. Such projects may consist of the acquisition or improvement of land and buildings for school purposes, the construction, reconstruction, alteration or enlargement of school buildings and related school facilities, the acquisition of equipment of a lasting character and the payment of judgments. No interstate district may authorize indebtedness in excess of 10% of the total fair market value of taxable property in its member districts as defined in article VI. The primary obligation of the interstate district to pay indebtedness of member districts shall not be considered indebtedness of the interstate district for the purpose of determining its borrowing capacity under this section. Bonds or notes issued under this section shall mature in equal or diminishing installments of principal payable at least annually commencing no later than 2 years and ending not later than 30 years after their dates.   [PL 1981, c. 693, §§ 5, 8 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1981, c. 693, §§5,8 (NEW).
20-A ME Rev Stat § 3643 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION|Part 2: SCHOOL ORGANIZATION|Chapter 121: MAINE-NEW HAMPSHIRE INTERSTATE SCHOOL COMPACT|Article 7: BORROWING|20-A §3643. Authorization

 §3643. Authorization An interstate district shall authorize the incurring of debts to finance capital projects by a majority vote of the district passed at an annual or special district meeting. Such vote shall be taken by secret ballot after full opportunity for debate, and any such vote shall be subject to reconsideration and further action by the district at the same meeting or at an adjourned session thereof.   [PL 1981, c. 693, §§ 5, 8 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1981, c. 693, §§5,8 (NEW).
20-A ME Rev Stat § 3644 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION|Part 2: SCHOOL ORGANIZATION|Chapter 121: MAINE-NEW HAMPSHIRE INTERSTATE SCHOOL COMPACT|Article 7: BORROWING|20-A §3644. Sale of bonds and notes

 §3644. Sale of bonds and notes Bonds and notes which have been authorized under this article may be issued from time to time and shall be sold at not less than par and accrued interest at public or private sale by the chairman of the school board and by the treasurer. Interstate district bonds and notes shall be signed by the said officers, except that either one of the 2 required signatures may be a facsimile. Subject to this compact and the authorizing vote, they shall be in such form, bear such rates of interest and mature at such times as the said officers may determine. Bonds shall, but notes need not, bear the seal of the interstate district, or a facsimile of such seal. Any bonds or notes of the interstate district which are properly executed by the said officers shall be valid and binding according to their terms notwithstanding that before the delivery thereof such officers may have ceased to be officers of the interstate district.   [PL 1981, c. 693, §§ 5, 8 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1981, c. 693, §§5,8 (NEW).
20-A ME Rev Stat § 3645 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION|Part 2: SCHOOL ORGANIZATION|Chapter 121: MAINE-NEW HAMPSHIRE INTERSTATE SCHOOL COMPACT|Article 7: BORROWING|20-A §3645. Proceeds of bonds

 §3645. Proceeds of bonds Any accrued interest received upon delivery of bonds or notes of an interstate district shall be applied to the payment of the first interest which becomes due thereon. The other proceeds of the sale of such bonds or notes, other than temporary notes, including any premiums, may be temporarily invested by the interstate district pending their expenditure; and such proceeds, including any income derived from the temporary investment of such proceeds, shall be used to pay the costs of issuing and marketing the bonds or notes and to meet the operating expenses or capital expenses in accordance with the purposes for which the bonds or notes were issued or, by proceedings taken in the manner required for the authorization of such debt, for other purposes for which such debt could be incurred. No purchaser of any bonds or notes of an interstate district shall be responsible in any way to see to the application of the proceeds thereof.   [PL 1981, c. 693, §§ 5, 8 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1981, c. 693, §§5,8 (NEW).
20-A ME Rev Stat § 3647 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION|Part 2: SCHOOL ORGANIZATION|Chapter 121: MAINE-NEW HAMPSHIRE INTERSTATE SCHOOL COMPACT|Article 7: BORROWING|20-A §3647. Tax exemption

 §3647. Tax exemption Bonds and notes of an interstate school district shall be exempt from local property taxes in both states, and the interest or discount thereon and any profit derived from the disposition thereof shall be exempt from personal income taxes in both states.   [PL 1981, c. 693, §§ 5, 8 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1981, c. 693, §§5,8 (NEW).
20-A ME Rev Stat § 3648 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION|Part 2: SCHOOL ORGANIZATION|Chapter 121: MAINE-NEW HAMPSHIRE INTERSTATE SCHOOL COMPACT|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 of agreement, or an amendment thereof, may provide for the acquisition by an interstate district from a member district of all or a part of its existing plant and equipment.   [PL 1981, c. 693, §§ 5, 8 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1981, c. 693, §§5,8 (NEW).
20-A ME Rev Stat § 3649 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION|Part 2: SCHOOL ORGANIZATION|Chapter 121: MAINE-NEW HAMPSHIRE INTERSTATE SCHOOL COMPACT|Article 8: TAKING OVER OF EXISTING PROPERTY|20-A §3649. Valuation

 §3649. Valuation The articles of agreement, or the amendment, shall provide for the determination of the value of the property to be acquired in one or more of the following ways:   [PL 1981, c. 693, §§ 5, 8 (NEW).]1.  In articles of agreement.  A valuation set forth in the articles of agreement or the amendment.   [PL 1981, c. 693, §§ 5, 8 (NEW).] 2.  Appraisal.  By appraisal, in which case, one appraiser shall be appointed by each commissioner, and a third appraiser appointed by the first 2 appraisers.   [PL 1981, c. 693, §§ 5, 8 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1981, c. 693, §§5,8 (NEW).
20-A ME Rev Stat § 3650 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION|Part 2: SCHOOL ORGANIZATION|Chapter 121: MAINE-NEW HAMPSHIRE INTERSTATE SCHOOL COMPACT|Article 8: TAKING OVER OF EXISTING PROPERTY|20-A §3650. Reimbursement to member district

 §3650. Reimbursement to member district The articles of agreement shall specify the method by which the member district shall be reimbursed by the interstate district for the property taken over, in one or more of the following ways:   [PL 1981, c. 693, §§ 5, 8 (NEW).]1.  Lump sum.  By one lump sum, appropriated, allocated and raised by the interstate district in the same manner as an appropriation for operating expenses.   [PL 1981, c. 693, §§ 5, 8 (NEW).] 2.  Installments.  In installments over a period of not more than 20 years, each of which is appropriated, allocated and raised by the interstate district in the same manner as an appropriation for operating expenses.   [PL 1981, c. 693, §§ 5, 8 (NEW).] 3.  Agreement.  By an agreement to assume or reimburse the member district for all principal and interest on any outstanding indebtedness originally incurred by the member district to finance the acquisition and improvement of the property, each such installment to be appropriated, allocated and raised by the interstate district in the same manner as an appropriation for operating expenses.   [PL 1981, c. 693, §§ 5, 8 (NEW).] The member district transferring the property shall have the same obligation to pay to the interstate district its share of the cost of such acquisition, but may offset its right to reimbursement.   [PL 1981, c. 693, §§ 5, 8 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1981, c. 693, §§5,8 (NEW).
20-A ME Rev Stat § 3651 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION|Part 2: SCHOOL ORGANIZATION|Chapter 121: MAINE-NEW HAMPSHIRE INTERSTATE SCHOOL COMPACT|Article 9: AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLES OF AGREEMENT|20-A §3651. Adoption

 §3651. Adoption Amendments to the articles of agreement may be adopted in the same manner provided for the adoption of the original articles of agreement, except that:   [PL 1981, c. 693, §§ 5, 8 (NEW).]1.  Planning committee functions.  Unless the amendment calls for the addition of a new member district, the functions of the planning committee shall be carried out by the interstate district board of directors.   [PL 1981, c. 693, §§ 5, 8 (NEW).] 2.  Voting.  If the amendment proposes the addition of a new member district, the planning committee shall consist of all of the members of the interstate board and all of the members of the school board of the proposed new member district or districts. In such case the amendment shall be submitted to the voters at an interstate district meeting, at which an affirmative vote of 2/3 of those present and voting shall be required. The articles of agreement together with the proposed amendment shall be submitted to the voters of the proposed new member district at a meeting thereof, at which a simple majority of those present and voting shall be required.   [PL 1981, c. 693, §§ 5, 8 (NEW).] 3.  As one body.  In all cases an amendment may be adopted on the part of an interstate district upon the affirmative vote of voters thereof at a meeting voting as one body. Except where the amendment proposes the admission of a new member district, a simple majority of those present and voting shall be required for adoption.   [PL 1981, c. 693, §§ 5, 8 (NEW).] 4.  Application.  No amendment to the articles of agreement may impair the rights of bond or note holders or the power of the interstate district to procure the means for their payment.   [PL 1981, c. 693, §§ 5, 8 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1981, c. 693, §§5,8 (NEW).
20-A ME Rev Stat § 3652 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION|Part 2: SCHOOL ORGANIZATION|Chapter 121: MAINE-NEW HAMPSHIRE INTERSTATE SCHOOL COMPACT|Article 10: APPLICABILITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE LAWS|20-A §3652. General school laws

 §3652. General school laws With respect to the operation and maintenance of any school of the district located in New Hampshire, New Hampshire law shall apply except as otherwise provided in this compact and except that the powers and duties of the school board shall be exercised and discharged by the interstate board and the powers and duties of the union superintendent shall be exercised and discharged by the interstate district superintendent.   [PL 1981, c. 693, §§ 5, 8 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1981, c. 693, §§5,8 (NEW).
20-A ME Rev Stat § 3653 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION|Part 2: SCHOOL ORGANIZATION|Chapter 121: MAINE-NEW HAMPSHIRE INTERSTATE SCHOOL COMPACT|Article 10: APPLICABILITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE LAWS|20-A §3653. New Hampshire state aid

 §3653. New Hampshire state aid A New Hampshire school district shall be entitled to receive an amount of state aid for operating expenditures as though its share of the interstate district's expenses were the expenses of the New Hampshire member district, and as though the New Hampshire member district pupils attending the interstate school were attending a New Hampshire cooperative school district's school. The state aid shall be paid to the New Hampshire member school district to reduce the sums which would otherwise be required to be raised by taxation within the member district.   [PL 1981, c. 693, §§ 5, 8 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1981, c. 693, §§5,8 (NEW).
20-A ME Rev Stat § 3654 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION|Part 2: SCHOOL ORGANIZATION|Chapter 121: MAINE-NEW HAMPSHIRE INTERSTATE SCHOOL COMPACT|Article 10: APPLICABILITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE LAWS|20-A §3654. Continued existence of New Hampshire member school district

 §3654. Continued existence of New Hampshire member school district A New Hampshire member school district shall continue in existence, and shall have all of the powers and be subject to all of the obligations imposed by law and not herein delegated to the interstate district. If the interstate district incorporates only a part of the schools in the member school district, then the school board of the member school district shall continue in existence and shall have all of the powers and be subject to all of the obligations imposed by law on it and not herein delegated to the district. However, if all of the schools in the member school district are incorporated into the interstate school district, then the member or members of the interstate board representing the member district shall have all of the powers and be subject to all of the obligations imposed by law on the members of a school board for the member district and not herein delegated to the interstate district. The New Hampshire member school district shall remain liable on its existing indebtedness; and the interstate school district shall not become liable therefor, unless the indebtedness is specifically assumed in accordance with the articles of agreement. Any trust funds or capital reserve funds and any property not taken over by the interstate district shall be retained by the New Hampshire member district and held or disposed of according to law. If all of the schools in a member district are incorporated into an interstate district, then no annual meeting of the member district shall be required unless the members of the interstate board from the member district shall determine that there is occasion for such an annual meeting.   [PL 1981, c. 693, §§ 5, 8 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1981, c. 693, §§5,8 (NEW).
20-A ME Rev Stat § 3655 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION|Part 2: SCHOOL ORGANIZATION|Chapter 121: MAINE-NEW HAMPSHIRE INTERSTATE SCHOOL COMPACT|Article 10: APPLICABILITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE LAWS|20-A §3655. Suit and service of process in New Hampshire

 §3655. Suit and service of process in New Hampshire The courts of New Hampshire shall have the same jurisdiction over the district as though a New Hampshire member district were a party instead of the interstate district. The service necessary to institute suit in New Hampshire shall be made on the district by leaving a copy of the writ or other proceedings in hand or at the last and usual place of abode of one of the directors who resides in New Hampshire, and by mailing a like copy to the clerk and to one other director by certified mail with return receipt requested.   [PL 1981, c. 693, §§ 5, 8 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1981, c. 693, §§5,8 (NEW).
20-A ME Rev Stat § 3656 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION|Part 2: SCHOOL ORGANIZATION|Chapter 121: MAINE-NEW HAMPSHIRE INTERSTATE SCHOOL COMPACT|Article 10: APPLICABILITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE LAWS|20-A §3656. Employment

 §3656. Employment Each employee of an interstate district assigned to a school located in New Hampshire shall be considered an employee of a New Hampshire school district for the purpose of the New Hampshire teachers retirement system, the New Hampshire state employees retirement system, the New Hampshire workers' compensation law and any other law relating to the regulation of employment or the provision of benefits for employees of New Hampshire school districts except as follows:   [PL 1987, c. 769, Pt. A, §59 (AMD).]1.  Teachers in New Hampshire member district.  A teacher in a New Hampshire member district may elect to remain a member of the New Hampshire teachers retirement system, even though assigned to teach in an interstate school in Maine.   [PL 1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (NEW).] 2.  Professional or instructional staff members.  Employees of interstate districts designated as professional or instructional staff members, as defined in article I, may elect to participate in the teachers retirement system of either the State of New Hampshire or the State of Maine but in no case will they participate in both retirement systems simultaneously.   [PL 1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (NEW).] 3.  Duties of superintendent.  It shall be the duty of the superintendent in an interstate district to:   A. Advise teachers and other professional staff employees contracted for the district about the terms of the contract and the policies and procedures of the retirement systems;   [PL 1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (NEW).]B. See that each teacher or professional staff employee selects the retirement system of that teacher's or employee's choice at the time that teacher's or employee's contract is signed;   [RR 2019, c. 2, Pt. B, §13 (COR).]C. Provide the commissioners of education in New Hampshire and in Maine with the names and other pertinent information regarding each staff member under that commissioner's jurisdiction so that each may be enrolled in the retirement system of that staff member's preference.   [RR 2019, c. 2, Pt. B, §14 (COR).][RR 2019, c. 2, Pt. B, §§13, 14 (COR).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 806, §40 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 769, §A59 (AMD). RR 2019, c. 2, Pt. B, §§13, 14 (COR).
20-A ME Rev Stat § 3657 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION|Part 2: SCHOOL ORGANIZATION|Chapter 121: MAINE-NEW HAMPSHIRE INTERSTATE SCHOOL COMPACT|Article 11: APPLICABILITY OF MAINE LAWS|20-A §3657. General school laws

 §3657. General school laws With respect to the operation and maintenance of any school of the district located in Maine, the provisions of Maine law shall apply except as otherwise provided in this compact and except that the powers and duties of the school board shall be exercised and discharged by the interstate board and the powers and duties of the superintendent shall be exercised and discharged by the interstate district superintendent.   [PL 1981, c. 693, §§ 5, 8 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1981, c. 693, §§5,8 (NEW).
20-A ME Rev Stat § 3658 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION|Part 2: SCHOOL ORGANIZATION|Chapter 121: MAINE-NEW HAMPSHIRE INTERSTATE SCHOOL COMPACT|Article 11: APPLICABILITY OF MAINE LAWS|20-A §3658. Maine state aid

 §3658. Maine state aid A Maine school district shall be entitled to receive such amount of state aid for operating expenditures as though its share of the interstate district's expenses were the expense of the Maine member district, and as though the Maine member district pupils attending the interstate schools were attending a Maine unit. Such state aid shall be paid to the Maine member school district to reduce the sums which would otherwise be required to be raised by taxation within the member district.   [PL 1981, c. 693, §§ 5, 8 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1981, c. 693, §§5,8 (NEW).
20-A ME Rev Stat § 3659 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION|Part 2: SCHOOL ORGANIZATION|Chapter 121: MAINE-NEW HAMPSHIRE INTERSTATE SCHOOL COMPACT|Article 11: APPLICABILITY OF MAINE LAWS|20-A §3659. Continued existence of Maine school districts

 §3659. Continued existence of Maine school districts A Maine school district shall continue in existence, and shall have all of the powers and be subject to all of the obligations imposed by law and not herein delegated to the interstate district. If the interstate district incorporates only a part of the schools in the member school district, then the school board of the member school district shall continue in existence and it shall have all of the powers and be subject to all of the obligations imposed by law on it and not herein delegated to the district. However, if all of the schools in the member school district are incorporated into the interstate school district, then the member or members of the interstate board representing the member district shall have all of the powers and be subject to all of the obligations imposed by law on the members of a school board for the member district and not herein delegated to the interstate district. The Maine member school district shall remain liable on its existing indebtedness; and the interstate school district shall not become liable therefor. Any trust funds and any property not taken over shall be retained by the Maine member school district and held or disposed of according to law.   [PL 1981, c. 693, §§ 5, 8 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1981, c. 693, §§5,8 (NEW).
20-A ME Rev Stat § 3660 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION|Part 2: SCHOOL ORGANIZATION|Chapter 121: MAINE-NEW HAMPSHIRE INTERSTATE SCHOOL COMPACT|Article 11: APPLICABILITY OF MAINE LAWS|20-A §3660. Suit and service of process in Maine

 §3660. Suit and service of process in Maine The courts of Maine shall have the same jurisdiction over the districts as though a Maine member district were a party instead of the interstate district. The service necessary to institute suit in Maine shall be made on the district by leaving a copy of the writ or other proceedings in hand or at the last and usual place of abode of one of the directors who resides in Maine, and by mailing a like copy to the clerk and to one other director by certified mail with return receipt requested.   [PL 1981, c. 693, §§ 5, 8 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1981, c. 693, §§5,8 (NEW).