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2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 2: SCHOOL ORGANIZATION › Chapter 103-A: REGIONAL SCHOOL UNITS › Subchapter 3: SCHOOL GOVERNANCE; PROGRAM › 20-A §1472-C. Term of office for elected directors

§1472-C. Term of office for elected directors
Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, a regional school unit board may place an article before the voters in the member municipalities of the regional school unit that would permit the regional school unit board to establish a single common date for beginning the term of office for duly elected directors when the board members are elected at the regular municipal election of the member municipalities and these municipal elections are held at different times.   [PL 2009, c. 580, §12 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2009, c. 580, §12 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 2: SCHOOL ORGANIZATION › Chapter 103-A: REGIONAL SCHOOL UNITS › Subchapter 3: SCHOOL GOVERNANCE; PROGRAM › 20-A §1474. Vacancies

§1474. Vacancies
1.  Definition of vacancy.
A vacancy on a regional school unit board occurs:
A. When the term of office of a regional school unit board director expires;   [PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. XXXX, §13 (NEW).]
B. When a regional school unit board director changes residency from the municipality or subdistrict from which elected. Evidence that an individual is registered to vote in a municipality is prima facie evidence of that individual's residency;   [PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. XXXX, §13 (NEW).]
C. On the death of a regional school unit board director; or   [PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. XXXX, §13 (NEW).]
D. When a regional school unit board director resigns.   [PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. XXXX, §13 (NEW).]
In addition to paragraphs A, B, C and D, except in municipalities having a municipal charter, when a director is absent without excuse from 3 consecutive regular board meetings, the regional school unit board may declare that a vacancy exists.
[PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. XXXX, §13 (NEW).]
2.  Regional school unit board.
The regional school unit board shall notify the municipal officers of the municipalities within the regional school unit of a vacancy before the annual town meeting or before the regular municipal election.
[PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. XXXX, §13 (NEW).]
3.  Filling vacancies.
A vacancy on a regional school unit board must be filled according to this subsection.
A. The municipal officers of the municipality in which the director resided shall select an interim director for the municipality or subdistrict to serve until the next annual municipal election. The interim director shall serve until a successor is elected and qualified.   [PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. XXXX, §13 (NEW).]
B. The municipal officers shall provide at the next municipal or subdistrict election for the election of a director to fill the vacancy.   [PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. XXXX, §13 (NEW).]
[PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. XXXX, §13 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. XXXX, §13 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 2: SCHOOL ORGANIZATION › Chapter 103-A: REGIONAL SCHOOL UNITS › Subchapter 3: SCHOOL GOVERNANCE; PROGRAM › 20-A §1477. Quorum

§1477. Quorum
A majority of the regional school unit board directors in number and voting power constitutes a quorum.   [PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. XXXX, §13 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. XXXX, §13 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 2: SCHOOL ORGANIZATION › Chapter 103-A: REGIONAL SCHOOL UNITS › Subchapter 3: SCHOOL GOVERNANCE; PROGRAM › 20-A §1478. Local school committees

§1478. Local school committees
1.  Formation.
A reorganization plan under section 1461 or a regional school unit board may authorize the formation of a local school committee for a member municipality established in accordance with chapter 111, subchapter 1.
[PL 2007, c. 668, §10 (NEW).]
2.  Delegation of functions.
A reorganization plan that has been approved in accordance with subchapter 2 or a regional school unit board may delegate a local school committee to perform any duties, functions and services other than those reserved to the regional school unit under subchapter 1. The core functions provided by a regional school unit pursuant to section 1452 may be supplemented at the expense of any member municipality.
[PL 2007, c. 668, §10 (NEW).]
3.  Budget responsibility.
A reorganization plan that has been approved in accordance with subchapter 2 or a regional school unit board may authorize a local school committee to present to the board a proposed budget for the local school in a form that is consistent with section 1485. The proposed local school budget must be submitted in time to be included in the budget for the regional school unit. Proposed expenditures that are not included in the regional school unit budget may be separately appropriated by the municipality to be expended by the regional school unit in accordance with the appropriation. Supplemental municipal appropriations for education are not subject to section 1486.
[PL 2007, c. 668, §10 (NEW).]
4.  Title to property.
School property overseen by a local school committee may be owned either by the municipality or by the regional school unit as long as there is a clear allocation of responsibilities for management of all of the school property in the regional school unit.
[PL 2007, c. 668, §10 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. XXXX, §13 (NEW). PL 2007, c. 668, §10 (RPR).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 2: SCHOOL ORGANIZATION › Chapter 103-A: REGIONAL SCHOOL UNITS › Subchapter 4: FINANCING › 20-A §1481. Finances (REPEALED)

§1481. Finances
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. XXXX, §13 (NEW). PL 2007, c. 668, §14 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 2: SCHOOL ORGANIZATION › Chapter 103-A: REGIONAL SCHOOL UNITS › Subchapter 4: FINANCING › 20-A §1481-B. Application (REPEALED )

§1481-B. Application
(REPEALED )
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2007, c. 668, §16 (NEW). MRSA T. 20-A §1481-B (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 2: SCHOOL ORGANIZATION › Chapter 103-A: REGIONAL SCHOOL UNITS › Subchapter 4: FINANCING › 20-A §1482. Budget preparation

§1482. Budget preparation
1.  Preparation by regional school unit board.
A regional school unit board shall annually prepare a budget for:
A. Operational costs;   [PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. XXXX, §13 (NEW).]
B. Bonds falling due;   [PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. XXXX, §13 (NEW).]
C. Interest on bonds or other obligations;   [PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. XXXX, §13 (NEW).]
D. Rentals and other charges in a contract; and   [PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. XXXX, §13 (NEW).]
E. Temporary loans.   [PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. XXXX, §13 (NEW).]
[PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. XXXX, §13 (NEW).]
2.  Distribution.
At least 7 days before a regional school unit budget meeting, the regional school unit board shall make available to the legislative body responsible for final budget approval and residents of the regional school unit a detailed budget document. The detailed budget document must include a summary of anticipated revenues and estimated school expenditures.
[PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. XXXX, §13 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. XXXX, §13 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 2: SCHOOL ORGANIZATION › Chapter 103-A: REGIONAL SCHOOL UNITS › Subchapter 4: FINANCING › 20-A §1482-A. Budget meeting

§1482-A. Budget meeting
A regional school unit board shall hold a regional school unit budget meeting at a time it determines.   [PL 2007, c. 668, §17 (NEW).]
1.  Warrant.
The budget meeting must be called by a warrant. The warrant must:
A. Be signed by a majority of the regional school unit board;   [PL 2007, c. 668, §17 (NEW).]
B. Specify the time and place of the meeting;   [PL 2007, c. 668, §17 (NEW).]
C. Include the proposed school budget and other articles the regional school unit board chooses to place before the voters, excluding authorization to borrow money for school construction purposes;   [PL 2007, c. 668, §17 (NEW).]
D. Specify the state and local shares of the state-local allocation and local leeway and additional expenditures without state participation; and   [PL 2007, c. 668, §17 (NEW).]
E. Be directed to a resident of the regional school unit by name ordering the resident to notify all voters within the regional school unit to assemble at the time and place appointed.   [PL 2007, c. 668, §17 (NEW).]
[PL 2007, c. 668, §17 (NEW).]
2.  Notice.
An attested copy of the warrant must be posted by the person to whom it is directed in some conspicuous public place in each of the municipalities within the regional school unit at least 7 days before the meeting. The person who gives notice of the meeting shall make a return of the posting on the warrant stating the manner of notice in each municipality and the time when it was given.
[PL 2007, c. 668, §17 (NEW).]
3.  Requested articles.
If requested by a written petition of at least 10% of the number of voters voting for the gubernatorial candidates in the last gubernatorial election in each municipality within the regional school unit, the regional school unit board shall place specific articles, not in conflict with existing state statutes, in the warrants for consideration at the next annual regional school unit budget meeting. To be included in the warrant, a petition must be received by the regional school unit board at least 15 days before the date set for the budget meeting. When placed on the warrant, the articles must be considered before action relating to the appropriation of money for the operation of schools may be taken.
[PL 2007, c. 668, §17 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2007, c. 668, §17 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 2: SCHOOL ORGANIZATION › Chapter 103-A: REGIONAL SCHOOL UNITS › Subchapter 4: FINANCING › 20-A §1482-B. Annual budget meeting procedures

§1482-B. Annual budget meeting procedures
The following procedures must be used at a regional school unit annual budget meeting.   [PL 2007, c. 668, §18 (NEW).]
1.  Election of moderator.
The secretary of the regional school unit board or the chair of the regional school unit board when the secretary is absent shall open the annual budget meeting and call for the election of a moderator, receive and count votes for the moderator and swear in the moderator.
[PL 2007, c. 668, §18 (NEW).]
2.  Appointing ballot clerks.
The moderator shall appoint from the certified voting list the ballot clerks necessary for the efficient operation of the annual budget meeting. The moderator shall swear in the clerks.
[PL 2007, c. 668, §18 (NEW).]
3.  Budget consideration.
The superintendent of the regional school unit shall thoroughly explain the budget. The voters must have an opportunity to be heard. The voters may change only items dealing with:
A. The expenses necessary to operate the regional school unit;   [PL 2007, c. 668, §18 (NEW).]
B. Appropriations for the reserve fund; and   [PL 2007, c. 668, §18 (NEW).]
C. Appropriations for the contingency fund and school construction purposes.   [PL 2007, c. 668, §18 (NEW).]
[PL 2007, c. 668, §18 (NEW).]
4.  Approval.
A majority vote of those voters present and voting is necessary for the approval of the annual budget.
[PL 2007, c. 668, §18 (NEW).]
5.  Voting lists.
Registration of voters for the annual budget meeting must be held in each member municipality in accordance with Title 21-A, section 122.
A. Prior to the annual budget meeting, the municipal clerks of the member municipalities shall supply to the regional school unit board certified corrected copies of the registered voters of their municipalities.   [PL 2007, c. 668, §18 (NEW).]
B. The certified corrected copies under paragraph A must be used in determining the voters who are eligible to vote at the annual budget meeting.   [PL 2007, c. 668, §18 (NEW).]
[PL 2007, c. 668, §18 (NEW).]
6.  Written ballot.
An article must be voted on by written ballot if at least 10% of those present and voting vote to use a written ballot. The department, in consultation with municipal and school officials and with organizations representing those officials, shall develop and distribute guidelines to assist regional school unit annual budget meeting moderators in explaining and implementing this subsection.
[PL 2007, c. 668, §18 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2007, c. 668, §18 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 2: SCHOOL ORGANIZATION › Chapter 103-A: REGIONAL SCHOOL UNITS › Subchapter 4: FINANCING › 20-A §1483. Regional school unit budget; budget formats

§1483. Regional school unit budget; budget formats
1.  Content.
Beginning with the budget for the 2008-2009 school year, a regional school unit shall include in its budget document:
A. The regional school unit's total cost of funding public education from kindergarten to grade 12, its non-state-funded debt service, if any, and any additional expenditures authorized by law;   [PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. XXXX, §13 (NEW).]
B. A summary of anticipated revenues and estimated school expenditures for the fiscal year; and   [PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. XXXX, §13 (NEW).]
C. The following statement, including the estimated dollar amount of state retirement payments: "This budget does not include the estimated amount of $....... in employer share of teacher retirement costs that is paid directly by the State."   [PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. XXXX, §13 (NEW).]
[PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. XXXX, §13 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. XXXX, §13 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 2: SCHOOL ORGANIZATION › Chapter 103-A: REGIONAL SCHOOL UNITS › Subchapter 4: FINANCING › 20-A §1484. Checklist required

§1484. Checklist required
Beginning with the budget for the 2008-2009 school year, prior to a vote on articles dealing with regional school unit appropriations, the moderator of a regular or special regional school unit budget meeting shall require the clerk or secretary of the regional school unit board to make a checklist of the registered voters present. The number of voters listed on the checklist is conclusive evidence of the number present at the meeting.   [PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. XXXX, §13 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. XXXX, §13 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 2: SCHOOL ORGANIZATION › Chapter 103-A: REGIONAL SCHOOL UNITS › Subchapter 4: FINANCING › 20-A §1487. Failure to pass budget

§1487. Failure to pass budget
If a budget for the operation of a regional school unit is not approved prior to July 1st, the latest budget approved at a regional school unit budget meeting and submitted to the voters for validation at a referendum in accordance with section 1486 is automatically considered the budget for operational expenses for the ensuing year until a final budget is approved, except that, when the regional school unit board delays the regional school unit budget meeting, the operating budget must be approved within 30 days of the date the commissioner notifies the regional school unit board of the amount allocated to the regional school unit under section 15689-B, or the latest budget submitted by the regional school unit board becomes the operating budget for the next school year until a budget is approved at a regional school unit budget meeting and validated at a referendum. If the budget of a regional school unit is not approved and validated before July 1st and the officers of any affected municipality determine that the property taxes must be committed in a timely manner to the collector pursuant to Title 36, section 709, the municipal assessor or assessors may commit the property taxes on the basis of the latest budget approved at a regional school unit budget meeting and submitted to the voters for validation at a referendum in accordance with section 1486.   [PL 2007, c. 668, §21 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. XXXX, §13 (NEW). PL 2007, c. 668, §21 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 2: SCHOOL ORGANIZATION › Chapter 103-A: REGIONAL SCHOOL UNITS › Subchapter 4: FINANCING › 20-A §1488. Special budget meeting

§1488. Special budget meeting
The regional school unit board may call a special budget meeting when it declares that an emergency exists. The voters of the regional school unit may authorize the regional school unit board at a special regional school unit budget meeting to expend additional funds from the regional school unit's undesignated fund balance or to pledge the credit of the regional school unit to obtain additional money for the operation of schools. A special budget meeting held on or after July 1, 2008 must be conducted in accordance with sections 1485 and 1486.   [PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. XXXX, §13 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. XXXX, §13 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 2: SCHOOL ORGANIZATION › Chapter 103-A: REGIONAL SCHOOL UNITS › Subchapter 4: FINANCING › 20-A §1491. Reserve fund

§1491. Reserve fund
1.  Establishment.
A regional school unit may establish a reserve fund for school construction projects, financing the acquisition or reconstruction of a specific or type of capital improvement, financing the acquisition of a specific item or type of capital equipment or any of the expenditures listed under section 1485, subsection 1, paragraph A by including a request in the regional school unit budget, which must include a description of the purpose of the reserve fund, and receiving voter approval. The regional school unit board is the trustee of the reserve fund. The reserve fund must be deposited or invested by the treasurer of the regional school unit under the direction of the regional school unit board.
[PL 2019, c. 588, §4 (AMD).]
2.  Deposit or investment.
All regional school unit funds, including reserve funds and trust funds to the extent not prohibited by the terms of the instrument or vote creating the fund, must be deposited or invested by the treasurer of the regional school unit under the direction of the regional school unit board according to the requirements for the deposit or investment of municipal funds contained in Title 30‑A, chapter 223, subchapter 3‑A.
[PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. XXXX, §13 (NEW).]
3.  Expending money from reserve funds.
The regional school unit board may expend the sum in the reserve fund when authorized to do so by a vote of the regional school unit at a regional school unit meeting or a regional school unit budget meeting when an article for that purpose is set out in the warrant calling the meeting, except that the regional school unit board may expend funds from a reserve fund by a vote of the board in accordance with the procedure in subsection 4:
A. In the event of an emergency that requires the immediate expenditure of funds and when, in responding to the emergency, a vote of the regional school unit for permission is cost-prohibitive; or   [PL 2019, c. 588, §5 (NEW).]
B. When such an expenditure is required by law.   [PL 2019, c. 588, §5 (NEW).]
[PL 2019, c. 588, §5 (AMD).]
4.  Procedure for expending money from reserve funds by vote of board.
The procedure for the regional school unit board to expend funds from the reserve fund pursuant to subsection 3, paragraph A or B must be as follows.
A. The regional school unit board shall provide public notice of the regular or special meeting at which the vote to expend funds from the reserve fund will be taken.   [PL 2019, c. 588, §6 (NEW).]
B. The regional school unit board shall hold a public hearing prior to the vote to expend funds from the reserve fund.   [PL 2019, c. 588, §6 (NEW).]
C. The vote to expend funds from the reserve fund must be recorded in the meeting minutes of the regional school unit board.   [PL 2019, c. 588, §6 (NEW).]
[PL 2019, c. 588, §6 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. XXXX, §13 (NEW). PL 2019, c. 588, §§4-6 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 2: SCHOOL ORGANIZATION › Chapter 103-A: REGIONAL SCHOOL UNITS › Subchapter 4: FINANCING › 20-A §1492. Bid procedure

§1492. Bid procedure
1.  Written bids.
Bids must be in writing, sealed with the outside envelope or wrapper plainly marked "Bid, not to be opened until (appropriate date)" and mailed to or filed with the superintendent.
[PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. XXXX, §13 (NEW).]
2.  Time of opening
. A director on the regional school unit board or an employee of the regional school unit may not open a bid until the appointed time.
[PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. XXXX, §13 (NEW).]
3.  Public opening.
At the time and place stated in the public notice, and open to the public, all bids must be opened by the superintendent or, in the superintendent's absence or disability, by any director designated for the purpose by the chair of the regional school unit board.
[PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. XXXX, §13 (NEW).]
4.  Reading.
If any citizens who are not directors or employees of the regional school unit are present or if any representatives of the press are present, bids must at the time of opening either be made available for examination by them or must be read aloud in a manner to be heard plainly by those in attendance.
[PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. XXXX, §13 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. XXXX, §13 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 2: SCHOOL ORGANIZATION › Chapter 103-A: REGIONAL SCHOOL UNITS › Subchapter 4: FINANCING › 20-A §1493. Void contracts

§1493. Void contracts
A contract made by the regional school unit board during the term of a member who is pecuniarily interested in that contract, either directly or indirectly, is void, unless the regional school unit board has advertised for sealed bids for that contract and that advertisement for sealed bids has been published at least 5 days prior to the date set for closing of bids in a newspaper having general circulation within the regional school unit.   [PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. XXXX, §13 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. XXXX, §13 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 2: SCHOOL ORGANIZATION › Chapter 103-A: REGIONAL SCHOOL UNITS › Subchapter 5: REFERENDUM › 20-A §1501. Regional school unit referendum

§1501. Regional school unit referendum
1.  Authority to call a regional school unit referendum.
The regional school unit board shall initiate a regional school unit referendum:
A. To approve the issuance of bonds or notes for school construction projects;   [PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. XXXX, §13 (NEW).]
B. To approve a change in the selection of a school building site;   [PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. XXXX, §13 (NEW).]
C. To authorize the regional school unit board to contract for the schooling of secondary pupils;   [PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. XXXX, §13 (NEW).]
D. To accept or reject a prospective gift; and   [PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. XXXX, §13 (NEW).]
E. To borrow funds for minor capital costs as defined in section 15672, subsection 20‑A.   [PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. XXXX, §13 (NEW).]
[PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. XXXX, §13 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. XXXX, §13 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 2: SCHOOL ORGANIZATION › Chapter 103-A: REGIONAL SCHOOL UNITS › Subchapter 5: REFERENDUM › 20-A §1504. Reconsideration

§1504. Reconsideration
The procedure to reconsider votes taken at a regional school unit referendum is as set out in this section.   [PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. XXXX, §13 (NEW).]
1.  Time limit.
The regional school unit board shall, within 60 days, initiate a new regional school unit referendum to reconsider the vote of the previous referendum if, within 7 days of the first referendum, at least 10% of the number of voters voting for the gubernatorial candidates in the last gubernatorial election in the municipalities within the regional school unit petition to reconsider a prior regional school unit referendum vote.
[PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. XXXX, §13 (NEW).]
2.  Required quorum.
A reconsideration referendum is not valid unless the number of persons voting in that referendum is at least equal to the number who voted in the prior regional school unit referendum.
[PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. XXXX, §13 (NEW).]
3.  Bond.
If the margin of the vote being reconsidered was between 10% and 25%, the petitioners shall post a bond with the petition equal to the actual and reasonable costs of the new referendum. If the margin of the vote being reconsidered exceeded 25%, the petitioners shall post an additional bond equal to the actual and reasonable costs that may be incurred as a result of the delay of an authorization or approval granted in the prior regional school unit referendum. If the petitioners are successful, the bonds must be canceled.
[PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. XXXX, §13 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. XXXX, §13 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 2: SCHOOL ORGANIZATION › Chapter 103-A: REGIONAL SCHOOL UNITS › Subchapter 5: REFERENDUM › 20-A §1505. Bonds; notes; other

§1505. Bonds; notes; other
All bonds, notes or other evidences of indebtedness issued for regional school unit purposes by a regional school unit for major capital expenses, bus purchases or current operating expenses, including tax or other revenue anticipation notes, are general obligations of the regional school unit.   [PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. XXXX, §13 (NEW).]
1.  Tax assessments.
The municipal officers or regional school unit board shall require the sums that are necessary to meet in full the principal of and interest on the bonds, notes or other evidences of indebtedness issued pursuant to this section payable in each year to be assessed and collected in the manner provided by law for the assessment and collection of taxes.
[PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. XXXX, §13 (NEW).]
2.  Reduction.
The sums to be assessed and collected under subsection 1 must be reduced by the amount of an allocation of funds appropriated by the Legislature to pay the principal and interest owed by the regional school unit in a given year as certified to the regional school unit by the commissioner. The commissioner shall certify the amount due to the regional school unit within 30 days of its appropriation by the Legislature.
[PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. XXXX, §13 (NEW).]
3.  Collection.
After assessment and reduction under subsection 2, the remaining sum must be paid from ad valorem taxes, which may be levied without limit as to rate or amount upon all the taxable property within the regional school unit.
[PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. XXXX, §13 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. XXXX, §13 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 2: SCHOOL ORGANIZATION › Chapter 103-A: REGIONAL SCHOOL UNITS › Subchapter 6: SCHOOLS › 20-A §1511. Supermajority vote to close school in the regional school unit

§1511. Supermajority vote to close school in the regional school unit
A school operated within the regional school unit may not be closed for lack of need unless closure of the school is approved at a regular or special meeting of the regional school unit board by an affirmative vote of 2/3 of the elected membership or voting power of those serving on the regional school unit board at the time of the vote. A regional school unit must proceed in accordance with section 1512 for elementary schools or for secondary schools if the regional school unit has more than one secondary school. For regional school units with only one member municipality, section 1512 does not apply and the regional school unit must proceed in accordance with section 4102, subsection 4, paragraph B-1.   [PL 2011, c. 678, Pt. K, §1 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. XXXX, §13 (NEW). PL 2011, c. 171, §4 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 678, Pt. K, §1 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 2: SCHOOL ORGANIZATION › Chapter 105: COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT › Subchapter 1: ORGANIZATION › 20-A §1601. Definitions

§1601. Definitions
1.  Community school district.
A community school district means a school administrative unit consisting of the inhabitants of and the territory within 2 or more municipalities. It shall be a body politic and corporate responsible for the operating of kindergarten through grade 12, or any combination thereof. It may include a school administrative district, which does not operate a secondary school, for the secondary school grades of 9 to 12 only. If a school administrative district is included, the board of directors of the school administrative district may be substituted for the words "municipal officers" and school administrative district may be substituted for the word "municipality" in applying the terms of this chapter.
[PL 1981, c. 693, §§ 5, 8 (NEW).]
2.  District board of trustees.
The district board of trustees shall perform the duties provided in section 1651.
[PL 1981, c. 693, §§ 5, 8 (NEW).]
3.  District school committee.
The school board of a community school district shall be called a district school committee.
[PL 1981, c. 693, §§ 5, 8 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 693, §§5,8 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 2: SCHOOL ORGANIZATION › Chapter 105: COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT › Subchapter 1: ORGANIZATION › 20-A §1602. Formation (REPEALED)

§1602. Formation
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 693, §§5,8 (NEW). PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. XXXX, §14 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 2: SCHOOL ORGANIZATION › Chapter 105: COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT › Subchapter 1: ORGANIZATION › 20-A §1603. Official school

§1603. Official school
The community school district shall be the official school of the participating municipalities responsible for the operation of the grades authorized by the commissioner's certificate.   [PL 1981, c. 693, §§ 5, 8 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 693, §§5,8 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 2: SCHOOL ORGANIZATION › Chapter 105: COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT › Subchapter 1: ORGANIZATION › 20-A §1604. Transition to new district (REPEALED)

§1604. Transition to new district
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 693, §§5,8 (NEW). PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. XXXX, §15 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 2: SCHOOL ORGANIZATION › Chapter 105: COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT › Subchapter 2: DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND DISTRICT SCHOOL COMMITTEE › 20-A §1652. District school committee

§1652. District school committee
1.  Officers, treasurer's fee and bond.
The district school committee shall, annually in April, choose by ballot from its membership a chairman, a treasurer and a secretary. It may authorize the district's superintendent to be the treasurer and secretary.
A. The treasurer, if authorized by the district school committee, may receive up to $250 for services. The treasurer shall give a bond to the community school district in the sum and with sureties as the district school committee determines. The bond shall be deposited with the chairman. The expense of the bond shall be paid by the community school district.   [PL 1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (NEW).]
B. Members of the district school committee shall receive only the compensation authorized by the municipalities or school administrative units which they represent.   [PL 1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (NEW).]
[PL 1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 2: SCHOOL ORGANIZATION › Chapter 105: COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT › Subchapter 2: DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND DISTRICT SCHOOL COMMITTEE › 20-A §1654. Powers, duties and authority

§1654. Powers, duties and authority
1.  General functions.
A district school committee shall have the powers and duties with respect to the community school district as are conferred upon school boards under this Title, except those powers and duties which are expressly reserved for the district board of trustees.
[PL 1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (NEW).]
2.  Specific functions.
A district school committee:
A. Shall be responsible, as of the start of the school year after organization, for the operation of the authorized grades;   [PL 1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (NEW).]
B. May issue bonds and notes and borrow money as authorized in this Title;   [PL 1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (NEW).]
C. May acquire and hold property for the purpose of operating schools within the authorized grade levels and for other purposes;   [PL 1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (NEW).]
D. Shall share costs in the manner authorized by the voters; and   [PL 1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (NEW).]
E. May acquire, construct and operate related recreational and athletic facilities, which may also meet other community needs.   [PL 1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (NEW).]
[PL 1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 2: SCHOOL ORGANIZATION › Chapter 105: COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT › Subchapter 3: FINANCING › 20-A §1701-A. Cost center summary alternative budget format (REPEALED)

§1701-A. Cost center summary alternative budget format
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1999, c. 710, §11 (NEW). PL 2005, c. 12, §WW2 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 571, Pt. E, §6 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 2: SCHOOL ORGANIZATION › Chapter 105: COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT › Subchapter 3: FINANCING › 20-A §1701-B. Budget validation referendum (REPEALED)

§1701-B. Budget validation referendum
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1999, c. 710, §11 (NEW). PL 2005, c. 2, Pt. D, §14 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 2, Pt. D, §§72, 74 (AFF). PL 2005, c. 12, Pt. WW, §18 (AFF). PL 2009, c. 571, Pt. E, §7 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 2: SCHOOL ORGANIZATION › Chapter 105: COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT › Subchapter 3: FINANCING › 20-A §1701-C. Mandatory budget validation and cost center summary budget form

§1701-C. Mandatory budget validation and cost center summary budget form
Notwithstanding any other law, community school district budgets developed after January 1, 2008 must conform to the format and referendum procedures for regional school units as set forth in sections 1485 and 1486. A community school district is deemed to be a regional school unit solely for the purpose of developing a budget pursuant to sections 1485 and 1486.   [PL 2007, c. 668, §26 (AMD); PL 2007, c. 668, §55 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. XXXX, §16 (NEW). PL 2007, c. 668, §26 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 668, §55 (AFF).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 2: SCHOOL ORGANIZATION › Chapter 105: COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT › Subchapter 3: FINANCING › 20-A §1705. Authority to accept gifts

§1705. Authority to accept gifts
1.  Outright or in trust.
A community school district may accept and receive money or other property, outright or in trust, for any specified benevolent or educational purpose.
A. When the district school committee receives written notice from a prospective donor or a representative of the donor of a proposed gift, outright or in trust, it shall submit the matter to the next regular meeting of the committee, and shall, within 10 days after the meeting, send written notice of its acceptance or rejection.   [PL 1983, c. 806, §23 (AMD).]
B. If the gift is in trust the committee shall either deposit or invest trust funds according to Title 30‑A, chapter 223, subchapter III‑A.   [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §§50, 106 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8,10 (AMD).]
[PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §§50, 106 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8,10 (AMD).]
2.  Conditional.
A community school district may accept and receive money or other property as a conditional gift for any specified benevolent or educational purpose. When the district school committee receives written notice from a prospective donor or a representative of the donor of a proposed gift, they shall submit the matter to the next regular meeting of the legislative body or shall call a special meeting for that purpose and shall, within 10 days after the meeting, send written notice of its acceptance or rejection.
[PL 1983, c. 806, §24 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 693, §§5,8 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 806, §§23,24 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 737, §§C50,C106 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 104, §§C8,C10 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 2: SCHOOL ORGANIZATION › Chapter 105: COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT › Subchapter 3: FINANCING › 20-A §1706. Reserve fund

§1706. Reserve fund
Community school districts may establish a reserve fund as follows:   [PL 1989, c. 132, §3 (NEW).]
1.  Establishment.
A community school district may establish a reserve fund for school construction projects, financing the acquisition or reconstruction of a specific or type of capital improvement, financing the acquisition of a specific item or type of capital equipment or any of the expenditures listed under section 1485, subsection 1, paragraph A by including a request in the district budget, which must include a description of the purpose of the reserve fund, and receiving voter approval.
The district school committee is the trustee of the reserve fund. The reserve fund must be deposited or invested by the treasurer under the direction of the school committee.
[PL 2019, c. 588, §7 (AMD).]
2.  Deposit or investment.
All district funds, including reserve funds and trust funds to the extent that the terms of the instrument or vote creating the fund do not prohibit, shall be deposited or invested by the treasurer under the direction of the district school committee according to the requirements for the deposit or investment of municipal funds contained in Title 30‑A, section 5706.
[PL 1989, c. 132, §3 (NEW).]
3.  Expending money from reserve funds.
The district school committee may expend the sum in the reserve fund when authorized to do so by a vote of the district at a district meeting or a district budget meeting, when an article for that purpose is set out in the warrant calling the meeting, except that the district school committee may expend funds from a reserve fund by a vote of the committee in accordance with the procedure in subsection 4:
A. In the event of an emergency that requires the immediate expenditure of funds and when, in responding to the emergency, a vote of the district for permission is cost-prohibitive; or   [PL 2019, c. 588, §8 (NEW).]
B. When the expenditure is required by law.   [PL 2019, c. 588, §8 (NEW).]
[PL 2019, c. 588, §8 (AMD).]
4.  Procedure for expending money from reserve funds by vote of committee.
The procedure for the district school committee to expend funds from the reserve fund pursuant to subsection 3, paragraph A or B must be as follows.
A. The district school committee shall provide public notice of the regular or special meeting at which the vote to expend funds from the reserve fund will be taken.   [PL 2019, c. 588, §9 (NEW).]
B. The district school committee shall hold a public hearing prior to the vote to expend funds from the reserve fund.   [PL 2019, c. 588, §9 (NEW).]
C. The vote to expend funds from the reserve fund must be recorded in the meeting minutes of the district school committee.   [PL 2019, c. 588, §9 (NEW).]
[PL 2019, c. 588, §9 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1989, c. 132, §3 (NEW). PL 2019, c. 588, §§7-9 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 2: SCHOOL ORGANIZATION › Chapter 105: COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT › Subchapter 4: REORGANIZATION › 20-A §1751. Additions to, dissolution of and withdrawal from a district (REPEALED)

§1751. Additions to, dissolution of and withdrawal from a district
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 693, §§5,8 (NEW). PL 1999, c. 206, §2 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. XXXX, §17 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 2: SCHOOL ORGANIZATION › Chapter 105: COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT › Subchapter 4: REORGANIZATION › 20-A §1752. Districts formed by private and special Acts of the Legislature

§1752. Districts formed by private and special Acts of the Legislature
If the provisions of this chapter conflict with the provisions of any private and special Act of the Legislature which created a community school district, then the provisions of the private and special Act shall control.   [PL 1981, c. 693, §§ 5, 8 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 693, §§5,8 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 2: SCHOOL ORGANIZATION › Chapter 107: SCHOOL UNIONS › 20-A §1901. Formation (REPEALED)

§1901. Formation
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 693, §§5,8 (NEW). PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. XXXX, §18 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 2: SCHOOL ORGANIZATION › Chapter 107: SCHOOL UNIONS › 20-A §1903. Appropriation for superintendent's salary

§1903. Appropriation for superintendent's salary
School administrative units shall appropriate for the salary of the superintendent their proportion of the sum paid the superintendent, but not more than the amount certified by the union committee, to the municipal treasurer. The proportion to be paid by a municipality shall be paid out of the appropriation made for the support or maintenance of public schools.   [PL 1981, c. 693, §§ 5, 8 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 693, §§5,8 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 2: SCHOOL ORGANIZATION › Chapter 107: SCHOOL UNIONS › 20-A §1904. Fiscal authority

§1904. Fiscal authority
The superintendent of a school union may be designated as the treasurer of the school union and, notwithstanding section 1902, subsection 3, paragraph F, the union committee of a school union may perform the functions of fiscal agent for the school administrative units in the school union if a majority of the voters in each municipality agree to these designations through a referendum or at a town meeting. The article that is placed before the voters in each municipality must state the specific functions to be performed by the fiscal agent, must state that the agreement under which the union committee may perform the functions of fiscal agent may not exceed a period of 3 years and must also include a schedule for regular payment of the warrants approved in each municipality to the union committee. The school union must provide the municipalities with accounting records after an audit has been completed and delivered to the superintendent. An agreement under which the union committee performs the functions of fiscal agent may be renewed for a period not to exceed 3 years. Each renewal may be approved only in accordance with the procedures described in this section.   [PL 2005, c. 130, §3 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2005, c. 130, §3 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 2: SCHOOL ORGANIZATION › Chapter 109: UNION SCHOOLS (REPEALED) › 20-A §2101. Union schools (REPEALED)

§2101. Union schools
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 693, §§5,8 (NEW). PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. XXXX, §§19, 20 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 678, Pt. C, §2 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 2: SCHOOL ORGANIZATION › Chapter 109: UNION SCHOOLS (REPEALED) › 20-A §2102. Financing of union schools (REPEALED)

§2102. Financing of union schools
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 693, §§5,8 (NEW). PL 1987, c. 135, §§1,2 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 700, §A46 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 824, §A31 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 678, Pt. C, §2 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 2: SCHOOL ORGANIZATION › Chapter 109: UNION SCHOOLS (REPEALED) › 20-A §2103. Dissolution of union school (REPEALED)

§2103. Dissolution of union school
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1991, c. 864, §1 (NEW). PL 2011, c. 678, Pt. C, §2 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 2: SCHOOL ORGANIZATION › Chapter 109: UNION SCHOOLS (REPEALED) › 20-A §2104. Withdrawal from union school (REPEALED)

§2104. Withdrawal from union school
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1991, c. 864, §1 (NEW). PL 2011, c. 678, Pt. C, §2 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 2: SCHOOL ORGANIZATION › Chapter 111: MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS › Subchapter 1: SCHOOL COMMITTEE › 20-A §2301. Applicability of provisions to certain towns or cities

§2301. Applicability of provisions to certain towns or cities
Sections 2302, 2303 and 2305 do not apply to municipalities whose charters specify the methods of selection, recall and term of office of a school committee, nor to municipalities who revise their charters or adopt new charters under the "home rule" provisions of Title 30‑A, chapter 111, with specifications for method of selection, recall and term of office of a school committee, nor to municipalities authorized by private and special laws to otherwise choose a school committee.   [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §§51, 106 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 693, §§5,8 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 315 (AMD). PL 1983, c. 422, §13 (AMD). PL 1983, c. 816, §A12 (RP). PL 1985, c. 506, §A29 (RPR). PL 1987, c. 737, §§C51,C106 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 104, §§C8,C10 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 2: SCHOOL ORGANIZATION › Chapter 111: MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS › Subchapter 1: SCHOOL COMMITTEE › 20-A §2302. Election of school committee members

§2302. Election of school committee members
A municipality, not included in a school administrative district or a community school district which operates grades one to 12, shall elect at its annual meeting a school committee of 3 to hold office as provided in section 2305. The municipality shall fill vacancies in that committee at each subsequent annual meeting.   [PL 1983, c. 422, §14 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 693, §§5,8 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 422, §14 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 2: SCHOOL ORGANIZATION › Chapter 111: MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS › Subchapter 1: SCHOOL COMMITTEE › 20-A §2303. Additional school committee members

§2303. Additional school committee members
Notwithstanding section 2302, a municipality may vote at its annual meeting to have up to 7 members on the school committee.   [PL 2007, c. 668, §27 (AMD).]
1.  Vote.
The municipality may vote to expand its school committee at:
A. Its annual meeting; or   [PL 1981, c. 693, §§ 5, 8 (NEW).]
B. A special town meeting held at least 30 days before the annual meeting, if a municipality has accepted Title 30-A, section 2528, relative to secret ballot.   [PL 2007, c. 668, §27 (AMD).]
[PL 2007, c. 668, §27 (AMD).]
2.  Election of additional members.
The municipality may, at its annual meeting, elect by ballot additional school committee members to serve with the members whose terms have not expired.
[PL 2007, c. 668, §27 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 693, §§5,8 (NEW). PL 1987, c. 737, §§C52,C106 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 104, §§C8,C10 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 668, §27 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 2: SCHOOL ORGANIZATION › Chapter 111: MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS › Subchapter 1: SCHOOL COMMITTEE › 20-A §2304. Neglect to choose committee

§2304. Neglect to choose committee
A municipality failing to elect members of the school committee shall forfeit not less than $30 nor more than $200.   [PL 1981, c. 693, §§ 5, 8 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 693, §§5,8 (NEW).