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2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 2: SCHOOL ORGANIZATION › Chapter 121: MAINE-NEW HAMPSHIRE INTERSTATE SCHOOL COMPACT › Article 5: OFFICERS › 20-A §3625. Board of directors

§3625. Board of directors
1.  How chosen.
Each member district must be represented by at least one resident on the board of school directors of an interstate school district. A member district is entitled to such further representation on the interstate board of school directors as provided in the articles of agreement as amended from time to time. The articles of agreement as amended from time to time may provide for school directors at large, as set forth. A person may not be disqualified to serve as a member of an interstate board because that person is at the same time a member of the school board of a member district.
[RR 2019, c. 2, Pt. B, §7 (COR).]
2.  Term.
Interstate school directors shall be elected for terms in accordance with the articles of agreement.
[PL 1981, c. 693, §§ 5, 8 (NEW).]
3.  Duties of board of directors.
The board of school directors of an interstate school district shall have and exercise all of the powers of the district not reserved herein to the voters of the district.
[PL 1981, c. 693, §§ 5, 8 (NEW).]
4.  Organization.
The clerk of the district shall warn a meeting of the board of school directors to be held within 10 days following the date of the annual meeting, for the purpose of organizing the board, including the election of its officers.
[PL 1981, c. 693, §§ 5, 8 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 693, §§5,8 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 806, §34 (AMD). RR 2019, c. 2, Pt. B, §7 (COR).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 2: SCHOOL ORGANIZATION › Chapter 121: MAINE-NEW HAMPSHIRE INTERSTATE SCHOOL COMPACT › Article 5: OFFICERS › 20-A §3626. Chair of the board

§3626. Chair of the board
The chair of the board of interstate school directors must be elected by the interstate board from among its members at its first meeting following the annual meeting. The chair shall preside at the meetings of the board and shall perform such other duties as the board may assign to the chair.   [RR 2019, c. 2, Pt. B, §8 (COR).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 693, §§5,8 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 806, §35 (AMD). RR 2019, c. 2, Pt. B, §8 (COR). RR 2021, c. 1, Pt. A, §16 (COR).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 2: SCHOOL ORGANIZATION › Chapter 121: MAINE-NEW HAMPSHIRE INTERSTATE SCHOOL COMPACT › Article 5: OFFICERS › 20-A §3627. Vice-chair of the board of directors

§3627. Vice-chair of the board of directors
The vice-chair of the interstate board must be elected in the same manner as the chair. The vice-chair must represent a member district in a state other than that represented by the chair. The vice-chair shall preside in the absence of the chair and shall perform such other duties as may be assigned to the vice-chair by the interstate board.   [RR 2019, c. 2, Pt. B, §9 (COR).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 693, §§5,8 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 806, §36 (AMD). RR 2019, c. 2, Pt. B, §9 (COR). RR 2021, c. 1, Pt. A, §17 (COR).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 2: SCHOOL ORGANIZATION › Chapter 121: MAINE-NEW HAMPSHIRE INTERSTATE SCHOOL COMPACT › Article 5: OFFICERS › 20-A §3628. Secretary of the board

§3628. Secretary of the board
The secretary of the interstate board must be elected in the same manner as the chair. Instead of electing one of its members, the interstate board may appoint the interstate district clerk to serve as secretary of the board in addition to the interstate district clerk's other duties. The secretary of the interstate board, or the interstate district clerk, if so appointed, shall keep the minutes of its meetings, shall certify its records, and shall perform such other duties as may be assigned to the secretary by the board.   [RR 2019, c. 2, Pt. B, §10 (COR).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 693, §§5,8 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 806, §37 (AMD). RR 2019, c. 2, Pt. B, §10 (COR).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 2: SCHOOL ORGANIZATION › Chapter 121: MAINE-NEW HAMPSHIRE INTERSTATE SCHOOL COMPACT › Article 5: OFFICERS › 20-A §3629. Moderator

§3629. Moderator
The moderator shall preside at the district meetings, regulate the business thereof, decide questions of order and make a public declaration of every vote passed. The moderator may prescribe rules of procedure; but such rules may be altered by the district. The moderator may administer oaths to district officers in either state.   [RR 2019, c. 2, Pt. B, §11 (COR).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 693, §§5,8 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 806, §38 (AMD). RR 2019, c. 2, Pt. B, §11 (COR).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 2: SCHOOL ORGANIZATION › Chapter 121: MAINE-NEW HAMPSHIRE INTERSTATE SCHOOL COMPACT › Article 5: OFFICERS › 20-A §3630. Clerk

§3630. Clerk
The clerk shall keep a true record of all proceedings at each district meeting, shall certify its records, shall make an attested copy of any records of the district for any person upon request and tender of reasonable fees therefor, if so appointed, shall serve as secretary of the board of school directors, and shall perform such other duties as may be required by custom or law.   [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 121: MAINE-NEW HAMPSHIRE INTERSTATE SCHOOL COMPACT › Article 5: OFFICERS › 20-A §3631. Treasurer

§3631. Treasurer
The treasurer has custody of all of the moneys belonging to the district and shall pay out the same only upon the order of the interstate board. The treasurer shall keep a fair and accurate account of all sums received into and paid from the interstate district treasury, and at the close of each fiscal year the treasurer shall make a report to the interstate district, giving a particular account of all receipts and payments during the year. The treasurer shall furnish to the interstate directors statements from the treasurer's books and submit the treasurer's books and vouchers to them and to the district auditors for examination whenever so requested. The treasurer shall make all returns called for by laws relating to school districts. Before entering on the treasurer's duties, the treasurer shall give a bond with sufficient sureties and in such sum as the directors may require. The treasurer's term of office is from July 1st to the following June 30th.   [RR 2019, c. 2, Pt. B, §12 (COR).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 693, §§5,8 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 806, §39 (AMD). RR 2019, c. 2, Pt. B, §12 (COR).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 2: SCHOOL ORGANIZATION › Chapter 121: MAINE-NEW HAMPSHIRE INTERSTATE SCHOOL COMPACT › Article 5: OFFICERS › 20-A §3632. Auditors

§3632. Auditors
At the organization meeting of the district, 3 auditors shall be chosen, one to serve for a term of one year, one to serve for a term of 2 years and one to serve for a term of 3 years. After the expiration of each original term, the successor shall be chosen for a 3-year term. At least one auditor shall be a resident of Maine, and one auditor shall be a resident of New Hampshire. An interstate district may vote to employ a certified public accountant to assist the auditors in the performance of their duties. The auditors shall carefully examine the accounts of the treasurer and the directors at the close of each fiscal year, and at such other times whenever necessary, and report to the district whether the same are correctly cast and properly vouched.   [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 121: MAINE-NEW HAMPSHIRE INTERSTATE SCHOOL COMPACT › Article 5: OFFICERS › 20-A §3633. Superintendent

§3633. Superintendent
The superintendent of schools shall be selected by a majority vote of the board of school directors of the interstate district with the approval of both commissioners.   [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 121: MAINE-NEW HAMPSHIRE INTERSTATE SCHOOL COMPACT › Article 5: OFFICERS › 20-A §3634. Vacancies

§3634. Vacancies
Any vacancy among the elected officers of the district shall be filled by the interstate board until the next annual meeting of the district or other election, when a successor shall be elected to serve out the remainder of the unexpired term, if any. Until all vacancies on the interstate board are filled, the remaining members shall have full power to act.   [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 121: MAINE-NEW HAMPSHIRE INTERSTATE SCHOOL COMPACT › Article 6: APPROPRIATION AND APPORTIONMENT › 20-A §3635. Budget

§3635. Budget
Before each annual meeting, the interstate board shall prepare a report of expenditures for the preceding fiscal year, an estimate of expenditures for the current fiscal year, and a budget for the succeeding fiscal year.   [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 121: MAINE-NEW HAMPSHIRE INTERSTATE SCHOOL COMPACT › Article 6: APPROPRIATION AND APPORTIONMENT › 20-A §3636. Appropriation

§3636. Appropriation
The interstate board of directors shall present the budget report at the annual meeting. The interstate district shall appropriate a sum of money for the support of its schools and for the discharge of its obligations for the ensuing fiscal year.   [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 121: MAINE-NEW HAMPSHIRE INTERSTATE SCHOOL COMPACT › Article 6: APPROPRIATION AND APPORTIONMENT › 20-A §3637. Apportionment of appropriation

§3637. Apportionment of appropriation
Subject to the provisions of article VII, the interstate board shall first apply against such appropriation any income to which the interstate district is entitled, and shall then apportion the balance among the member districts in accordance with one of the following formulas as determined by the articles of agreement as amended from time to time:   [PL 1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (NEW).]
1.  Taxable property.
All of such balance to be apportioned on the basis of the ratio that the fair market value of the taxable property in each member district bears to that of the entire interstate district; or
[PL 1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (NEW).]
2.  Resident membership.
All of such balance to be apportioned on the basis that the average daily resident membership for the preceding fiscal year of each member district bears to that of the average daily resident membership of the entire interstate school district; or
[PL 1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (NEW).]
3.  Combined formula.
A formula based on any combination of the foregoing factors. The term "fair market value of taxable property" shall mean the last locally assessed valuation of a member district in New Hampshire, as last equalized by the New Hampshire state tax commission.
The term "fair market value of taxable property" shall mean the equalized grand list of a Maine member district, as determined by the Maine Bureau of Revenue Services.
Such assessed valuation and grand list may be further adjusted, by elimination of certain types of taxable property from one or the other or otherwise, in accordance with the articles of agreement, in order that the fair market value of taxable property in each state shall be comparable.
"Average daily resident membership" of the interstate district in the first instance shall be the sum of the average daily resident membership of the member districts in the grades involved for the preceding fiscal year where no students were enrolled in the interstate district schools for such preceding fiscal year.
[PL 1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (NEW); PL 1997, c. 526, §14 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 693, §§5,8 (NEW). PL 1997, c. 526, §14 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 2: SCHOOL ORGANIZATION › Chapter 121: MAINE-NEW HAMPSHIRE INTERSTATE SCHOOL COMPACT › Article 6: APPROPRIATION AND APPORTIONMENT › 20-A §3638. Share of Maine member district

§3638. Share of Maine member district
The interstate board shall certify the share of a Maine member district of the total appropriation to the school board of each member district which shall add such sum to the amount appropriated by the member district itself for the ensuing year and raise such sum in the same manner as though the appropriation had been voted at a school district meeting of the member district.   [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 121: MAINE-NEW HAMPSHIRE INTERSTATE SCHOOL COMPACT › Article 6: APPROPRIATION AND APPORTIONMENT › 20-A §3639. Share of New Hampshire member district

§3639. Share of New Hampshire member district
The interstate board shall certify the share of a New Hampshire member district of the total appropriation to the school board of each member district which shall add such sum to the amount appropriated by the member district itself for the ensuing year and raise such sum in the same manner as though the appropriation had been voted at a school district meeting of the member district. The interstate district shall not set up its own capital reserve funds; but a New Hampshire member district may set up a capital reserve fund in accordance with RSA 35, to be turned over to the interstate district in payment of the New Hampshire member district's share of any anticipated obligations.   [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 121: MAINE-NEW HAMPSHIRE INTERSTATE SCHOOL COMPACT › Article 7: BORROWING › 20-A §3640. Interstate district indebtedness

§3640. Interstate district indebtedness
Indebtedness of an interstate district shall be a general obligation of the district and shall be a joint and several general obligation of each member district, except that such obligations of the district and its member districts shall not be deemed indebtedness of any member district for the purposes of determining its borrowing capacity under Maine or New Hampshire law. A member district which withdraws from an interstate district shall remain liable for indebtedness of the interstate district which is outstanding at the time of withdrawal and shall be responsible for paying its share of such indebtedness to the same extent as though it had not withdrawn.   [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 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).
2023 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).
2023 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).
2023 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).
2023 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).
2023 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).
2023 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).
2023 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).
2023 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).
2023 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).
2023 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).
2023 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).
2023 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).
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§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).
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§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).
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§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).
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§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).
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§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).
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§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).
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§3661. Employment
Each employee of an interstate district assigned to a school located in Maine shall be considered an employee of a Maine school district for the purpose of the Maine Public Employees Retirement System, the Maine workers' compensation law, and any other laws relating to the regulation of employment or the provision of benefits for employees of Maine school districts except as follows:   [PL 1987, c. 769, Pt. A, §60 (AMD); PL 2007, c. 58, §3 (REV).]
1.  Teachers in Maine member district.
A teacher in a Maine member district may elect to remain a member of the Maine Public Employees Retirement System, even though assigned to teach in an interstate school in New Hampshire.
[PL 1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (NEW); PL 2007, c. 58, §3 (REV).]
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 Maine Public Employees Retirement System or the teachers' retirement system of the State of New Hampshire but in no case will they participate in both retirement systems simultaneously.
[PL 1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (NEW); PL 2007, c. 58, §3 (REV).]
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 system;   [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, §15 (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 the 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, §16 (COR).]
[RR 2019, c. 2, Pt. B, §§15, 16 (COR).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 806, §41 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 769, §A60 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 58, §3 (REV). RR 2019, c. 2, Pt. B, §§15, 16 (COR).
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§3662. Studies
Insofar as practicable, the studies required by the laws of both states shall be offered in an interstate school district.   [PL 1981, c. 693, §§ 5, 8 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 693, §§5,8 (NEW).
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§3663. Textbooks
Textbooks and scholar's supplies shall be provided at the expense of the interstate district for pupils attending its schools.   [PL 1981, c. 693, §§ 5, 8 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 693, §§5,8 (NEW).
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§3664. Transportation
The allocation of the cost of transportation in an interstate school district, as between the interstate district and the member districts, shall be determined by the articles of agreement.   [PL 1981, c. 693, §§ 5, 8 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 693, §§5,8 (NEW).
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§3665. Location of schoolhouses
In any case where a new schoolhouse or other school facility is to be constructed or acquired, the interstate board shall first determine whether it shall be located in New Hampshire or in Maine. If it is to be located in New Hampshire, RSA 199, relating to schoolhouses, shall apply. If it is to be located in Maine, the Maine law relating to schoolhouses shall apply.   [PL 1981, c. 693, §§ 5, 8 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 693, §§5,8 (NEW).
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§3666. Fiscal year
The fiscal year of each interstate district shall begin on July 1st of each year and end on June 30th of the following year.   [PL 1981, c. 693, §§ 5, 8 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 693, §§5,8 (NEW).
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§3667. Immunity from tort liability
Notwithstanding the fact that an interstate district may derive income from operating profit, fees, rentals and other services, it shall be immune from suit and from liability for injury to persons or property and for other torts caused by it or its agents, servants or independent contractors, except insofar as it may have undertaken such liability under RSA 221:7 relating to workers' compensation, or RSA 412:3 relating to the procurement of liability insurance by a governmental agency and except insofar as it may have undertaken such liability under Maine laws relating to workers' compensation or Maine laws relating to the procurement of liability insurance by a governmental agency.   [PL 1987, c. 769, Pt. A, §61 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 693, §§5,8 (NEW). PL 1987, c. 769, §A61 (AMD).
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§3668. Administrative agreement between commissioners of education
The commissioners of education of New Hampshire and Maine may enter into one or more administrative agreements prescribing the relationship between the interstate districts, member districts, and each of the 2 state departments of education, in which any conflicts between the 2 states in procedure, regulations, and administrative practices may be resolved.   [PL 1981, c. 693, §§ 5, 8 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 693, §§5,8 (NEW).
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§3669. Amendments
Neither state shall amend its legislation or any agreement authorized thereby without the consent of the other in such manner as to substantially adversely affect the rights of the other state or its people hereunder, or as to substantially impair the rights of the holders of any bonds or notes or other evidences of indebtedness then outstanding or the rights of an interstate school district to procure the means for payment thereof. Subject to the foregoing, any reference herein to other statutes of either state shall refer to such statute as it may be amended or revised from time to time.   [PL 1981, c. 693, §§ 5, 8 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 693, §§5,8 (NEW).
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§3670. Inconsistency of language
The validity of this compact shall not be affected by any insubstantial differences in its form or language as adopted by the 2 states.   [PL 1981, c. 693, §§ 5, 8 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 693, §§5,8 (NEW).
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§3671. Separability
If any of the provisions of this compact or legislation enabling the same shall be held invalid or unconstitutional in relation to any of the applications thereof, such invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect other applications thereof or other provisions thereof, and to this end the provisions of this compact are declared to be severable.   [PL 1981, c. 693, §§ 5, 8 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 693, §§5,8 (NEW).
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§3803. Oversight
The commissioner shall provide oversight of the education service centers, and this oversight must include the following.   [PL 2019, c. 219, §3 (AMD).]
1.  Data collection; monitoring.
The commissioner or the commissioner's designee is responsible for collecting, analyzing and reporting data from education service centers. The commissioner or the commissioner's designee shall monitor the performance and legal compliance of the education service centers, including collecting and analyzing data to support ongoing evaluation of the education service centers.
[PL 2019, c. 219, §3 (AMD).]
2.  Notification of unsatisfactory performance or compliance.
If an education service center's performance or legal compliance appears unsatisfactory, the commissioner shall promptly provide written notice to the education service center and its members of perceived problems and provide reasonable opportunity for the education service center to remedy the problems. The education service center shall provide the commissioner a corrective action plan to remedy the problems.
[PL 2019, c. 219, §3 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2017, c. 284, Pt. VVVVV, §6 (NEW). PL 2019, c. 219, §3 (AMD).
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§3804. Audit
An education service center shall adhere to generally accepted accounting principles and shall annually engage an external auditor to do an independent audit of the education service center's finances. The education service center shall submit the audit to its members and to the department. The audit must be conducted in the same manner as a school administrative unit audit in accordance with chapter 221, subchapter 2.   [PL 2019, c. 219, §3 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2017, c. 284, Pt. VVVVV, §6 (NEW). PL 2019, c. 219, §3 (AMD).