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2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 3: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 211: ATTENDANCE › Subchapter 1-A: EQUIVALENT INSTRUCTION PROGRAMS › 20-A §5022. Admission to regular program

§5022. Admission to regular program
1.  Placement.
A student who has been receiving home-school instruction and who seeks admission to the regular school program must be placed in a grade commensurate with the level of the student's academic achievement. Placement must be guided by the following.
A. Grade level placement is determined by the locally designated appropriate school staff, based upon but not limited to such factors as the student's completed curricula and record of achievement, conferencing with the student's parent or guardian and administration of tests, if determined necessary.   [PL 1995, c. 610, §1 (NEW).]
B. The final grade level placement decision is based upon local school unit policy and procedures. That decision may be appealed to the school unit superintendent and, if desired, subsequently to the local school board, whose decision is final.   [PL 1995, c. 610, §1 (NEW).]
[PL 1995, c. 610, §1 (NEW).]
2.  High school course credits and diploma eligibility.
The following standards govern the awarding of course credits and a graduation diploma to a student receiving home-school instruction who seeks admission to the public high school.
A. A student shall earn high school credits for satisfactory completion of courses in the public high school pursuant to section 5021, subsection 2, paragraph A.   [PL 1995, c. 610, §1 (NEW).]
B. A student may earn credit for course work completed through home-school instruction if the principal determines both in advance and upon completion of the course that the course satisfies the requirements for awarding the credit. The principal may direct that the student undergo a test or tests to assist in making a determination relative to the awarding of credit.   [PL 1995, c. 610, §1 (NEW).]
C. Requests for transfer credit for equivalent instruction completed at nonapproved private schools, at private schools that elect not to meet requirements under section 2901 or through other equivalent instruction programs must be evaluated on the merits of the documentation provided. The principal and guidance staff shall conduct these evaluations on request by the student or the student's parent or guardian. The principal may direct that the student undergo a test or tests to assist in making a determination relative to the awarding of credit under this paragraph.   [PL 2003, c. 271, §1 (AMD).]
D. Awarding of a high school diploma by the local school is conditioned upon the student's demonstration of having satisfied all course credit and other requirements established by the local school board. The local board of directors may establish resident credit requirements as a precondition for the awarding of a local school unit diploma.   [PL 2003, c. 271, §1 (AMD).]
[PL 2003, c. 271, §1 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1995, c. 610, §1 (NEW). PL 2003, c. 271, §1 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 3: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 211: ATTENDANCE › Subchapter 1-A: EQUIVALENT INSTRUCTION PROGRAMS › 20-A §5023. Standards for participation when tuition payment is required

§5023. Standards for participation when tuition payment is required
When the local public school unit does not provide academic instruction for specific grade levels, the following applies for students enrolled in an approved program of equivalent instruction.   [PL 1995, c. 610, §1 (NEW).]
1.  Class participation.
The home-schooled student or the student's parent or guardian shall request authorization from the resident local school unit to apply to another school unit for permission to participate in classes or activities in that other school unit.
[PL 1995, c. 610, §1 (NEW).]
2.  Tuition payment.
Tuition payments for home-schooled student participation in a local school unit, including attendance at a career and technical education center or a career and technical education region, other than the applicant's resident district is the responsibility of the home-schooled student, the student's parent or guardian or the student's resident school administrative unit, in accordance with local school unit policy. Participation may not be unreasonably withheld.
[PL 1995, c. 610, §1 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 545, §5 (REV).]
3.  Participation eligibility.
A tuitioned home-schooled student is subject to the rules relating to eligibility for participation in cocurricular or extracurricular activities as may apply at the receiving school unit.
[PL 1995, c. 610, §1 (NEW).]
4.  Interscholastic activities.
A tuitioned home-schooled student attending classes in more than one receiving school unit is not eligible for participation in interscholastic activities at any local school unit.
[PL 1995, c. 610, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1995, c. 610, §1 (NEW). PL 2003, c. 545, §5 (REV).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 3: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 211: ATTENDANCE › Subchapter 1-A: EQUIVALENT INSTRUCTION PROGRAMS › 20-A §5024. Local school unit policy

§5024. Local school unit policy
Each school administrative unit shall develop and adopt a policy consistent with this subchapter. Establishment and administration of the local school unit policy is subject to the following.   [PL 1995, c. 610, §1 (NEW).]
1.  Policy.
Local school unit policy must be submitted to and placed on file in the department by January 1, 1997.
[PL 1995, c. 610, §1 (NEW).]
2.  Implementation.
Locally approved policy is implemented and administered by the local school unit.
[PL 1995, c. 610, §1 (NEW).]
3.  Provision of information.
At the request of the student or the student's parent or guardian, public schools shall make available to home-schooled students, in a form determined by the school, information regarding access to public school resources and services, participation in public school activities and attendance at public schools. This information must include:
A. Requirements regarding initial health and developmental screening for motor skills, vision, hearing and immunization; and   [PL 1995, c. 610, §1 (NEW).]
B. Criteria for participation of home-schooled students in curricular, cocurricular and extracurricular activities.   [PL 1995, c. 610, §1 (NEW).]
[PL 1995, c. 610, §1 (NEW).]
4.  Appeals.
Appeals from administration and application of the local school unit policy are heard by the local school unit's school board, whose decision is final and binding.
[PL 1995, c. 610, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1995, c. 610, §1 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 3: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 211: ATTENDANCE › Subchapter 1-A: EQUIVALENT INSTRUCTION PROGRAMS › 20-A §5025. Compliance

§5025. Compliance
Appeals that question the local school unit's policy compliance with this subchapter must be made to the commissioner, whose decision is final and binding.   [PL 1995, c. 610, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1995, c. 610, §1 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 3: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 211: ATTENDANCE › Subchapter 2: TRUANTS › 20-A §5051. Habitual truancy (REPEALED)

§5051. Habitual truancy
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 693, §§5,8 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 806, §§52,53 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 415, §19 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 124, §1 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 198, §§1,2 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 533, §2 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 3: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 211: ATTENDANCE › Subchapter 2: TRUANTS › 20-A §5052. Attendance officers (REPEALED)

§5052. Attendance officers
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 693, §§5,8 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 415, §20 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 3: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 211: ATTENDANCE › Subchapter 2: TRUANTS › 20-A §5052-A. Attendance coordinators

§5052-A. Attendance coordinators
The following provisions apply to attendance coordinators.   [PL 1989, c. 415, §21 (NEW).]
1.  Appointment.
The following provisions apply to the appointment of attendance coordinators.
A. A superintendent shall appoint an attendance coordinator or coordinators.   [PL 2011, c. 614, §14 (AMD).]
B. Vacancies must be filled as they occur.   [PL 2011, c. 614, §14 (AMD).]
[PL 2011, c. 614, §14 (AMD).]
2.  Qualifications.
An attendance coordinator must be a professionally certified or registered person in the mental health, social welfare or educational system who is qualified to carry out the duties in accordance with rules to be established by the State Board of Education.
[PL 2011, c. 614, §14 (AMD).]
3.  Duties.
The duties of an attendance coordinator include, but are not limited to, the following:
A. Interviewing a student whose attendance is irregular and meeting with the student and the parents to determine the cause of the irregular attendance and filing a written report with the principal;   [PL 2011, c. 614, §14 (AMD).]
B. Filing an annual report with the superintendent summarizing school year activities, findings and recommendations regarding truants;   [PL 2007, c. 143, §1 (AMD).]
C. Serving as a member of the dropout prevention committee in accordance with section 5103; and   [PL 2007, c. 143, §1 (AMD).]
D. Serving as the liaison between the school and the local law enforcement agency in matters pertaining to student absenteeism under section 5001‑A.   [PL 2011, c. 614, §14 (AMD).]
[PL 2011, c. 614, §14 (AMD).]
4.  Department assistance.
The department shall provide technical assistance to school attendance coordinators for carrying out these duties, through the Office of Truancy, Dropout Prevention and Alternative Education.
[PL 2011, c. 614, §14 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1989, c. 415, §21 (NEW). PL 2007, c. 143, §1 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 614, §14 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 3: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 211: ATTENDANCE › Subchapter 2: TRUANTS › 20-A §5053. Enforcement (REPEALED)

§5053. Enforcement
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 693, §§5,8 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 806, §54 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 415, §§22-25 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 533, §4 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 3: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 211: ATTENDANCE › Subchapter 2: TRUANTS › 20-A §5053-A. Enforcement

§5053-A. Enforcement
1.  Civil violation.
If a parent has control of a student who is truant under section 5051‑A, subsection 1 and that parent is primarily responsible for that truancy, that parent commits a civil violation for which a fine of not more than $250 may be adjudged, all or part of which may be suspended upon the parent's compliance with a court order under subsection 2.
[PL 2011, c. 614, §15 (AMD).]
2.  Dispositions.
The court may also order a parent adjudicated as violating subsection 1 to take specific action to ensure the child's attendance at school; comply with the intervention plan developed in accordance with section 5051‑A, subsection 2, paragraph A‑2; participate in a parent-training class; attend school with the child; perform community service hours at the school; or participate in counseling or other services as appropriate.
[PL 2011, c. 614, §16 (AMD).]
3.  Notice required.
Notice must be provided to the parent pursuant to section 5051‑A, subsection 2, paragraph C before a prosecution for violating subsection 1 may be brought against the parent.
[PL 2003, c. 533, §5 (NEW).]
4.  Prima facie proof.
Evidence that shows that the parent received the notice under section 5051‑A, subsection 2 and that the child has accumulated 10 cumulative full days of absences or 5 consecutive school days of absences that are not justified under the established attendance policies of the school administrative unit is prima facie proof that the parent is primarily responsible for the child's truancy or the parent failed to take corrective measures for the child's truancy.
[PL 2011, c. 614, §17 (AMD).]
5.  Defense.
It is a defense to a prosecution under subsection 1 that the parent has exercised reasonable diligence in attempting to cause a child in the parent's custody to attend school or that the administrators of the child's school did not perform their duties as required by law.
[PL 2003, c. 533, §5 (NEW).]
6.  Process.
Service of a summons on the parent pursuant to subsection 1 must be in accordance with the Maine Rules of Civil Procedure.
[PL 2003, c. 533, §5 (NEW).]
7.  Jurisdiction.
The District Court has jurisdiction over violations under subsection 1.
[PL 2003, c. 533, §5 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2003, c. 533, §5 (NEW). PL 2007, c. 304, §§8, 9 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 614, §§15-17 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 3: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 211: ATTENDANCE › Subchapter 2: TRUANTS › 20-A §5054. Employment of truants prohibited

§5054. Employment of truants prohibited
Any firm or corporation, or agent or manager of any firm or corporation, who hires or otherwise engages any student who is truant as defined in this subchapter without a release from the student's supervising superintendent of schools is subject to the penalty provided in Title 26, section 781.   [PL 2011, c. 614, §18 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1989, c. 415, §26 (NEW). PL 2011, c. 614, §18 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 3: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 211: ATTENDANCE › Subchapter 3: DROPOUTS › 20-A §5101. Statement of purpose (REPEALED)

§5101. Statement of purpose
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 693, §§5,8 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 415, §27 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 3: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 211: ATTENDANCE › Subchapter 3: DROPOUTS › 20-A §5102. Definitions

§5102. Definitions
As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, a "dropout" means any person who has withdrawn for any reason except death, or been expelled from school before graduation or completion of a program of studies and who has not enrolled in another educational institution or program.   [PL 1989, c. 415, §28 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 693, §§5,8 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 415, §28 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 3: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 211: ATTENDANCE › Subchapter 3: DROPOUTS › 20-A §5104. Programs (REPEALED)

§5104. Programs
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 693, §§5,8 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 415, §30 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 3: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 211: ATTENDANCE › Subchapter 3: DROPOUTS › 20-A §5104-A. Alternative education programs outside the school administrative unit

§5104-A. Alternative education programs outside the school administrative unit
1.  Alternative education programs.
If the superintendents approve, a school administrative unit may enroll a student in an alternative education program in another school administrative unit or in an approved private alternative education program.
[PL 2007, c. 667, §8 (AMD).]
2.  Student count.
A student properly approved for enrollment under subsection 1 must be counted as a 1.0 student on school administrative unit counts for each semester, or its equivalent, of alternative education program.
[PL 2007, c. 667, §8 (AMD).]
3.  Rules.
The commissioner shall adopt rules in accordance with the Maine Administrative Procedure Act, Title 5, chapter 375, to administer this section.
[PL 1989, c. 415, §31 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1989, c. 415, §31 (NEW). PL 2007, c. 667, §8 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 3: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 211: ATTENDANCE › Subchapter 4: TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE › 20-A §5153. Rules

§5153. Rules
The commissioner shall establish rules to implement this subchapter by January 1987.   [PL 1985, c. 774, §5 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1985, c. 774, §5 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 3: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 211: ATTENDANCE › Subchapter 5: STUDENTS EXPERIENCING EDUCATION DISRUPTION › 20-A §5162. School work recognition plan (REPEALED)

§5162. School work recognition plan
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2007, c. 451, §6 (NEW). PL 2013, c. 439, §14 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 3: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 211: ATTENDANCE › Subchapter 5: STUDENTS EXPERIENCING EDUCATION DISRUPTION › 20-A §5164. Planning for graduation

§5164. Planning for graduation
If the student who experiences education disruption is between 16 years of age and 20 years of age, the school work recognition plan developed or updated following the education disruption must include a description of what the student must do in order to qualify to graduate with the student's peers or within a reasonable time thereafter.   [PL 2013, c. 439, §15 (NEW).]
If it is determined by the responsible school and the student that the student cannot meet the school's requirements for graduation by the end of the student's 4th year of secondary school, the responsible school shall provide the student information about applying for a Department of Education diploma. In accordance with section 257‑A, subsection 3, the responsible school shall provide support for and assist in the completion and submission of the application on the request of the student's parent or guardian or on the request of the student if the student is at least 18 years of age or is a student experiencing homelessness. Community providers may also assist in the application process.   [PL 2021, c. 445, §13 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2013, c. 439, §15 (NEW). PL 2021, c. 445, §13 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 3: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 211: ATTENDANCE › Subchapter 5: STUDENTS EXPERIENCING EDUCATION DISRUPTION › 20-A §5165. Graduation of a student experiencing education disruption who is enrolled in more than one school after the student's 2nd year in high school

§5165. Graduation of a student experiencing education disruption who is enrolled in more than one school after the student's 2nd year in high school
1.  Course credit or waiver.
If a student who is experiencing or has experienced education disruption attends more than one school after the student's 2nd year of high school and is unable to fulfill a diploma course requirement of the responsible school but has completed a similar course elsewhere, the responsible school may award credit for the similar course or waive the requirement. If the responsible school does not award credit for the similar course or waive the requirement, the responsible school shall provide an alternative means for the student to complete the required course for on-time graduation.
[PL 2021, c. 445, §14 (NEW).]
2.  Award of diploma from previously attended school.
If a student experiencing education disruption who attends more than one school after the student's 2nd year in high school cannot meet the graduation requirements of the responsible school but can meet those of the previously attended school, the student must be awarded a diploma by the previously attended school. The responsible school and the previously attended school shall work together to ensure the student is supported in completing any specific remaining requirements.
[PL 2021, c. 445, §14 (NEW).]
3.  Department of Education diploma.
Nothing in this section may be construed to limit a student's eligibility to apply for a Department of Education diploma if the student is unable to complete the diploma requirements of either the responsible school or previously attended school.
[PL 2021, c. 445, §14 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2021, c. 445, §14 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 3: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 213: STUDENT ELIGIBILITY › 20-A §5201. Age

§5201. Age
The following provisions apply to enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools.   [PL 1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (NEW).]
1.  Eligibility to enroll; school year.
A person meeting the minimum age requirements of subsection 2 or section 7001, subsection 1‑B, paragraph B, and who has not reached 20 years of age before the start of the school year may enroll as a full-time or, with the consent of the school board, as a part-time student, in the public elementary and secondary schools where the student resides as defined in section 5202. The school year, for the purpose of this subsection, is defined as starting on July 1st and ending on the following June 30th.
[PL 2005, c. 662, Pt. A, §11 (AMD).]
2.  Minimum ages.
The following are minimum ages necessary for student enrollment in a school administrative unit.
A.   [PL 1993, c. 201, §1 (RP).]
B. A person who will be at least 5 years old on October 15th of the school year may enroll in school.   [PL 1993, c. 201, §1 (AMD).]
C. A person who will be at least 4 years of age on October 15th of the school year may enroll in a public preschool program prior to kindergarten if it is offered.   [PL 2007, c. 141, §12 (AMD).]
[PL 2007, c. 141, §12 (AMD).]
3.  Exceptions.
The following are exceptions to this section.
A. War veterans who have not completed high school before their 18th birthday may enroll in the public schools in the school administrative units where they reside until they graduate or until the end of the school year in which they reach the age of 25.   [PL 1983, c. 704, §2 (AMD).]
B. A person who has enrolled in a public kindergarten or grade one in another state may enroll in kindergarten or grade one, as the case may be, in the school administrative unit where the parent or guardian become residents.   [PL 1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (NEW).]
C. A person who was enrolled in kindergarten in this State under paragraph B, may enroll in grade one upon satisfactory completion of kindergarten.   [PL 1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (NEW).]
D. A person who was enrolled in a public kindergarten in another state and was promoted to grade one may enroll in grade one in the school administrative unit where the parent or guardian becomes a resident.   [PL 1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (NEW).]
E. The eligibility for a child with a disability is governed by section 7001, subsection 1‑A.   [PL 2005, c. 662, Pt. A, §12 (AMD).]
F. [PL 2017, c. 381, §3 (AMD); MRSA T. 20-A §5201, sub-§3, ¶F (RP).]
[PL 2017, c. 381, §3 (AMD).]
4.  Rules.
A school board may adopt rules to carry out this chapter.
[PL 1983, c. 806, §55 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 693, §§5,8 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 704, §§1,2 (AMD). PL 1983, c. 806, §55 (AMD). PL 1985, c. 506, §A36 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 201, §1 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 116, §1 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 688, §B4 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 662, §§A11,12 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 141, §12 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 381, §3 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 3: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 213: STUDENT ELIGIBILITY › 20-A §5202. Residence

§5202. Residence
1.  Definitions.
For the purposes of this chapter, "parent" means the parent or guardian with legal custody.
[PL 1983, c. 806, §56 (AMD).]
2.  General rule.
A person is eligible to attend schools in the school administrative unit where the person's parent resides, where the person resides upon reaching the age of 18 years or upon becoming an emancipated minor. A federal installation shall be considered part of the school administrative unit in which it is located.
[PL 1985, c. 789, §§ 3, 9 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 693, §§5,8 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 806, §§56,57 (AMD). PL 1985, c. 789, §§3,9 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 3: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 213: STUDENT ELIGIBILITY › 20-A §5203. Elementary students right to attend school in another administrative unit

§5203. Elementary students right to attend school in another administrative unit
The following provisions govern the right of elementary students to attend school in another school administrative unit other than the one in which they are resident.   [PL 1981, c. 693, §§ 5, 8 (NEW).]
1.  Units with an elementary school.
An elementary student may attend an approved private school or a public elementary school in any school administrative unit with the consent of the receiving school's school board. The student's parent or guardian shall pay the cost of tuition and transportation. The receiving school shall notify the superintendent of the school administrative unit where the student's parents reside of the name and grade of the accepted student.
[PL 1981, c. 693, §§ 5, 8 (NEW).]
2.  Living remote from public schools in a school administrative unit.
Elementary students whose parents live remote from a public school in their school administrative unit may, with the consent of the school board in their unit, attend public school in an adjoining school administrative unit in Maine or a neighboring state if the adjoining unit accepts tuition students. The school administrative unit where the students' parents reside shall pay tuition and transportation.
[PL 1981, c. 693, §§ 5, 8 (NEW).]
3.  Contract school.
Students whose parents reside in a school administrative unit which contracts for school privileges under section 2701 may attend the contract school. The school administrative unit in which their parents reside shall pay the costs of the contract and transportation.
[PL 1981, c. 693, §§ 5, 8 (NEW).]
4.  Exception; no elementary school.
A school administrative unit that neither maintains an elementary school nor contracts for elementary school privileges pursuant to chapter 115 shall pay the tuition, in accordance with chapter 219, at the public school or the approved private school of the parent's choice at which the student is accepted.
[PL 2007, c. 668, §29 (RPR).]
5.  Units with 10 or fewer students.
Elementary students whose parents reside in a school administrative unit with a total April 1st resident student count of 10 or less may attend public school as tuition students in a nearby school administrative unit. The school board of the nearby school administrative unit shall accept the students if requested by the school board of the unit in which the students' parents reside. The school board where the students' parents reside shall pay tuition and transportation.
[PL 1981, c. 693, §§ 5, 8 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 693, §§5,8 (NEW). PL 2007, c. 668, §29 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 3: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 213: STUDENT ELIGIBILITY › 20-A §5206. Waiver (REPEALED)

§5206. Waiver
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2003, c. 116, §2 (NEW). PL 2017, c. 381, §4 (AMD). MRSA T. 20-A §5206 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 3: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 215: TRANSPORTATION › 20-A §5402. Bid procedure

§5402. Bid procedure
The following shall apply to bids.   [PL 1983, c. 175, §2 (NEW).]
1.  Written bids.
Bids shall be in writing, sealed with outside envelope or wrapper plainly marked "Bid, not to be opened until (with appropriate date inserted)," and mailed to or filed with the superintendent of the unit.
[PL 1983, c. 175, §2 (NEW).]
2.  Time of opening.
A board member or employee of the school administrative unit may not open a bid until the appointed time.
[PL 1983, c. 175, §2 (NEW).]
3.  Public opening.
At the time and place stated in the public notice, and open to the public, all bids shall be opened by the superintendent or, in the superintendent's absence or disability, by any school board member designated for the purpose by the chairman of the school board.
[PL 1983, c. 175, §2 (NEW).]
4.  Reading.
If any citizens who are not school board members or employees of the school administrative unit, or if any representatives of the press are present, bids shall at the time either be made available for examination by them or shall be read aloud in a manner to be heard plainly by those in attendance.
[PL 1983, c. 175, §2 (NEW).]
5.  Exceptions.
The following contracts are exempt from the requirements of this section:
A. Contracts for bus services under $4,000; and   [PL 1983, c. 175, §2 (NEW).]
B. Contracts between school administration units.   [PL 1983, c. 175, §2 (NEW).]
[PL 1983, c. 175, §2 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 175, §2 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 3: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 217: BOARD › 20-A §5601. Board

§5601. Board
1.  Elementary students.
In place of transportation, the school board may authorize the boarding of a student. That board:
A. Shall not exceed $40 per week; and   [PL 1981, c. 693, §§ 5, 8 (NEW).]
B. Shall be at a suitable place near an established school.   [PL 1981, c. 693, §§ 5, 8 (NEW).]
[PL 1981, c. 693, §§ 5, 8 (NEW).]
2.  Secondary school students in remote school administrative units.
Any remote school administrative unit, including a coastal island which has no highway connection to the mainland, which does not maintain an approved secondary school shall pay for board for a student eligible to attend a secondary school.
A. Board shall not exceed an amount determined by the administrative unit or a prorated amount for a fraction of a week. It shall be paid only if:
(1) The commissioner determines that it is necessary that the student board away from home to attend a secondary school;
(2) The boarding arrangement is approved by the school board; and
(3) The commissioner approves the boarding arrangement in advance on a form provided for the purpose.   [PL 1981, c. 693, §§ 5, 8 (NEW).]
B. The Town of Cumberland may pay the tuition, transportation or board of a student whose parent resides on Chebeague Island for attendance at an approved secondary school.   [PL 1981, c. 693, §§ 5, 8 (NEW).]
C. Payment for board shall be made on receipt of a satisfactory attendance record at the end of a period no longer than one month. The payment shall be charged to the secondary school transportation account.   [PL 1981, c. 693, §§ 5, 8 (NEW).]
D. The superintendent shall, before September 1st annually, make a return for the preceding school year, under oath, to the commissioner on a form provided by the commissioner showing:
(1) The name and residence of each student for which board was paid;
(2) The amount paid; and
(3) The name and location of the school attended.   [PL 1983, c. 806, §58 (AMD).]
[PL 1983, c. 806, §58 (AMD).]
3.  Unorganized territory.
The commissioner may pay the board of students from the unorganized territory as provided in sections 3252 and 3253‑A.
[PL 1985, c. 797, §34 (RPR).]
4.  Remote locations.
Students residing in remote locations shall be provided board in accordance with section 5401, subsection 7.
[PL 1981, c. 693, §§ 5, 8 (NEW).]
5.  Temporary residents and residents on state-owned property.
The commissioner shall, in accordance with section 5401, subsection 6, reimburse a school administrative unit for approved board of students who reside on state-owned property located in towns of less than 100 residents.
[PL 1981, c. 693, §§ 5, 8 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 693, §§5,8 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 806, §58 (AMD). PL 1985, c. 490, §17 (AMD). PL 1985, c. 797, §34 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 3: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 219: TUITION › 20-A §5801. Acceptance of tuition students

§5801. Acceptance of tuition students
A school board may decide whether schools in its school administrative unit shall accept tuition students whose parents reside in another school administrative unit.   [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 3: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 219: TUITION › 20-A §5801-A. Acceptance of tuition students; online learning programs (REPEALED)

§5801-A. Acceptance of tuition students; online learning programs
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2011, c. 353, §1 (NEW). MRSA T. 20-A §5801-A (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 3: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 219: TUITION › 20-A §5802. Residents on state-owned property

§5802. Residents on state-owned property
The commissioner shall, in accordance with procedures established in section 5401, subsection 6, reimburse a school administrative unit for approved tuition for students who reside on state-owned property.   [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 3: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 219: TUITION › 20-A §5802-A. Pilot project for state wards (REPEALED)

§5802-A. Pilot project for state wards
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1989, c. 916, §1 (NEW). PL 2003, c. 689, §B6 (REV). PL 2013, c. 506, §11 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 3: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 219: TUITION › 20-A §5803. Two years' notice

§5803. Two years' notice
A school administrative unit which receives tuition students shall give at least 2 years' notice to a sending school administrative unit before discontinuing the acceptance of tuition students. The receiving unit shall file a copy of the notice with the commissioner. If the school board of a receiving unit fails to give a proper 2-year notice, the commissioner may take enforcement action as authorized by section 6801‑A.   [PL 1985, c. 797, §35 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 693, §§5,8 (NEW). PL 1985, c. 797, §35 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 3: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 219: TUITION › 20-A §5804. Elementary school students

§5804. Elementary school students
Tuition charged for elementary school students including students who attend public preschool programs must be as follows:   [PL 2009, c. 274, §9 (AMD).]
1.  Public schools.
The maximum tuition payments shall not exceed the receiving school administrative unit's per student cost for the preceding year as calculated by the commissioner. The school board of the sending unit may vote to pay a higher tuition rate.
[PL 1983, c. 485, §24 (AMD).]
2.  Private schools.
The tuition payment to a private school shall not exceed the average per student cost in all public elementary schools in the State for the previous year as computed by the commissioner.
[PL 1981, c. 693, §§ 5, 8 (NEW).]
3.  Debt service factor.
Notwithstanding subsection 1, beginning with the 1999-2000 school year, a school administrative unit may charge a debt service factor for newly incurred capital outlay and debt service, as defined in section 1, subsection 19‑A. The debt service factor must be an amount agreed upon by both the sending and receiving units, with the approval of the commissioner, and may not exceed 10% of a school's legal tuition rate per student in any one year. The debt service factor adjustment must be limited to a period of time not to exceed the receiving unit's repayment period for newly incurred capital outlay and debt service. The percentage of the debt service factor must be proportional to the cost of the project and the number of tuition students.
[PL 1997, c. 787, §4 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 693, §§5,8 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 485, §24 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 787, §4 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 274, §9 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 3: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 219: TUITION › 20-A §5807. Cost of removing architectural barriers (REPEALED)

§5807. Cost of removing architectural barriers
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 693, §§5,8 (NEW). PL 2013, c. 506, §12 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 3: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 219: TUITION › 20-A §5808. Schools outside state

§5808. Schools outside state
The tuition payment for students educated in whole in another state or country may not exceed the average per pupil cost in all secondary schools of this State. The legislative body of the school administrative unit may vote to authorize its school board to pay a larger tuition rate.   [PL 2019, c. 114, §1 (AMD).]
For an out-of-state secondary school that serves a student who resides in a school administrative unit that does not maintain a secondary school, the tuition payment may not be withheld solely because persons regularly employed in that school do not meet the requirements of section 6103, as long as those persons are required to meet background check standards in that state determined by the commissioner to be equivalent to the requirements of section 6103. The commissioner shall adopt rules to implement this paragraph. Rules adopted pursuant to this paragraph are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2‑A.   [PL 2019, c. 114, §1 (NEW).]
Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, an out-of-state secondary school that was included on the list of approved out-of-state secondary schools maintained by the department for the 2017-2018 school year must continue to receive tuition payments under this section for any student who was enrolled at that school for the 2018-2019 school year. Tuition payments must continue for such a student until that student graduates or terminates enrollment.   [PL 2019, c. 114, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 693, §§5,8 (NEW). PL 2019, c. 114, §1 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 3: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 219: TUITION › 20-A §5809. Students enrolled in career and technical educational programs

§5809. Students enrolled in career and technical educational programs
Schools receiving tuition students who are enrolled in regular school day career and technical educational programs at career and technical education centers, satellites or career and technical education regions, under chapter 313, may charge a tuition rate up to 2/3 of the maximum tuition rate as computed under section 5805 or 5806.   [PL 2017, c. 420, §1 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 693, §§5,8 (NEW). PL 1991, c. 716, §§6,7 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 75, §4 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 477, §5 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 545, §§5,6 (REV). PL 2017, c. 420, §1 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 3: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 219: TUITION › 20-A §5810. Tuition payments to receiving schools

§5810. Tuition payments to receiving schools
The following provisions apply to tuition payments.   [PL 1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (NEW).]
1.  Payment date.
Tuition shall be paid within 30 days of the billing date.
[PL 1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (NEW).]
2.  Nonpayment.
If tuition is not paid according to subsection 1, the superintendent of the school administrative unit, or the principal of the private school to whom payment is due, shall inform the commissioner. The commissioner shall pay the tuition due and shall deduct that amount from the state school subsidy to the school administrative unit owing tuition.
[PL 1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (NEW).]
3.  Online program tuition.
[PL 2011, c. 353, §3 (NEW); MRSA T. 20-A §5810, sub-§3 (RP).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 693, §§5,8 (NEW). PL 2011, c. 353, §3 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 3: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 219: TUITION › 20-A §5811. Students in unorganized territories (REPEALED)

§5811. Students in unorganized territories
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 693, §§5,8 (NEW). PL 1985, c. 490, §18 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 3: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 219: TUITION › 20-A §5812. Summer school

§5812. Summer school
The tuition charge for students enrolled in public summer schools shall be calculated as provided in section 8802.   [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 3: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 219: TUITION › 20-A §5813. Driver education

§5813. Driver education
Students may be charged a fee for driver education as provided under section 8704.   [PL 2023, c. 405, Pt. A, §43 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 693, §§5,8 (NEW). PL 2023, c. 405, Pt. A, §43 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 3: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 219: TUITION › 20-A §5814. Students not residing with parent or guardian

§5814. Students not residing with parent or guardian
Whenever a student is not residing with that student's parents or legal guardians because of a broken home or intolerable home conditions, the unit where the student attends school may apply to the commissioner for a determination regarding which unit shall pay the cost of educating such a student. The determination of the commissioner is binding upon the administrative units concerned.   [PL 1991, c. 365, §3 (AMD).]
In cases when the commissioner determines that a school unit must pay the tuition for a student described in this section who attends school in another unit, the student is considered a resident of the unit that pays tuition. If the student is not determined to be a tuition student, the student is considered a resident student in the school unit where the student is placed. If the superintendent of the unit in which the student is placed so requests, the subsidy for that student is equivalent to the state share percentage of the unit in which the student's parent or legal guardian resides or the average state share percentage, whichever is greater. If the parent or legal guardian does not reside in the State or can not be located, the subsidy is the state average subsidy.   [PL 1991, c. 365, §3 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 693, §§5,8 (NEW). PL 1991, c. 365, §3 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 3: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 221: SCHOOL RECORDS, AUDITS AND REPORTS › Subchapter 1: STUDENT RECORDS › 20-A §6001. Dissemination of information

§6001. Dissemination of information
1.  Federal and state law.
The provisions of this section, the United States Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, Public Law 93-380, as amended by Public Law 93-568, and the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 United States Code, Section 1400 et seq., as amended, govern the dissemination of education records and personally identifiable information about students in public schools, private schools approved by the department pursuant to chapter 117 and private schools recognized by the department as providing equivalent instruction pursuant to section 5001‑A, subsection 3, paragraph A, subparagraph (1), division (b), as well as written notices of intent to provide equivalent instruction through home instruction and all education records of students receiving equivalent instruction through home instruction.
[PL 2015, c. 97, §1 (AMD).]
2.  Internet restrictions.
A public school may not publish on the Internet or provide for publication on the Internet any personal information about its students without first obtaining the written approval of those students' parents. For the purpose of this section, "personal information" means information that identifies a student, including, but not limited to, the student's full name, photograph, personal biography, e-mail address, home address, date of birth, social security number and parents' names.
[PL 1999, c. 595, §2 (NEW).]
3.  Dissemination of education records to criminal justice agencies.
A school may disseminate education records as defined in 20 United States Code, Section 1232 g(a)(4) regarding a juvenile if:
A. The juvenile has not been adjudicated as having committed a juvenile crime;   [PL 1999, c. 595, §2 (NEW).]
B. The education records are disseminated to:
(1) Criminal justice agencies; or
(2) Agencies that by court order or agreement of the juvenile are responsible for the health or welfare of the juvenile and that have provided the school with a statement describing the purpose of the dissemination; and   [PL 1999, c. 595, §2 (NEW).]
C. The education records are relevant to and disseminated for the purpose of creating or maintaining an individualized plan for the juvenile's rehabilitation.   [PL 1999, c. 595, §2 (NEW).]
Education records received under this subsection are confidential and may not be further disseminated, except to the court or as otherwise provided by law. The persons to whom the education records are disseminated shall certify in writing to the school that the records will not be disclosed to any other party, except the court or as otherwise provided by law, without the written consent of the juvenile or the juvenile's parent or guardian.
[PL 1999, c. 595, §2 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 693, §§5,8 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 911, §1 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 17, §1 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 595, §2 (RPR). PL 2003, c. 181, §3 (AMD). PL 2015, c. 97, §1 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 3: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 221: SCHOOL RECORDS, AUDITS AND REPORTS › Subchapter 1: STUDENT RECORDS › 20-A §6001-A. Parental access to information on school activities

§6001-A. Parental access to information on school activities
1.  Parental notification.
Upon written request by a parent, a school administrative unit may provide written notification of all school activities and programs for which parental participation, involvement, notification or awareness is in the best interest of the student. A noncustodial parent may have access to information on school activities and programs upon written request and with the mutual agreement of the custodial parent and the school administrative unit.
[PL 1997, c. 415, §4 (NEW).]
2.  Exemption.
This section does not apply to a parent denied parental rights and responsibilities in a court order.
[PL 1997, c. 415, §4 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1997, c. 415, §4 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION › Part 3: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 221: SCHOOL RECORDS, AUDITS AND REPORTS › Subchapter 1: STUDENT RECORDS › 20-A §6001-C. Student social security numbers; collection and deletion

§6001-C. Student social security numbers; collection and deletion
1.  Collection of social security number.
If a school administrative unit, a public school within a school administrative unit or a private school requests a student's social security number, the unit or school shall inform the parent or legal guardian of that student or the student if the student is 18 years of age or older for what purpose the social security number will be used and provide the parent, legal guardian or student if the student is 18 years of age or older the opportunity to opt out of providing the social security number.
[PL 2017, c. 247, §1 (NEW).]
2.  Deletion of social security number.
A school administrative unit, a public school within a school administrative unit or a private school that collects a student's social security number shall delete the student's social security number from the student's records once the student is no longer enrolled in the school administrative unit, the public school within a school administrative unit or private school.
[PL 2017, c. 247, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2017, c. 247, §1 (NEW).