| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §7207-B, sub-§2, ¶B, as enacted by PL 1985, c. 318, | | §3, is amended to read: |
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| | | B. Appeal the decision of the hearing officer to the | | Superior Court or to a United States District Court. In the | | event that the hearing officer has found in favor of the | | school administrative unit, the legal cost associated with | | such an appeal must be borne by the department.__The | | department may be represented by the Office of the Attorney | | General in such appeals. |
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| | | Current law allows a parent, surrogate parent, guardian or | | school administrative unit to request and receive a hearing | | regarding the identification, evaluation and educational program | | of a student. The decision may be appealed. |
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| | | This bill requires the Department of Education to pay the cost | | of the appeal if the original decision favored the school | | administrative unit. |
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