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4. Superintendent. "Superintendent" means the Superintendent
of the Governor Baxter School for the Deaf Maine Educational
Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.

 
5. Center school. "Center school" means the programs
established and operated by the Governor Baxter School for the
Deaf Maine Educational Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing at
the Governor Baxter School for the Deaf located at Mackworth
Island, including the residential program, day school program,
statewide consultation and outreach programs, parent-infant
program, preschool program, communication garden program,
distance education program and community education program.

 
6. Satellite school. "Satellite school" means the programs,
including a residential program, day school programs, early
childhood programs and outreach programs, that are located near
the population centers of deaf and hard-of-hearing students
within the State established by the School Board of the Governor
Baxter School for the Deaf Maine Educational Center for the Deaf
and Hard of Hearing.

 
Sec. 4. 20-A MRSA §7406, first ¶, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 676, §5, is
amended to read:

 
The School Board of the Governor Baxter School for the Deaf
Maine Educational Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing is
established as the policy-making authority and the governing body
of the school.

 
Sec. 5. 20-A MRSA §7407, sub-§4-A, as amended by PL 1999, c. 790, Pt.
L, §1 and affected by §2, is further amended to read:

 
4-A. Budget development. The school board shall, with the
aid of the superintendent and staff, prepare an annual budget for
the operation of the school and exercise budgetary
responsibility. The school board shall allocate for expenditure
by the school and programs under its jurisdiction all the
resources available for the operation of the school and its
programs. Annually, not later than January 1st, beginning for
fiscal year 2001-02, in addition to complying with the provisions
of Title 5, sections 1665 and 1666, the school board shall
present the administrative operating budget for the Governor
Baxter School for the Deaf Maine Educational Center for the Deaf
and Hard of Hearing to the Governor and the Legislature for
review by the joint standing committee of the Legislature having
jurisdiction over education matters. The administrative
operating budget must be presented as a line-item budget for each
of the programs under its jurisdiction. A liability or
obligation may not be incurred under this chapter beyond the
amount approved in the administrative operating budget. The


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