An Act To Amend the Education Laws Regarding the State Board of Education's Degree-granting Authority, the Telecommunications Education Access Fund and Certain Definitions and Programs
Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §17001, sub-§13, ¶B, as amended by PL 1999, c. 489, §1, is further amended to read:
(1) For any member who has 10 years of creditable service by July 1, 1993 or who has reached 60 years of age and has been in service for a minimum of one year immediately before that date, payment for more than 30 days of unused accumulated or accrued sick leave, payment for more than 30 days of unused vacation leave or payment for more than 30 days of a combination of both and, effective October 1, 1999, whether or not the member is in service on October 1, 1999, the 30-day limitation may not be decreased and the exclusion set out in subparagraph (2) may not be made applicable to such a member;
(2) For any member who is not covered by subparagraph (1), payment for any unused accumulated or accrued sick leave or payment for any unused vacation leave; or
(3) Any other payment that is not compensation for actual services rendered or that is not paid at the time the actual services are rendered ; or .
(4) Teacher recognition grants paid pursuant to Title 20-A, section 13503-A.
A payment for unused sick leave or unused vacation leave may not be included as part of earnable compensation unless it is paid upon the member's last termination before the member applies for retirement benefits.
Sec. 2. 20-A MRSA §1, sub-§13, as enacted by PL 1981, c. 693, §§5 and 8, is repealed.
Sec. 3. 20-A MRSA §1, sub-§16, as enacted by PL 1981, c. 693, §§5 and 8, is repealed.
Sec. 4. 20-A MRSA §1, sub-§35, as enacted by PL 1981, c. 693, §§5 and 8, is repealed.
Sec. 5. 20-A MRSA §1, sub-§37, as enacted by PL 1981, c. 693, §§5 and 8, is repealed.
Sec. 6. 20-A MRSA §202, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 1981, c. 693, §§5 and 8, is repealed.
Sec. 7. 20-A MRSA §256, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2001, c. 454, §5, is further amended to read:
The commissioner shall include in the annual report a listing of requests by school districts for affirmative action workshops and an assessment of the department's ability to meet past and projected demand for in-service training related to affirmative action or gender equity.
The commissioner may be invited by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate annually, in January, to appear before a joint session of the Legislature to address the Legislature on the status of public education in the State and such related matters as the commissioner desires to bring to the Legislature's attention.
Sec. 8. 20-A MRSA §256, sub-§10 is enacted to read:
Sec. 9. 20-A MRSA §5804, first ¶, as enacted by PL 1981, c. 693, §§5 and 8, is amended to read:
Tuition charged for elementary school students shall including students who attend public preschool programs must be as follows:
Sec. 10. 20-A MRSA §10701, sub-§2, as amended by PL 2007, c. 572, Pt. A, §7, is further amended to read:
Sec. 11. 20-A MRSA §10705, as amended by PL 2007, c. 572, Pt. A, §11, is further amended to read:
§ 10705. Courses for credit
An educational institution may offer courses or programs for academic credit leading to degree-completion requirements only if:
Sec. 12. 20-A MRSA §10708, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1981, c. 693, §§5 and 8, is amended to read:
Sec. 13. 20-A MRSA §10712, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 1991, c. 563, §4, is amended to read:
Sec. 14. 20-A MRSA c. 506, as amended, is repealed.
Sec. 15. 20-A MRSA §15001, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 1981, c. 693, §§5 and 8 and amended by PL 2005, c. 397, Pt. D, §3, is repealed.
Sec. 16. 20-A MRSA c. 612, as amended, is repealed.
Sec. 17. 27 MRSA §40, sub-§3 is enacted to read:
Sec. 18. 35-A MRSA §7104-B, sub-§4-A is enacted to read: