An Act To Allow the Dissolution of Regional School Units Composed of a Single Municipality
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §1466, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 2009, c. 580, §9, is amended to read:
2. Form. The Except as provided in subsection 2-A, the article to be voted upon must be in substantially the following form:
"Article: Do you favor filing a petition for withdrawal with the board of directors of regional school unit (name of regional school unit) and with the Commissioner of Education, authorizing the withdrawal committee to expend $ (insert amount) and authorizing the (municipal officers; i.e., selectpersons, town council, etc.) to issue notes in the name of the (name of the municipality) or otherwise pledge the credit of the (name of the municipality) in an amount not to exceed $ (insert amount) for this purpose?
Yes No"
Sec. 2. 20-A MRSA §1466, sub-§2-A is enacted to read:
2-A. Form for withdrawal for a regional school unit composed of a single municipality. If the regional school unit is composed of a single municipality, the article to be voted upon must be in substantially the following form:
"Article: Do you favor filing a petition for withdrawal from and dissolution of regional school unit (name of regional school unit) with the board of directors of regional school unit (name of regional school unit) and with the Commissioner of Education, authorizing the withdrawal committee to expend $ (insert amount) and authorizing the (municipal officers; i.e., selectpersons, town council, etc.) to issue notes in the name of the (name of the municipality) or otherwise pledge the credit of the (name of the municipality) in an amount not to exceed $ (insert amount) for this purpose?
Yes No"
Sec. 3. 20-A MRSA §1466, sub-§7, as enacted by PL 2009, c. 580, §9, is amended to read:
7. Article. The Except as provided in subsection 7-A, the article to be voted on must be in the following form.
"Article: Do you favor the withdrawal of the (name of municipality) from the regional school unit (name of regional school unit) subject to the terms and conditions of the withdrawal agreement dated (insert date)?
Yes No"
Sec. 4. 20-A MRSA §1466, sub-§7-A is enacted to read:
7-A. Article for a regional school unit composed of a single municipality. If the regional school unit is composed of a single municipality, the article to be voted upon must be in substantially the following form:
"Article: Do you favor the withdrawal of the (name of municipality) from the regional school unit (name of regional school unit) and the dissolution of the regional school unit (name of regional school unit) subject to the terms and conditions of the withdrawal agreement dated (insert date)?
Yes No"
Sec. 5. 20-A MRSA §1466, sub-§21 is enacted to read:
21. Dissolution. Except as otherwise provided in this section, upon the withdrawal of a municipality from a regional school unit that is composed of a single municipality, the regional school unit is dissolved.
Effective 90 days following adjournment of the 129th Legislature, First Regular Session, unless otherwise indicated.