H.P. 1665 - L.D. 2289
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §4502, sub-§5, ¶B, as amended by PL 1995, c. 527, §1, is further amended to read:
B. Staffing, including student-teacher ratios, except that the approval rules in effect for the school years beginning in the fall of 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 1998 and 1997 1999 must permit maximum student-teacher ratios of 25:1 school-wide for kindergarten to grade 8 and maximum student-teacher ratios of 30:1 school-wide for grades 9 to 12;
Sec. 2. 20-A MRSA §4502, sub-§5-A, as amended by PL 1995, c. 527, §3, is further amended to read:
5-A. Application. The provisions of subsection 5, paragraph H do not apply to the school years beginning in the fall of 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 1998 and 1997 1999.
Sec. 3. 20-A MRSA §4504, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1995, c. 527, §4, is further amended to read:
2. Comprehensive reviews. The commissioner shall, on a one-year to 5-year cycle, make a comprehensive review of each public school to determine whether the school is in compliance with basic school approval standards. These reviews must, insofar as is practicable, be coordinated with reviews of other schools in the school unit, accreditation visits, special education reviews, federal program reviews and other required reviews or inspections, so as to reduce administrative burdens on school personnel. During the school years beginning in the fall of 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 1998 and 1997 1999, the comprehensive reviews required by this subsection may include site visits.
Sec. 4. 20-A MRSA §4517, as amended by PL 1995, c. 527, §5, is further amended to read:
The provisions of this subchapter do not apply to the school years beginning in the fall of 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 1998 and 1997 1999.
Sec. 5. 20-A MRSA §8104, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1995, c. 527, §6, is further amended to read:
1. Establishment. Each school administrative unit must, commencing with the 1987-88 school year, establish a plan for phasing in gifted and talented educational programs by 1998-99. A school administrative unit or part of a school administrative unit is not required to comply with the provisions of its plan during the school years beginning in the fall of 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 1998 and 1997 1999.
Sec. 6. P&SL 1991, c. 26, §4, last sentence, as enacted by P&SL 1995, c. 35, §1, is amended to read:
School administrative units shall submit requests for upgrades under this section to the Department of Education before July 1, 1996 1999.
Effective June 30, 1998, unless otherwise indicated.
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