H.P. 1518 - L.D. 2140
An Act to Implement the Maine Arts Commission's Arts in Education Program
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 27 MRSA c. 15, sub-c. I-A is enacted to read:
SUBCHAPTER I-A
ARTS IN EDUCATION PROGRAM
§411. Arts in Education Program
The Maine Arts Commission shall establish the Arts in Education Program, referred to in this subchapter as the "program," to provide support for planning and implementing artist residencies and related school and community arts programs to increase arts education opportunities in the State. The program is designed on a 3-year rotating basis. The program allows a public school system to participate by developing a comprehensive arts education plan, activities to implement the plan and an evaluation of the plan.
§412. Duties of the Maine Arts Commission
To accomplish the goals of the program, the Maine Arts Commission shall:
1. Funding. Provide funding to 1/3 of the schools in the State each year on a 3-year rotating basis;
2. Professional artists. Use professional artists in developing a process for achieving learning results;
3. School systems. Invite school systems, through their superintendents, to participate in the program;
4. Goals. Work with school systems to identify common education goals;
5. Training; information; seed money. Provide training, information and seed money to each local arts education committee composed of school personnel and residents of the school district to develop a 3-year plan to increase arts education opportunities; and
6. Curriculum; projects. Promote artist residencies, professional development for teachers, curriculum development and advocacy and information projects.
§413. Duties of the school district
Under the program, each participating school district shall:
1. Committee. Establish a local arts education committee to develop a 3-year plan to increase arts
opportunities in the school district. Members of the committee may include teachers, art teachers, parents, art administrators, school administrators, business people, artists, school board members and students;
2. Orientation and training. Provide for the local arts education committee to participate in orientation and training sessions;
3. Plan. Implement, evaluate and report to the Maine Arts Commission on the plan; and
4. Resources. Allocate Maine Arts Commission resources according to a per-pupil cost formula in the first year of the plan.
Sec. 2. Appropriation. The following funds are appropriated from the General Fund to carry out the purposes of this Act.
1998-99
MAINE ARTS COMMISSION
Arts - Sponsored Program
All Other $150,000
Provides funds to implement the Arts in Education Program.
Effective July 9, 1998, unless otherwise indicated.
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