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PUBLIC LAWS OF MAINE
First Regular Session of the 119th

CHAPTER 75

S.P. 508 - L.D. 1509

An Act to Amend and Improve the Education Laws

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

     Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §1, sub-§§17 and 18, as enacted by PL 1981, c. 693, §§5 and 8, are amended to read:

     17. Major capital costs. "Major capital costs" is defined in section 15503 15603, subsection 13 17.

     18. Minor capital costs. "Minor capital costs" is defined in section 15503 15603, subsection 14 18.

     Sec. 2. 20-A MRSA §1351, sub-§1, ¶K, as enacted by PL 1983, c. 422, §8, is amended to read:

     Sec. 3. 20-A MRSA §1407, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1997, c. 266, §3, is further amended to read:

     2. Expense of keeping the school open. If the voters vote to keep the school open, the member municipality is liable for some additional expense for actual local operating costs and transportation costs as defined in section 15603. The determination of costs is subject to the approval of the commissioner. The cost to be borne by the town voting to keep an elementary school open is the amount that would be saved if the school were closed less the state operating subsidy for the students that attend the elementary school. Any additional costs that must be borne by the member municipality must be part of the article presented to the voters at the meeting to determine whether the school should remain open.

     Sec. 4. 20-A MRSA §5809, as amended by PL 1991, c. 716, §§6 and 7, is further amended to read:

§5809. Students enrolled in applied technology educational programs

     Schools receiving tuition students who are enrolled in regular school day applied technology educational programs at applied technology centers, satellites or applied technology regions, under chapter 313, may charge a tuition rate not to exceed 2/3 or of the maximum tuition rate as computed under sections 5805 or 5806.

     Sec. 5. 20-A MRSA §6209, first ¶, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 649, §1, is amended to read:

     The department in consultation with the state board shall establish and implement a comprehensive, statewide system of learning results, referred to in this section as the "system," no later than the 2002-03 school year. The system, based broadly upon guiding principles set forth in this section, must establish high academic standards at all grade levels in the areas of math; English; science and technology; social studies, including history, economics and civics; career preparation; visual and performing arts; health and physical education; and foreign languages. Only students in a public school or a private school approved by the State pursuant to section 2902 2901 and approved for the receipt of public funds by private secondary schools pursuant to section 2951 are required to participate in the system of learning results. The commissioner shall develop accommodation provisions for instances where course content conflicts with sincerely held religious beliefs and practices of a student's parent or guardian. The system shall must be adopted to accommodate exceptional students as defined in section 7001, subsection 2.

     Sec. 6. 20-A MRSA §13013, sub-§2-A, ¶B, as amended by PL 1997, c. 266, §17, is further amended to read:

Effective September 18, 1999, unless otherwise indicated.

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