CHAPTER 45
S.P. 781 - L.D. 1944
Emergency preamble. Whereas, Acts of the Legislature do not become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and
Whereas, due to error, a number of educational technicians who have been employed continuously in school units in the State since before September 1, 1991 and who were eligible to be upgraded to a higher classification were not upgraded; and
Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create an emergency within the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and require the following legislation as immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, therefore,
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. P&SL 1991, c. 26, §5 is enacted to read:
Sec. 5. Professional qualifications of teacher assistants and teacher associates not recommended for promotion due to error of school administrative unit. A person employed as a teacher assistant or teacher associate prior to September 1, 1991 whose job function at the time was that of a level II or level III educational technician as described in State Board of Education Rule 115, Part I who is, on the effective date of this section, employed as a level II or level III educational technician in the same school administrative unit with no break in service and who was not recommended to be upgraded to a higher classification due to error on the part of the school administrative unit need not meet the educational preparation standards for that position set forth in State Board of Education rule and need not meet the September 1, 1991 deadline for reclassification. School administrative units shall submit requests and appropriate documentation for upgrades under this section to the Department of Education.
Emergency clause. In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this Act takes effect when approved.
Effective April 15, 2004.
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