CHAPTER 130

H.P. 607 - L.D. 856

An Act Allowing School Unions To Improve Efficiency

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

Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §1902, sub-§3, ¶E, as amended by PL 1993, c. 131, §1, is further amended to read:

E. May authorize a school administrative unit within the school union to serve as a contractual employer of teachers and other personnel who provide services to more than one unit in the union. Employment is subject to section 13201 and Title 26, chapter 9-A; and

Sec. 2. 20-A MRSA §1902, sub-§3, ¶F, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 131, §1, is amended to read:

F. May assume additional responsibilities delegated by the school boards of the school administrative units comprising the school union. A Except as provided in section 1904, a plan for the delegation of additional responsibilities under this section must be approved by a majority of the members of each school board. The plan must include, but is not limited to, a description of the delegated responsibilities, apportionment of costs among the member school administrative units and consideration of appropriate time limits on contracts for purchases of school supplies. Funds to support additional responsibilities under this section