Sec. FF-2. 20-A MRSA §13023, sub-§6 is enacted to read:

6.__Fees.__The commissioner shall assess fees for authorization under this section.__The fee for each initial educational technician authorization and for renewal of an educational technician authorization is $25.

Sec. FF-3. 20-A MRSA §13024 is enacted to read:

§13024.__Approval for person paid to work in school

1.__Approval.__A person paid to work in a school in a position that does not require certification or authorization must be issued an approval by the department.__This section applies to:

A.__Personnel employed in a public school or an approved private school as regular or substitute employees;

B.__Personnel in a private school that enrolls more than 60% of its students at public expense;

C.__Personnel employed by or serving the school administrative unit as contracted service providers;

D.__Personnel paid to work at a Child Development Services System site, pursuant to chapter 307-A, in positions that do not require certification or authorization; and

E.__Personnel employed by or serving a Child Development Services System site, pursuant to chapter 307-A, as contracted service providers.

2.__Qualifications.__The commissioner shall adopt rules to define the function, eligibility, term and renewal of the approval under subsection 1.__Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.

3.__Fees.__The commissioner shall assess fees for approvals under subsection 1.__The fee is $15 for the initial approval and for renewal.

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