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An Act To Update the Laws Concerning the Maine School of Science and Mathematics
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §8201, as amended by PL 1995, c. 485, §1, is further amended to read:
§ 8201.School established
The Maine School of Science and Mathematics is established as a public, charteredmagnet school pursuant to this chapter for the purpose of providing certain high-achieving high school students with a challenging educational experience. The school is a body politic and corporate and is an instrumentality and agency of the State. The exercise by the school of the powers conferred by this chapter is the performance of an essential public function by and on behalf of the State.
Sec. 2. 20-A MRSA §8203, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 706, Pt. A, §4, is amended to read:
 
2. Magnet school.   "CharteredMagnet school" means that the school may establish rules and regulations that delete, modify or add to current rules and regulations of the department.
Sec. 3. 20-A MRSA §8204, sub-§1, ¶J, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 706, Pt. A, §4, is amended to read:
 
J. The superintendentexecutive director of the school, who serves as the clerk of the board of trustees and is a nonvoting member.
 
SUMMARY
This bill updates the laws concerning the Maine School of Science and Mathematics to change the designation of the school from a chartered school to a magnet school and changes the title of "superintendent" of the school to "executive director" to avoid confusion with other statutory terms.