Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 15911 – Community services; conditions of approval
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The state board may approve construction of school buildings without obligating the State to pay a share of the costs of those buildings, if those portions are to be constructed to fulfill a community service need. [PL 1981, c. 693, §§ 5, 8 (NEW).]
1. Community service. “Community service” means a service which does not fulfill an educational purpose or which is not restricted to a school-age population.
[PL 1981, c. 693, §§ 5, 8 (NEW).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 15911
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Municipal officers: means the mayor and municipal officers or councilors of a city, the members of the select board or councilors of a town and the assessors of a plantation. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
- Municipality: includes cities, towns and plantations, except that "municipality" does not include plantations in Title 10, chapter 110, subchapter IV; or Title 30?A, Part 2. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
- School administrative unit: means a school administrative unit as defined by section 1, subsection 26 and a career and technical education region as defined by section 8301-A, subsection 6, except that in section 15907, the reference to "unit" or "school administrative unit" means a unit within a career and technical education region. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 15901
- School board: means a school board as defined in section 1, subsection 28 and the cooperative board of a career and technical education region. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 15901
- School construction project: means :
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 15901State board: means the State Board of Education. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 1
2. Breakdown of costs. If construction of facilities to meet a community service need occurs in conjunction with a school construction project, the board shall:
A. Require a breakdown of costs for the entire project; and [PL 1981, c. 693, §§ 5, 8 (NEW).]
B. Approve a plan as to how operating costs, including repairs, shall be shared by agreement between the municipal officers and the school board. [PL 1981, c. 693, §§ 5, 8 (NEW).]
[PL 1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (NEW).]
3. Findings. The state board’s finding shall become a part of the certificate of approval and shall be the basis on which all costs shall be apportioned between the municipality and the school administrative unit for as long as that portion of the project shall:
A. Continue to serve that community need; and [PL 1981, c. 693, §§ 5, 8 (NEW).]
B. Remain under the control of persons other than the school board. [PL 1981, c. 693, §§ 5, 8 (NEW).]
[PL 1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (NEW).]
4. Application. An application from a school administrative unit for approval of a school construction project shall include evidence that approval will result in meeting or helping to meet the total construction and program needs of the area to be served.
[PL 1981, c. 693, §§ 5, 8 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 693, §§5,8 (NEW).