Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 20106 – Eligibility for enrollment, extracurricular activities – Article 6
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1. Eligibility for enrollment. Eligibility for enrollment is governed by this subsection.
A. Special power of attorney, relative to the guardianship of a child of a military family and executed under applicable law, is sufficient for the purposes of enrollment and all other actions requiring parental participation and consent. [PL 2009, c. 409, §1 (NEW).]
B. A local education agency may not charge local tuition to a transitioning child of a military family placed in the care of a noncustodial parent or other person standing in loco parentis who lives in a jurisdiction other than that of the custodial parent. [PL 2009, c. 409, §1 (NEW).]
C. A transitioning child of a military family, placed in the care of a noncustodial parent or other person standing in loco parentis who lives in a jurisdiction other than that of the custodial parent, may continue to attend the school in which the child was enrolled while residing with the custodial parent. [PL 2009, c. 409, §1 (NEW).]
[PL 2009, c. 409, §1 (NEW).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 20106
- Child of a military family: means a school-aged child enrolled in kindergarten to grade 12 in the household of an active duty member. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 20102
- Extracurricular activities: means voluntary activities sponsored by the school or local education agency or an organization sanctioned by the local education agency. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 20102
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Local education agency: means a public authority legally constituted by a member state as an administrative agency to provide control of and direction for kindergarten to grade 12 public educational institutions. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 20102
- Parent: means a parent, guardian or legal guardian. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 1
- Power of attorney: A written instrument which authorizes one person to act as another's agent or attorney. The power of attorney may be for a definite, specific act, or it may be general in nature. The terms of the written power of attorney may specify when it will expire. If not, the power of attorney usually expires when the person granting it dies. Source: OCC
2. Eligibility for extracurricular participation. State and local education agencies shall facilitate the opportunity for inclusion of a transitioning child of a military family in extracurricular activities, regardless of application deadlines, to the extent that child is otherwise qualified.
[PL 2009, c. 409, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2009, c. 409, §1 (NEW).