Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 5104-A – Alternative education programs outside the school administrative unit
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1. Alternative education programs. If the superintendents approve, a school administrative unit may enroll a student in an alternative education program in another school administrative unit or in an approved private alternative education program.
[PL 2007, c. 667, §8 (AMD).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 5104-A
- Alternative education program: means a program in which the primary purpose is to provide at-risk students with curricula and assessment in a setting designed to effectively meet the student's academic, social and relational needs. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 1
- Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Education or the commissioner's designee. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 1
- School administrative unit: means the state-approved unit of school administration and includes a municipal school unit, school administrative district, community school district, regional school unit or any other municipal or quasi-municipal corporation responsible for operating or constructing public schools, except that it does not include a career and technical education region. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 1
2. Student count. A student properly approved for enrollment under subsection 1 must be counted as a 1.0 student on school administrative unit counts for each semester, or its equivalent, of alternative education program.
[PL 2007, c. 667, §8 (AMD).]
3. Rules. The commissioner shall adopt rules in accordance with the Maine Administrative Procedure Act, Title 5, chapter 375, to administer this section.
[PL 1989, c. 415, §31 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1989, c. 415, §31 (NEW). PL 2007, c. 667, §8 (AMD).