Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 7402 – Definitions
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As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. [PL 1995, c. 676, §5 (NEW); PL 1995, c. 676, §13 (AFF).]
1. Center. “Center” means the Maine Educational Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and the Governor Baxter School for the Deaf established under section 7401 that is responsible for operating the Mackworth Island preschool, early intervention services and statewide education and family services.
[PL 2021, c. 646, §2 (AMD).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 7402
- board: means the Board of the Maine Educational Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and the Governor Baxter School for the Deaf. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 7402
- Center: means the Maine Educational Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and the Governor Baxter School for the Deaf established under section 7401 that is responsible for operating the Mackworth Island preschool, early intervention services and statewide education and family services. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 7402
- Department: means the Department of Education. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 1
- Early intervention and family services program: means a program that assists in providing early intervention services to children from birth to under 3 years of age who are deaf or hard of hearing within the State in accordance with a memorandum of understanding with the department and in collaboration with the State's intermediate educational unit. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 7402
- Early intervention services: means developmental services that are provided under public supervision; are provided at no cost except where federal or state law provides for a system of payments by families, including a schedule of sliding fees; are designed to meet the developmental needs of a child with a disability, as identified by the individualized family service plan team, in one or more areas including physical development, cognitive development, communication development, social or emotional development and adaptive development; meet the standards of the State; are provided by qualified personnel; to the maximum extent appropriate, are provided in natural environments, including the home, and community settings in which children without disabilities participate; and are provided in conformity with an individualized family service plan. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 7001
- Executive director: means the Executive Director of the Maine Educational Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and the Governor Baxter School for the Deaf. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 7402
- Host school: means the school administrative unit at which a site-based program is located. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 7402
- Intermediate educational unit: means an entity that meets the definition of intermediate educational unit in the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 United States Code § 1402, (23) as in effect prior to June 4, 1997 and that is a public authority, other than a local educational agency, under the general supervision of the department, that is established for the purpose of providing free public education on a regional basis and that provides special education and related services to children with disabilities within the State. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 7001
- Mackworth Island preschool: means the preschool program located at Mackworth Island and operated by the Maine Educational Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and the Governor Baxter School for the Deaf. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 7402
- Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
- Room and board: means food and residence provided to a student. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 7402
- 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
- Sending school: means any school administrative unit that has a student in attendance at the Mackworth Island preschool or a site-based program. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 7402
- Site-based program: means an inclusive deaf education classroom or classrooms embedded in a general education setting, operating through a memorandum of understanding between the center and a host school. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 7402
- Statewide education and family services: means educational outreach services, resources and information that are provided by staff employed through the center to children who are deaf or hard of hearing, from 3 through 22 years of age, their families and schools throughout the State, including students at site-based programs. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 7402
2. Center board or board. “Center board” or “board” means the Board of the Maine Educational Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and the Governor Baxter School for the Deaf.
[PL 2021, c. 646, §2 (AMD).]
2-A. Early intervention and family services program. “Early intervention and family services program” means a program that assists in providing early intervention services to children from birth to under 3 years of age who are deaf or hard of hearing within the State in accordance with a memorandum of understanding with the department and in collaboration with the State’s intermediate educational unit.
[PL 2021, c. 646, §2 (NEW).]
3. Sending school. “Sending school” means any school administrative unit that has a student in attendance at the Mackworth Island preschool or a site-based program.
[PL 2021, c. 646, §2 (AMD).]
4. Executive director. “Executive director” means the Executive Director of the Maine Educational Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and the Governor Baxter School for the Deaf.
[PL 2011, c. 683, §1 (AMD).]
5. Center school.
[PL 2021, c. 646, §2 (RP).]
5-A. 504 plan. “504 plan” means a program developed pursuant to Section 504 of the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Public Law 93-112.
[PL 2021, c. 646, §2 (NEW).]
5-B. Host school. “Host school” means the school administrative unit at which a site-based program is located.
[PL 2021, c. 646, §2 (NEW).]
5-C. Room and board. “Room and board” means food and residence provided to a student.
[PL 2021, c. 646, §2 (NEW).]
6. Satellite school.
[PL 2021, c. 646, §2 (RP).]
6-A. Site-based program. “Site-based program” means an inclusive deaf education classroom or classrooms embedded in a general education setting, operating through a memorandum of understanding between the center and a host school.
[PL 2021, c. 646, §2 (NEW).]
7. Statewide education and family services. “Statewide education and family services” means educational outreach services, resources and information that are provided by staff employed through the center to children who are deaf or hard of hearing, from 3 through 22 years of age, their families and schools throughout the State, including students at site-based programs. These services may include, but are not limited to, specially designed instruction, consultation, evaluation, speech therapy, social-emotional programming, site-based programs and involvement with a 504 plan or an individualized education program plan, family programming and interpreting referral services.
[PL 2021, c. 646, §2 (AMD).]
8. Statewide resource center.
[PL 2021, c. 646, §2 (RP).]
9. Mackworth Island preschool. “Mackworth Island preschool” means the preschool program located at Mackworth Island and operated by the Maine Educational Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and the Governor Baxter School for the Deaf.
[PL 2021, c. 646, §2 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1995, c. 676, §5 (NEW). PL 1995, c. 676, §13 (AFF). PL 1999, c. 775, §§2,3 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 279, §7 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 683, §1 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 646, §2 (AMD).