Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 8603-A – Warrant to raise, appropriate, receive and expend money
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1. Warrant language. In order to fund adult education and educational activities and tuition costs under section 8603, a school administrative unit must use the following warrant language at a duly called special or regular meeting or city election:
“Article …….: To see if (the school administrative unit) will appropriate $………… for adult education and raise $………… as the local share; with authorization to expend any additional, incidental or miscellaneous receipts in the interest and for the well-being of the adult education program.”
[PL 2007, c. 599, §2 (AMD).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 8603-A
- Adult: means a person who has attained the age of 18 years. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
- Adult education: means an education program primarily operated for individuals beyond the compulsory school age that is administered by school administrative units through a career pathways and service system and that, except as provided in section 8602?B, includes intake, assessment, advising, instruction and individual learning plans; is guided by data management and analysis, annual monitoring and annual professional development plans; uses appropriately certified staff; is designed to meet identified local needs; makes use of partnerships and alignment with workforce development, postsecondary institutions and support services; and offers at least 3 of the following:
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 8601-AAppropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization Majority: when used in reference to age shall mean the age of 18 and over. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72 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 Unit: means a school administrative unit. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 8601-A
2. Approval. Approval of the warrant must be by majority vote of those voting in the school administrative unit‘s legislative body budget meeting or election.
[PL 2007, c. 599, §2 (AMD).]
3. Effect on multiple school administrative units. If more than one school administrative unit is participating in the adult education program, the appropriation line must be the total adult education budget for all the units participating and the amount to be raised must be that specific school administrative unit’s share of the total amount to be raised by local taxation.
[PL 2007, c. 599, §2 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2007, c. 131, §3 (NEW). PL 2007, c. 599, §2 (AMD).