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USA Statutes : maine
Title : Title 20-A. EDUCATION
Chapter : Chapter 107. SCHOOL UNIONS
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Title 20-A - §1901. Formation
Title 20-A: EDUCATION
Part 2: SCHOOL ORGANIZATION
Chapter 107: SCHOOL UNIONS
§1901. Formation
1. Commissioner's authority. The commissioner shall adjust the grouping of school administrative units within the State in accordance with this section.
[1981, c. 693, § § 5, 8(new).]
2. Size. A school union shall include not less than 35 nor more than 75 teachers unless the commissioner, upon request of a school
board, finds that because of geographic location or other reasons, it is to the advantage of the State and the municipalities
that a school union shall include fewer than 35 or more than 75 teachers.
[1981, c. 693, § § 5, 8(new).]
3. Combining unions. On presentation of a written plan of organization which has been approved by the school boards involved, the commissioner
may combine 2 or more school unions, or their parts, into a larger school union.
A. The new school union shall be administered by a superintendent of schools and staff assistants, who may be employed by the
union committee as provided in section 1051.
[1981, c. 693, § § 5, 8(new).]
B. The commissioner may adjust disbursements for supervision so that there will be no loss in state support because of the
reorganization.
[1981, c. 693, § § 5, 8(new).]
[1981, c. 693, § § 5, 8(new).]
4. Exception for existing school unions with over 35 teachers. Existing school unions employing over 35 teachers shall not be regrouped unless the proposed regrouping has been approved
by a majority of the school board members in the school administrative units involved.
[1981, c. 693, § § 5, 8(new).]
5. School administrative units with more than 75 teachers. A school administrative unit with more than 75 teachers may employ a superintendent of schools without uniting with other
school administrative units for this purpose.
A. The school administrative unit shall elect a superintendent in the same manner and for the same term, fix the salary and
discharge the superintendent under the same conditions as superintendents employed under sections 1051 to 1054.
[1981, c. 693, § § 5, 8(new).]
B. Annually and whenever a new superintendent is elected, the chairman and secretary of the school board shall certify to the
commissioner, on the prescribed forms, all facts relative to the employment of the superintendent, including the amount of
the salary to be paid.
[1981, c. 693, § § 5, 8(new).]
[1981, c. 693, § § 5, 8(new).]
6. Removal. If a school administrative unit having more than 75 teachers removes itself from an existing school union composed of not
more than 2 units, the remaining unit shall, with the consent of its school board and the commissioner, be treated as though
it had more than 75 teachers, provided that the remaining unit has more than 40 teachers.
[1981, c. 693, § § 5, 8(new).]
7. Exception for remote administrative units. If the commissioner finds that a school administrative unit is remotely situated and that it is not practicable to combine
it with other school administrative units for the purpose of employing a superintendent, the commissioner may place at the
service of the school board of that unit the general agent for the schooling of the children in unorganized townships, or
any other agent of the commissioner.
A. That agent shall, when assigned, serve as the superintendent of the school administrative unit. The agent shall have the
same powers and shall perform the same service as superintendents of schools of municipalities. The agent's visits to the
schools of the school administrative unit shall be at intervals as directed by the commissioner.
[1981, c. 693, § § 5, 8(new).]
B. The treasurer of the school administrative unit shall pay to the agent a sum agreed upon by the agent and that school administrative
unit. In case of dispute, the commissioner shall determine the amount to be paid.
[1981, c. 693, § § 5, 8(new).]
[1981, c. 693, § § 5, 8(new).]
8. Exception for school administrative unit with fewer than 35 teachers. If, because of geographic location or other circumstances, it is not practicable to combine a school administrative unit
or a school union employing less than 35 teachers with other school administrative units to form a school union, the school
board may provide supervisory service, when approved by the commissioner. The school administrative unit or school union may
provide for supervisory services by:
A. Employing a qualified person to serve as superintendent and as a supervising principal;
[1981, c. 693, § § 5, 8(new).]
B. Contracting with another school administrative unit or school union for supervisory services; or
[1981, c. 693, § § 5, 8(new).]
C. Employing a qualified agent to fulfill supervisory needs.
[1981, c. 693, § § 5, 8(new).]
[1981, c. 693, § § 5, 8(new).]
Section History:
PL 1981,
Ch. 693,
§5,8
(NEW).
The Revisor's Office cannot provide legal advice or
interpretation of Maine law to the public. If you need legal
advice, please consult
a qualified attorney.
Office of the Revisor of Statutes
7 State House Station
State House Room 108
Augusta, Maine 04333-0007Title 20-A - §1902. Union committee of school unions
Title 20-A: EDUCATION
Part 2: SCHOOL ORGANIZATION
Chapter 107: SCHOOL UNIONS
§1902. Union committee of school unions
The school boards of the school administrative units comprising a school union shall form a union committee, which shall be,
for the purposes of this chapter, the agent of each school administrative unit comprising the school union.
[1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (new).]
1. Delegation of authority by member school boards. The school board of a school administrative unit in a school union may authorize one of its members to act for the school
board in the meetings of the union committee. The member may cast the votes for the school board.
[1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (new).]
2. Method of voting. The method of voting shall be as follows.
A. The votes of the individual members of the union committee shall be cast on a weighted basis in proportion to the population
of the unit represented as compared with the total population of the units comprising the union committee.
[1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (new).]
B. To become effective, all actions of the union committee shall be approved by a vote representing more than 12 of the population
comprising the units which make up the union committee.
[1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (new).]
[1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (new).]
3. Duties. The union committee:
A. Shall meet annually in December, at a day and place agreed upon by the chairs of the school boards comprising the union;
[1993, c. 131, §1 (amd).]
B. Shall choose a chair and a secretary;
[1993, c. 131, §1 (amd).]
C. Shall, at its organizational meeting or as soon thereafter as possible and whenever a vacancy occurs, elect a superintendent
as provided under section 1051;
[1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (new).]
D. Shall apportion the costs for a superintendent under section 1051, among the school administrative units in proportion to
the service to be performed and certify to the treasurer of each school administrative unit and to the commissioner the amounts
to be paid;
[1993, c. 131, §1 (amd).]
E. May authorize a school administrative unit within the school union to serve as a contractual employer of teachers and other
personnel who provide services to more than one unit in the union. Employment is subject to section 13201 and Title 26, chapter
9-A; and
[2005, c. 130, §1 (amd).]
F. May assume additional responsibilities delegated by the school boards of the school administrative units comprising the
school union. Except as provided in section 1904, a plan for the delegation of additional responsibilities under this section
must be approved by a majority of the members of each school board. The plan must include, but is not limited to, a description
of the delegated responsibilities, apportionment of costs among the member school administrative units and consideration of
appropriate time limits on contracts for purchases of school supplies. Funds to support additional responsibilities under
this section must be budgeted and approved as part of each school administrative unit's budget.
[2005, c. 130, §2 (amd).]
[2005, c. 130, §§1, 2 (amd).]
Section History:
PL 1981,
Ch. 693,
§5,8
(NEW).
PL 1993,
Ch. 131,
§1
(AMD).
PL 2005,
Ch. 130,
§1,2
(AMD).
The Revisor's Office cannot provide legal advice or
interpretation of Maine law to the public. If you need legal
advice, please consult
a qualified attorney.
Office of the Revisor of Statutes
7 State House Station
State House Room 108
Augusta, Maine 04333-0007Title 20-A - §1903. Appropriation for superintendent's salary
Title 20-A: EDUCATION
Part 2: SCHOOL ORGANIZATION
Chapter 107: SCHOOL UNIONS
§1903. Appropriation for superintendent's salary
School administrative units shall appropriate for the salary of the superintendent their proportion of the sum paid the superintendent,
but not more than the amount certified by the union committee, to the municipal treasurer. The proportion to be paid by a
municipality shall be paid out of the appropriation made for the support or maintenance of public schools.
[1981, c. 693, § § 5, 8(new).]
Section History:
PL 1981,
Ch. 693,
§5,8
(NEW).
The Revisor's Office cannot provide legal advice or
interpretation of Maine law to the public. If you need legal
advice, please consult
a qualified attorney.
Office of the Revisor of Statutes
7 State House Station
State House Room 108
Augusta, Maine 04333-0007Title 20-A - §1904. Fiscal authority
Title 20-A: EDUCATION
Part 2: SCHOOL ORGANIZATION
Chapter 107: SCHOOL UNIONS
§1904. Fiscal authority
The superintendent of a school union may be designated as the treasurer of the school union and, notwithstanding section 1902,
subsection 3, paragraph F, the union committee of a school union may perform the functions of fiscal agent for the school
administrative units in the school union if a majority of the voters in each municipality agree to these designations through
a referendum or at a town meeting. The article that is placed before the voters in each municipality must state the specific
functions to be performed by the fiscal agent, must state that the agreement under which the union committee may perform the
functions of fiscal agent may not exceed a period of 3 years and must also include a schedule for regular payment of the warrants
approved in each municipality to the union committee. The school union must provide the municipalities with accounting records
after an audit has been completed and delivered to the superintendent. An agreement under which the union committee performs
the functions of fiscal agent may be renewed for a period not to exceed 3 years. Each renewal may be approved only in accordance
with the procedures described in this section.
[2005, c. 130, §3 (new).]
Section History:
PL 2005,
Ch. 130,
§3
(NEW).
The Revisor's Office cannot provide legal advice or
interpretation of Maine law to the public. If you need legal
advice, please consult
a qualified attorney.
Office of the Revisor of Statutes
7 State House Station
State House Room 108
Augusta, Maine 04333-0007
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