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USA Statutes : maine
Title : Title 20-A. EDUCATION
Chapter : Chapter 601. GENERAL PROVISIONS
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Title 20-A - §15001. Definitions
Title 20-A: EDUCATION
Part 7: SCHOOL FINANCE
Chapter 601: GENERAL PROVISIONS
§15001. Definitions
As used in this Title and Title 20, unless the context indicates otherwise, the following terms have the following meanings.
[1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (new).]
1. Aggregate attendance. "Aggregate attendance" means the total number of days of attendance for one school year in elementary and secondary schools
of each regularly enrolled pupil resident of the municipality.
[1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (new).]
2. Membership. "Membership" means active participation in the program of a school from the date of enrollment to the time the student withdraws
or is absent from the school for 10 consecutive days for reasons other than illness.
[1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (new).]
3. Teaching positions. "Teaching positions" means positions in elementary and secondary schools filled by classroom teachers, assistant classroom
teachers, school principals, school nurses, supervisors, assistants to supervisors and teachers of special subjects, except
for a position used as a basis for payment of state aid for career and technical education, or as a position filled by a person
devoting less than half of the school day to the duties of that position.
A. In a secondary school, the number of teaching positions for each municipality shall be determined as follows:
number of each aggregate attendance of resident
municipality's secondary school in the
secondary school municipality number of
teaching positions = teaching
div>
aggregate at- positions
div>
tendence of all the schools
div>
secondary
div>
school pupils
[1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (new).]
p align="center">B. If a teaching position is maintained for only part of a school year, it shall be counted as follows:
p align="center">teaching position number of weeks the
p align="center">count positions is maintained
div>
=
div>
total number of weeks
div>
the schools in the town
div>
were maintained
[1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (new).]
[1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (new); 2005, c. 397, Pt. D, §3 (rev).]
4. Pupil. "Pupil" means elementary or secondary school student.
[1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (new).]
Section History:
PL 1981,
Ch. 693,
§5,8
(NEW).
PL 2005,
Ch. 397,
§D3
(REV).
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
This page created on: 2005-10-01
Title 20-A - §15002-A. Permanent School Fund
Title 20-A: EDUCATION
Part 7: SCHOOL FINANCE
Chapter 601: GENERAL PROVISIONS
§15002-A. Permanent School Fund
The Treasurer of State shall keep a separate account of all money received from sales of lands appropriated for the support
of schools or from notes taken therefor and of any other money appropriated for the same purpose. Those sums shall constitute
a Permanent School Fund, which shall be invested in such securities as are legal investments for savings banks under Title
9. The income from these investments shall be placed in a dedicated revenue, interest-bearing account and shall be available
to be used as follows:
[1985, c. 774, § 7 (new).]
1. Alternative education, school dropouts and truants. Financing the department's obligation to provide services to encourage the development of alternative educational programs,
including high school completion programs through adult education programs and shall address other needs of school dropouts
and truants as more specifically set forth in sections 5151 to 5153;
[1985, c. 774, § 7 (new).]
2. Allocation to school units. Allocations to school administrative units for the purpose of surveying school systems and developing school plans. The
allocations shall not in any case exceed the unit's local share percentage determined under section 15609 of the School Finance
Act times the cost of those surveys or plans; and
[1985, c. 774, § 7 (new).]
3. Fees for equivalency certificates.
[1989, c. 525, §2 (rp).]
Section History:
PL 1985,
Ch. 774,
§7
(NEW).
PL 1989,
Ch. 525,
§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 04333-0007
This page created on: 2005-10-01
Title 20-A - §15002. Permanent school fund (REPEALED)
Title 20-A: EDUCATION
Part 7: SCHOOL FINANCE
Chapter 601: GENERAL PROVISIONS
§15002. Permanent school fund (REPEALED)
Section History:
PL 1981,
Ch. 693,
§5,8
(NEW).
PL 1985,
Ch. 774,
§6
(RP ).
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
This page created on: 2005-10-01
Title 20-A - §15003. School fiscal year
Title 20-A: EDUCATION
Part 7: SCHOOL FINANCE
Chapter 601: GENERAL PROVISIONS
§15003. School fiscal year
Notwithstanding any statute or charter provision to the contrary, a school administrative unit shall annually adopt a school
budget for a period beginning on July 1st and ending on June 30th.
[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 04333-0007
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Title 20-A - §15004. Unexpended balances
Title 20-A: EDUCATION
Part 7: SCHOOL FINANCE
Chapter 601: GENERAL PROVISIONS
§15004. Unexpended balances
The unexpended balance of all money raised by a school administrative unit, received from the State for general-purpose aid
or for other educational programs; from the Federal Government directly or from the Federal Government through the State;
from tuition payments made by other units, the State, or by individuals; and other receipts for school purposes shall be carried
forward and credited to the unit for educational programs for the ensuing year.
[1989, c. 425, §3 (amd).]
div>
Funds which are set aside for direct reimbursement programs or for workers' compensation self-insurance programs, established
pursuant to section 1001, shall not be considered unexpended balances. These funds shall be carried forward to be used only
for the reimbursement or self-insurance program for which they were originally dedicated.
[1989, c. 425, §3 (new) .]
Section History:
PL 1981,
Ch. 693,
§5,8
(NEW).
PL 1989,
Ch. 425,
§3
(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 04333-0007
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Title 20-A - §15005. Apportionments
Title 20-A: EDUCATION
Part 7: SCHOOL FINANCE
Chapter 601: GENERAL PROVISIONS
§15005. Apportionments
1. Apportionments. Apportionments to school administrative units and private schools, unless specifically directed by statute, must be made
annually commencing in July in the following manner. An amount not to exceed 112 of the subsidy must be paid each month
no later than the last day of the month. Any balance must be paid within 7 days after the end of the fiscal year. If the
balance of state subsidy for a fiscal year is paid after the end of the fiscal year, the final payment may be recorded as
an account receivable due from the State in that fiscal year.
[1991, c. 824, Pt. A, §37 (rpr).]
2. Career and technical education centers. Payments may be made to career and technical education centers at the times and in the amounts as the commissioner may authorize.
[1991, c. 716, §6 (amd); 2003, c. 545, §5 (rev).]
3. Return required. An apportionment provided in this chapter, chapters 109, 205, 505 and 605, and section 13601, and Title 20, section 3457,
may not be paid to a school administrative unit by the Treasurer of State until returns required by law have been filed with
the commissioner.
[1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (new).]
4. Failure to file return. When the information required by the chapters and sections listed in subsection 3 is not available because of the failure
of the school administrative unit, through its officers, to make the returns required by law, or because of the loss or destruction
of the school records of the unit, the commissioner may use a basis for apportionment numbers on which the apportionment for
the unit was made for the preceding year less 10%.
[1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (new).]
Section History:
PL 1981,
Ch. 693,
§5,8
(NEW).
PL 1991,
Ch. 429,
§5
(AMD).
PL 1991,
Ch. 528,
§I6
(AMD).
PL 1991,
Ch. 528,
§RRR
(AFF).
PL 1991,
Ch. 591,
§I6
(AMD).
PL 1991,
Ch. 716,
§6
(AMD).
PL 1991,
Ch. 824,
§A37
(AMD).
PL 2003,
Ch. 545,
§5
(REV).
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
This page created on: 2005-10-01
Title 20-A - §15006. School money; finance committees
Title 20-A: EDUCATION
Part 7: SCHOOL FINANCE
Chapter 601: GENERAL PROVISIONS
§15006. School money; finance committees
1. Municipal schools. Money appropriated for public schools for educational purposes may be paid from the treasury of a municipality by the treasurer
of the municipality in the following circumstances:
A. Upon written order of the municipal officers following receipt of a bill of items certified by the superintendent of schools
and approved by a majority of the school board or by a finance committee appointed or duly elected by the school board; or
[1993, c. 96, §1 (new).]
B. Upon presentation of a disbursement warrant as provided in Title 30-A, section 5603, subsection 2, paragraph A, subparagraph
(2).
[1993, c. 96, §1 (new).]
[1993, c. 96, §1 (rpr).]
2. Quasi-municipal corporations. No money appropriated for public school or educational purposes may be paid out by a school administrative unit other than
a municipality, except upon written order of its treasurer. No such order may be drawn by the treasurer, except upon presentation
of a properly avouched bill of items which has first been certified as to correctness by the superintendent of schools and
approved by a majority of the school board or by a financial committee appointed or otherwise duly elected by the school board.
[1987, c. 402, Pt. A, §130 (rpr).]
3. Finance committees. School boards which do not otherwise have authority to appoint a finance committee under this Title may appoint 2 or more
members of the board and the superintendent to act as the finance committee of the administrative unit.
[1987, c. 402, Pt. A, §130 (rpr).]
Section History:
PL 1985,
Ch. 774,
§8
(NEW).
PL 1985,
Ch. 797,
§53
(NEW).
PL 1987,
Ch. 402,
§A130
(RPR).
PL 1993,
Ch. 96,
§1
(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 04333-0007
This page created on: 2005-10-01
Title 20-A - §15007. Ministerial and school lands
Title 20-A: EDUCATION
Part 7: SCHOOL FINANCE
Chapter 601: GENERAL PROVISIONS
§15007. Ministerial and school lands
All income derived from ministerial and school lands within a municipality and from rents and profits of real and personal
estate held under Title 13, section 3166, shall be annually applied to the support of public schools in the municipality or
the schooling of resident students and expended like other school money.
[1985, c. 797, § 53 (new).]
Section History:
PL 1985,
Ch. 797,
§53
(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
This page created on: 2005-10-01
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