20-A §15905-A. Approval of nonstate funded projects - Maine Statutes

Title 20-A: EDUCATION

Part 7: SCHOOL FINANCE

Chapter 609: SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION

§15905-A. Approval of nonstate funded projects

1. Approval authority. The commissioner must approve each nonstate funded project.

[ 1987, c. 395, Pt. A, §87 (NEW) .]

2. Rules. The commissioner may adopt or amend rules relating to the approval of nonstate funded projects.

[ 1987, c. 395, Pt. A, §87 (NEW) .]

3. Local vote. Prior to approval by the commissioner, each nonstate funded project, except a municipal school construction project pursuant to subsection 4, must receive a favorable vote in accordance with section 15904, except that section 15904, subsection 4 does not apply.

[ 1999, c. 95, §1 (AMD) .]

4. Municipal schools. In a municipal school unit where the responsibility for final adoption of the school budget is vested in the municipal council by municipal charter, a nonstate funded project may be approved without a referendum vote if the charter does not require a referendum.

[ 1999, c. 95, §2 (NEW) .]

SECTION HISTORY

1987, c. 395, §A87 (NEW). 1991, c. 655, §10 (AMD). 1999, c. 95, §§1,2 (AMD).