1. Implementation. The commissioner shall determine which schools and school units are in compliance with the basic school approval standards, in accordance with the procedures of the basic school approval rules and the provisions of this Title, and the Maine Human Rights Act.
If the commissioner finds that a school or school administrative unit is not in compliance with the Maine Human Rights Act, the commissioner shall refer the finding to the Maine Human Rights Commission.

[PL 2023, c. 397, §2 (AMD).]

Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 4504

  • Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Education or the commissioner's designee. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 1
  • 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
2. Comprehensive review. The commissioner shall conduct a comprehensive review of a school administrative unit in accordance with the school assistance process established in section 6210, based on a review of the school administrative unit’s comprehensive education plan and student achievement data, or as part of an inspection in accordance with section 258?A.

[PL 2009, c. 313, §5 (AMD).]

3. Rules. Basic school approval rules shall be adopted and enforced in accordance with section 6801?A and the Maine Administrative Procedure Act, Title 5, chapter 375.

[PL 1983, c. 859, Pt. A, §§20, 25 (NEW).]

SECTION HISTORY

PL 1983, c. 859, §§A20,A25 (NEW). PL 1985, c. 142, §1 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 622, §X4 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 435, §4 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 435, §14 (AFF). PL 1995, c. 527, §4 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 696, §3 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 454, §17 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 446, §1 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 313, §5 (AMD). PL 2023, c. 397, §2 (AMD).