Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 13024 – Clearance for person paid to work in school
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1. Clearance. A person paid to work in a school in a position that does not require certification must be issued a clearance by the department. This section applies to:
A. Personnel employed in a public school or an approved private school as regular or substitute employees; [PL 2005, c. 457, Pt. FF, §3 (NEW).]
B. Personnel in a private school that enrolls more than 60% of its students at public expense; [PL 2005, c. 457, Pt. FF, §3 (NEW).]
C. Personnel employed by or serving the school administrative unit as contracted service providers; and [PL 2005, c. 662, Pt. A, §38 (AMD).]
D. Personnel for whom certification is not required prior to being hired or being placed under contract by a public school or an intermediate educational unit. [PL 2017, c. 235, §28 (AMD); PL 2017, c. 235, §41 (AFF).]
E. [PL 2005, c. 662, Pt. A, §40 (RP).]
[PL 2017, c. 235, §28 (AMD); PL 2017, c. 235, §41 (AFF).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 13024
- Approved private school: means a private school approved for attendance purposes under chapter 117. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 1
- Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Education or the commissioner's designee. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 1
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Department: means the Department of Education. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 1
- Private school: means an academy, seminary, institute or other private corporation or body formed for educational purposes covering kindergarten through grade 12 or any portion thereof. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 1
- Public school: means a school that is governed by a school board of a school administrative unit and funded primarily with public funds. 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. Qualifications. The commissioner shall adopt rules to define the function, eligibility, term and renewal of the clearance under subsection 1. Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2?A.
[PL 2017, c. 235, §28 (AMD); PL 2017, c. 235, §41 (AFF).]
3. Fees.
[PL 2017, c. 235, §28 (RP); PL 2017, c. 235, §41 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2005, c. 457, §FF3 (NEW). PL 2005, c. 662, §§A38-40 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 235, §28 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 235, §41 (AFF).