Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 2704 – Joint committee
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1. Membership. Shall have an equal number of school board members and board of trustee members;
[PL 1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (NEW).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 2704
- Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
- Joint committee: means the governing body with statutory powers and duties for implementing a contract for secondary education under chapter 115. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 1
- Joint committee: Committees including membership from both houses of teh legislature. Joint committees are usually established with narrow jurisdictions and normally lack authority to report legislation.
- 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. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 15001
- 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
- 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
- School board: means the governing body with statutory powers and duties for a school administrative unit. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 1
- Superintendent: means the person in a school administrative unit or school union appointed and having the authority and responsibility under this Title and other applicable statutes. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 1
- Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
2. Powers and duties. Shall have the following powers and duties:
A. To select and employ teachers for the private school; [PL 1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (NEW).]
B. To fix teachers’ salaries; [PL 1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (NEW).]
C. To arrange the course of study; [PL 1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (NEW).]
D. To supervise the instruction; and [PL 1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (NEW).]
E. To adopt, amend and enforce rules pertaining to other educational activities of the private school; and [PL 1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (NEW).]
[PL 1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (NEW).]
3. Secretary ex officio. Shall have the superintendent of the school administrative unit in which the private school is located serve as the secretary ex officio if the school administrative unit in which the private school is located is represented on the joint committee. If the school administrative unit in which the private school is located is not a member of the joint committee, the joint committee shall select a superintendent from one of its participating school administrative units as secretary ex officio.
[PL 1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 806, §27 (AMD).