Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 3661 – Employment
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Each employee of an interstate district assigned to a school located in Maine shall be considered an employee of a Maine school district for the purpose of the Maine Public Employees Retirement System, the Maine workers’ compensation law, and any other laws relating to the regulation of employment or the provision of benefits for employees of Maine school districts except as follows: [PL 1987, c. 769, Pt. A, §60 (AMD); PL 2007, c. 58, §3 (REV).]
1. Teachers in Maine member district. A teacher in a Maine member district may elect to remain a member of the Maine Public Employees Retirement System, even though assigned to teach in an interstate school in New Hampshire.
[PL 1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (NEW); PL 2007, c. 58, §3 (REV).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 3661
- 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.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- 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
2. Professional or instructional staff members. Employees of interstate districts designated as professional or instructional staff members, as defined in article I, may elect to participate in the Maine Public Employees Retirement System or the teachers’ retirement system of the State of New Hampshire but in no case will they participate in both retirement systems simultaneously.
[PL 1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (NEW); PL 2007, c. 58, §3 (REV).]
3. Duties of superintendent. It shall be the duty of the superintendent in an interstate district to:
A. Advise teachers and other professional staff employees contracted for the district about the terms of the contract and the policies and procedures of the retirement system; [PL 1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (NEW).]
B. See that each teacher or professional staff employee selects the retirement system of that teacher’s or employee’s choice at the time that teacher’s or employee’s contract is signed; [RR 2019, c. 2, Pt. B, §15 (COR).]
C. Provide the commissioners of education in New Hampshire and in Maine with the names and other pertinent information regarding each staff member under the commissioner‘s jurisdiction so that each may be enrolled in the retirement system of that staff member’s preference. [RR 2019, c. 2, Pt. B, §16 (COR).]
[RR 2019, c. 2, Pt. B, §§15, 16 (COR).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 806, §41 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 769, §A60 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 58, §3 (REV). RR 2019, c. 2, Pt. B, §§15, 16 (COR).