The following provisions shall apply to schoolbooks, apparatus and appliances. [PL 1981, c. 693, §§ 5, 8 (NEW).]
1. Free schoolbooks. A school administrative unit shall provide its students with schoolbooks and necessary apparatus and appliances at the expense of the school administrative unit.

[PL 1981, c. 693, §§ 5, 8 (NEW).]

Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 4002

  • Parent: means a parent, guardian or legal guardian. 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
2. Purchased textbooks. The parent of a student may buy required textbooks for that student’s exclusive use.

[PL 1981, c. 693, §§ 5, 8 (NEW).]

3. Rules. A school board may adopt rules for distributing and preserving schoolbooks, apparatus and appliances provided by the unit.

[PL 1981, c. 693, §§ 5, 8 (NEW).]

SECTION HISTORY

PL 1981, c. 693, §§5,8 (NEW).