1. General right. A person eligible to receive free public secondary and middle school level education may, consistent with this section and department rules:
A. Receive career and technical education from a center, satellite program or region that serves the person’s residence; or [RR 2003, c. 2, §43 (COR).]
B. Receive career and technical education from a center, satellite program or region outside of the geographical area that serves the person’s residence, subject to the approval of the governing bodies of the sending unit and receiving center, satellite program or region. [PL 2011, c. 679, §7 (AMD).]

[PL 2017, c. 171, §6 (AMD).]

Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 8305-A

  • Adult: means a person who has attained the age of 18 years. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
  • Career and technical education: means a course or program of education designed to create or improve job-related skills that is part of a secondary school or middle school level curriculum and approved by the commissioner according to this chapter. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 8301-A
  • Center: means an administrative entity established pursuant to this chapter that provides career and technical education to secondary students and middle school level students. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 8301-A
  • Department: means the Department of Education. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 1
  • Region: means a quasi-municipal corporation established by the Legislature to provide career and technical education to secondary students and middle school level students that is comprised of all the school administrative units within the geographical boundaries set forth for each career and technical education region in section 8451. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 8301-A
  • Residence: means , with reference to a person's eligibility to receive career and technical education, the school administrative unit in which is located the legal residence of the person's parent if the person has not reached 18 years of age, the legal residence of the person after the person reaches 18 years of age or the legal residence of the person after the person becomes an emancipated minor. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 8301-A
  • Satellite program: means a program providing career and technical education to secondary students and middle school level students that is operated, under section 8403?A, by a school administrative unit affiliated with a center. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 8301-A
  • Secondary school: means that portion of a school that provides instruction in any combination of grades 9 through 12. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 1
  • Unit: means a school administrative unit. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 8301-A
2. Admission standards. A region, center or satellite program shall determine, in accordance with its published admission standards, whether to admit a person to such a region, center or satellite program. Unless otherwise specifically provided for in this chapter, priority to enroll in any career and technical education course of study offered by a region, center or satellite program must be given first to persons eligible to receive a free public secondary or middle school level education who are residents of municipalities served by that region, center or satellite program.

[PL 2017, c. 171, §7 (AMD).]

3. Adult participation in career and technical education courses. A person who is continuing the person’s educational placement until the person attains 22 years of age and who is enrolled in a special education program has the right to participate in career and technical education courses. A person who is 22 years of age or older or who has graduated from a secondary school and who otherwise complies with the requirements of this section may receive career and technical education in a career and technical education course if, after all other eligible persons have been enrolled in that course, space exists to accommodate participation by that person. A region, center or satellite program may charge reasonable fees to a person who receives career and technical education pursuant to this subsection.

[PL 2023, c. 450, §6 (AMD).]

SECTION HISTORY

RR 1991, c. 2, §62 (COR). PL 1991, c. 518, §4 (NEW). RR 2003, c. 2, §43 (COR). PL 2011, c. 679, §§7, 8 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 171, §§6, 7 (AMD). PL 2023, c. 450, §6 (AMD).
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