Maine § 20-A §1461-B Alternative organizational structure

Maine Statutes

§ 20-A §1461-B — Alternative organizational structure

Maine § 20-A §1461-B

Title 20-AEDUCATION

Part 2SCHOOL ORGANIZATION

Ch. 103-AREGIONAL SCHOOL UNITS

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 20-A, § 20-A §1461-B (2026).

Text

1.Notice of intent. A school administrative unit may file with the commissioner a notice of intent to engage in planning and negotiations with other school administrative units for the purpose of developing a reorganization plan to form an alternative organizational structure in accordance with this section.

2.Organization; procedures and parameters. An alternative organizational structure must be organized in accordance with the procedures and parameters applicable to regional school units as set forth in section 1461.

3.Submission, review and approval of plans for an alternative organizational structure. A school administrative unit may submit a reorganization plan to the commissioner to form an alternative organizational structure in order to comply with this chapter.

4.Recognition

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1.
Notice of intent.
A school administrative unit may file with the commissioner a notice of intent to engage in planning and negotiations with other school administrative units for the purpose of developing a reorganization plan to form an alternative organizational structure in accordance with this section.
2.
Organization; procedures and parameters.
An alternative organizational structure must be organized in accordance with the procedures and parameters applicable to regional school units as set forth in section 1461.
3.
Submission, review and approval of plans for an alternative organizational structure.
A school administrative unit may submit a reorganization plan to the commissioner to form an alternative organizational structure in order to comply with this chapter.
4.
Recognition as discrete school administrative units for subsidy purposes.
In fiscal year 2011-12 and subsequent fiscal years, the member entities of an alternative organizational structure are recognized as discrete school administrative units for purposes of chapter 606‑B, unless the member entities of the alternative organizational structure include in the reorganization plan under subsection 3 their decision to be recognized by the department as a single school administrative unit for purposes of chapter 606‑B.
5.
Recognition as school administrative unit for subsidy purposes; change.
This subsection governs the procedure to alter the recognition of a school administrative unit that is an alternative organizational structure for subsidy purposes.
6.
Withdrawal of a member entity.
Notwithstanding chapter 103‑A, subchapter 2, for an alternative organizational structure approved by the commissioner and approved by the voters, the withdrawal provisions for member entities that were adopted as part of the reorganization plan under subsection 3 and interlocal agreement under Title 30‑A, chapter 115 govern the withdrawal of a member entity.

Legislative History

PL 2009, c. 580, §5 (NEW). PL 2011, c. 251, §§2-4 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 251, §12 (AFF). PL 2011, c. 485, §§1, 2 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 284, Pt. VVVVV, §2 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 284, Pt. VVVVV, §14 (AFF).