Maine § 20-A §1465 Addition of a school administrative unit to an existing regional school unit

Maine Statutes

§ 20-A §1465 — Addition of a school administrative unit to an existing regional school unit

Maine § 20-A §1465

Title 20-AEDUCATION

Part 2SCHOOL ORGANIZATION

Ch. 103-AREGIONAL SCHOOL UNITS

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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 20-A, § 20-A §1465 (2026).

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A school administrative unit not originally a member of a regional school unit may be included in the regional school unit in accordance with this section.

1.Notice of intent. A school administrative unit shall file with the commissioner a notice of intent to engage in planning and negotiations to join with a regional school unit under this chapter. The commissioner shall respond to each notice of intent and provide information regarding the process and whether the intended action complies with the requirements of this chapter.

2.Process to join a regional school unit. A school administrative unit may join an existing regional school unit in the same manner required for the formation of a regional school unit under section 1461, except that section 1461, subsections 5, 6 and 7 do not app

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A school administrative unit not originally a member of a regional school unit may be included in the regional school unit in accordance with this section.
1.
Notice of intent.
A school administrative unit shall file with the commissioner a notice of intent to engage in planning and negotiations to join with a regional school unit under this chapter. The commissioner shall respond to each notice of intent and provide information regarding the process and whether the intended action complies with the requirements of this chapter.
2.
Process to join a regional school unit.
A school administrative unit may join an existing regional school unit in the same manner required for the formation of a regional school unit under section 1461, except that section 1461, subsections 5, 6 and 7 do not apply.
3.
Referendum for a school administrative unit to join an existing regional school unit.
The municipal officers of each municipality that is a member of a school administrative unit that is proposing to join a regional school unit shall place a warrant article substantially as follows on the ballot of a municipal referendum in accordance with the referendum procedures applicable to the school administrative unit of which the municipality is a member."Article: Do you favor approving the school reorganization plan prepared by the (insert name) Reorganization Planning Committee for school administrative unit (insert name of affected school administrative unit) to join the regional school unit (name of regional school unit), with an effective date of (insert date)?Yes No"
4.
Referendum on the admission of an additional school administrative unit to an existing regional school unit.
If the vote to join a regional school unit under subsection 3 was in the affirmative, the existing regional school unit shall conduct a regional school unit referendum to vote on the following article."Article: Do you favor approving the school reorganization plan prepared by the (insert name) Reorganization Planning Committee for school administrative unit (insert name of affected school administrative unit) to join the regional school unit (name of regional school unit), with an effective date of (insert date)?Yes No"
5.
Results of referendum.
A school administrative unit shall report the results of the referendum to the department following the referendum election.
6.
Amended certificate of organization.
If a plan for reorganization has been approved by the commissioner and approved by voters at the referendum under subsections 3 and 4, the commissioner shall issue an amended certificate of organization to the reorganized regional school unit.