Maine § 20-A §15006 School money; finance committees

Maine Statutes

§ 20-A §15006 — School money; finance committees

Maine § 20-A §15006

Title 20-AEDUCATION

Part 7SCHOOL FINANCE

Ch. 601GENERAL PROVISIONS

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 20-A, § 20-A §15006 (2026).

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1.Municipal schools. Money appropriated for public schools for educational purposes may be paid from the treasury of a municipality by the treasurer of the municipality in the following circumstances:

2.Quasi-municipal corporations. No money appropriated for public school or educational purposes may be paid out by a school administrative unit other than a municipality, except upon written order of its treasurer. No such order may be drawn by the treasurer, except upon presentation of a properly avouched bill of items which has first been certified as to correctness by the superintendent of schools and approved by a majority of the school board or by a financial committee appointed or otherwise duly elected by the school board.

3.Finance committees. School boards which do not otherwise h

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1.
Municipal schools.
Money appropriated for public schools for educational purposes may be paid from the treasury of a municipality by the treasurer of the municipality in the following circumstances:
2.
Quasi-municipal corporations.
No money appropriated for public school or educational purposes may be paid out by a school administrative unit other than a municipality, except upon written order of its treasurer. No such order may be drawn by the treasurer, except upon presentation of a properly avouched bill of items which has first been certified as to correctness by the superintendent of schools and approved by a majority of the school board or by a financial committee appointed or otherwise duly elected by the school board.
3.
Finance committees.
School boards which do not otherwise have authority to appoint a finance committee under this Title may appoint 2 or more members of the board and the superintendent to act as the finance committee of the administrative unit.