Maine § 20-A §15905 State board

Maine Statutes

§ 20-A §15905 — State board

Maine § 20-A §15905

Title 20-AEDUCATION

Part 7SCHOOL FINANCE

Ch. 609SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION

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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 20-A, § 20-A §15905 (2026).

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1.Approval authority. The state board must approve each school construction project, unless it is a small scale school construction project as defined in section 15901, subsection 4‑A, a nonstate funded project as defined in section 15905‑A or a permanent space lease-purchase project.

2.Secondary school construction project limitations. The state board may approve a secondary school construction project designed to accommodate fewer than 300 pupils only if the state board has determined that the school will have an adequate educational program. The board may not approve a secondary school construction project if fewer than 10 full-time teachers will be employed at the school, unless the location of the school would be geographically isolated.

3.Certificate of approval. A certificate of

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1.
Approval authority.
The state board must approve each school construction project, unless it is a small scale school construction project as defined in section 15901, subsection 4‑A, a nonstate funded project as defined in section 15905‑A or a permanent space lease-purchase project.
2.
Secondary school construction project limitations.
The state board may approve a secondary school construction project designed to accommodate fewer than 300 pupils only if the state board has determined that the school will have an adequate educational program. The board may not approve a secondary school construction project if fewer than 10 full-time teachers will be employed at the school, unless the location of the school would be geographically isolated.
3.
Certificate of approval.
A certificate of approval must be issued by the commissioner for each project for which design and funding approval has been given by the state board. The certificate must bear the amount approved for subsidy and other stipulations or conditions. The certificate must be signed by the commissioner and is conclusive evidence of the facts stated on it.
4.
Rules.
The state board may adopt or amend rules relating to the approval of school construction projects. Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection relating to the approval of major capital school construction projects under this chapter are major substantive rules pursuant to Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2‑A.
5.
Approval criteria.
In approving school construction projects, the state board shall ensure that school administrative units have made efficient use of existing school facilities within the unit and have explored and when feasible developed agreements for sharing facilities with neighboring school administrative units.
6.
Facility maintenance plan required.
The state board shall require a school administrative unit applying for state funds for a school construction project to establish a facility maintenance plan for the projected life cycle of the proposed school building.
7.
Interest-only interim local financing.
Notwithstanding any provision of law or rule to the contrary, the state board may accelerate the dates on which it grants concept approval and funding approval for a school construction project that has been placed on the special priority list of the state board on the condition that the school administrative unit provide interest-only interim local financing for the project in accordance with this subsection. The period of interest-only interim local financing must be determined by the state board at the time concept approval is granted for a project and must be based on the time difference between the date that final funding approval is expected to be granted on an accelerated basis and the date that final funding approval would have been expected to be granted in the normal course. The period of interim local financing for a project may not exceed 5 years.

Legislative History

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