Maine § 20-A §1705 Authority to accept gifts

Maine Statutes

§ 20-A §1705 — Authority to accept gifts

Maine § 20-A §1705

Title 20-AEDUCATION

Part 2SCHOOL ORGANIZATION

Ch. 105COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 20-A, § 20-A §1705 (2026).

Text

1.Outright or in trust. A community school district may accept and receive money or other property, outright or in trust, for any specified benevolent or educational purpose.

2.Conditional. A community school district may accept and receive money or other property as a conditional gift for any specified benevolent or educational purpose. When the district school committee receives written notice from a prospective donor or a representative of the donor of a proposed gift, they shall submit the matter to the next regular meeting of the legislative body or shall call a special meeting for that purpose and shall, within 10 days after the meeting, send written notice of its acceptance or rejection.

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1.
Outright or in trust.
A community school district may accept and receive money or other property, outright or in trust, for any specified benevolent or educational purpose.
2.
Conditional.
A community school district may accept and receive money or other property as a conditional gift for any specified benevolent or educational purpose. When the district school committee receives written notice from a prospective donor or a representative of the donor of a proposed gift, they shall submit the matter to the next regular meeting of the legislative body or shall call a special meeting for that purpose and shall, within 10 days after the meeting, send written notice of its acceptance or rejection.

Legislative History

PL 1981, c. 693, §§5,8 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 806, §§23,24 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 737, §§C50,C106 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 104, §§C8,C10 (AMD).