Maine § 20-A §2651 Fund for the Efficient Delivery of Educational Services

Maine Statutes

§ 20-A §2651 — Fund for the Efficient Delivery of Educational Services

Maine·Title 20-A EDUCATION·Part 2 SCHOOL ORGANIZATION·Ch. 114-A FUND FOR THE EFFICIENT DELIVERY OF EDUCATIONAL SERVICES

1.Fund created. The Fund for the Efficient Delivery of Educational Services, referred to in this chapter as "the fund" is created to assist in financing the cost of local and regional initiatives to improve educational opportunity and student achievement through more efficient delivery of educational programs and services. The fund is a dedicated, nonlapsing account within the department.

2.Use of fund. The department shall award grants from the fund to school administrative units, municipalities, counties and groups of 2 or more such entities to fund the costs of implementing changes in governance, administrative structures or policies that result in the creation of consolidated school administrative units; purchasing alliances; innovative, autonomous public schools, teacher-led schools

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1.
Fund created.
The Fund for the Efficient Delivery of Educational Services, referred to in this chapter as "the fund" is created to assist in financing the cost of local and regional initiatives to improve educational opportunity and student achievement through more efficient delivery of educational programs and services. The fund is a dedicated, nonlapsing account within the department.
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Use of fund.
The department shall award grants from the fund to school administrative units, municipalities, counties and groups of 2 or more such entities to fund the costs of implementing changes in governance, administrative structures or policies that result in the creation of consolidated school administrative units; purchasing alliances; innovative, autonomous public schools, teacher-led schools, innovative public school districts or innovative public school zones; regional delivery of collaborative programs and educational services; regional school leadership academies; or collaborations of municipal-school service delivery or support systems, with the purpose of improving educational opportunity and student achievement. Grants must be used to implement changes that will be sustained by the school administrative unit, municipality or county without the need for additional grants from the fund or other sources.
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Grant criteria.
Grants must be awarded on a competitive basis, in accordance with procedures and criteria set forth in rules adopted by the department. The rules must give priority to projects that:
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Sources of money.
The fund consists of amounts appropriated or allocated by the State and any gifts or grants made to the department for the purpose of deposit in the fund.
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Rules.
Rules adopted or amended by the department to implement this section are major substantive rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.

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Legislative History

PL 2011, c. 446, §1 (NEW). PL 2013, c. 303, §1 (AMD). PL 2015, c. 251, §§3-7 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 284, Pt. VVVVV, §5 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 284, Pt. VVVVV, §14 (AFF). PL 2017, c. 466, §3 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 70, §§1, 2 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 70, §9 (AFF).