Maine § 20-A §4801 School days

Maine Statutes

§ 20-A §4801 — School days

Maine § 20-A §4801

Title 20-AEDUCATION

Part 3ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

Ch. 209SCHOOL DAYS, HOLIDAYS, SPECIAL OBSERVANCES

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 20-A, § 20-A §4801 (2026).

Text

The following provisions shall apply to school days.

1.Number. A school administrative unit shall make provision for the maintenance of all of its schools for at least 180 days a year. At least 175 days shall be used for instruction. In meeting the requirement of a 180-day school year, no more than 5 days may be used for in-service education of teachers, administrative meetings, parent-teacher conferences, records' days and similar activities.

2.Equal terms. A school administrative unit shall operate all its schools so that their regular annual sessions are as equal in length as practicable. 2-A. Regional school calendars; plan; rules. To be eligible for state subsidy, each school administrative unit and private school approved for tuition purposes shall work with affiliated units, as de

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The following provisions shall apply to school days.
1.
Number.
A school administrative unit shall make provision for the maintenance of all of its schools for at least 180 days a year. At least 175 days shall be used for instruction. In meeting the requirement of a 180-day school year, no more than 5 days may be used for in-service education of teachers, administrative meetings, parent-teacher conferences, records' days and similar activities.
2.
Equal terms.
A school administrative unit shall operate all its schools so that their regular annual sessions are as equal in length as practicable.
2-A.
Regional school calendars; plan; rules.
To be eligible for state subsidy, each school administrative unit and private school approved for tuition purposes shall work with affiliated units, as defined in section 8301‑A, subsection 1, in its career and technical education center or school administrative units in its career and technical education region to develop and approve a regional school calendar that aligns the school calendars of sending schools with the school calendars of career and technical education programs in the region. The plan for a regional school calendar must meet the following requirements.
3.
Noncompliance.
A school administrative unit which fails to comply with this section may not receive its state school subsidy until it provides for future compliance.

Legislative History

PL 1981, c. 693, §§5,8 (NEW). PL 1985, c. 624 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 128 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 121, §A4 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 622, §DD2 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 349, §45 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 617, §1 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 662, §A10 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 87, §1 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 686, §2 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 506, §10 (AMD). PL 2015, c. 60, §1 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 105, §1 (AMD).