This text of Maine § 20-A §5021 (Standards for participation in public schools by students enrolled in equivalent instruction programs) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Maine primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
A school administrative unit shall conform to the following standards in making public school resources and services available to a student enrolled in a home instruction program under section 5001‑A, subsection 3, paragraph A, subparagraph (4) for a student otherwise eligible to attend school in that school administrative unit, including a student who resides in the unorganized territory.
1.Participation in regular classes.
A student receiving home instruction may enroll in specific day school classes at the appropriate public school if each of the following conditions is met.
2.Academic credit.
A student receiving home-school instruction must receive academic credit subject to the following requirements.
3.Special education services.
A student receiving home-school instruction is elig
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A school administrative unit shall conform to the following standards in making public school resources and services available to a student enrolled in a home instruction program under section 5001‑A, subsection 3, paragraph A, subparagraph (4) for a student otherwise eligible to attend school in that school administrative unit, including a student who resides in the unorganized territory.
1.
Participation in regular classes.
A student receiving home instruction may enroll in specific day school classes at the appropriate public school if each of the following conditions is met.
2.
Academic credit.
A student receiving home-school instruction must receive academic credit subject to the following requirements.
3.
Special education services.
A student receiving home-school instruction is eligible for special education services, as provided under federal regulations, in accordance with section 5001‑A and relevant department procedures and standards.
4.
Participation in cocurricular activities.
A student receiving home-school instruction is eligible to participate in cocurricular activities sponsored by the local school unit provided the following requirements are met.
5.
Participation in extracurricular activities.
Students receiving home-school instruction are eligible to try out for extracurricular activities sponsored by the local school unit, provided the student applies in writing, if the following requirements are satisfied.
6.
Use of school facilities and equipment.
A student receiving home-school instruction may use public school facilities and equipment on the same basis as regularly enrolled students if the following conditions are met:
7.
Use of school textbooks and library books.
Subject to availability, a student receiving home instruction may use school textbooks if the number of particular copies are sufficient and library books owned by the school unit subject to the following conditions:
8.
Reimbursement for students enrolled in equivalent instruction programs.
A school administrative unit is entitled to receive state subsidy for any student who receives instruction through one or more on-site academic courses from a public school but is not a full-time student. A school administrative unit that sends any tuition student to another school administrative unit or to a private school approved pursuant to chapter 219 is also entitled to receive state subsidy under this subsection. The rate of reimbursement must be established in increments of 0.25 full-time equivalent status up to 1.0 full-time equivalent status based on the average amount of time per day that a student receives on-site academic services from a public school. School administrative units shall keep an accurate count of the number of students receiving on-site academic services and shall include the full-time equivalency status of these students in the annual count of students attending school in accordance with section 6004.