Maine § 20-A §6971 Definitions

Maine Statutes

§ 20-A §6971 — Definitions

Maine § 20-A §6971

Title 20-AEDUCATION

Part 3ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

Ch. 229DUAL ENROLLMENT CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 20-A, § 20-A §6971 (2026).

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As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.

1.Collaborative agreement. "Collaborative agreement" means an agreement between a secondary school, a career and technical education program and one or more public postsecondary educational institutions in the State to form a collaborative partnership that articulates a credit transfer agreement between the publicly supported educational institutions and that specifies each institution's responsibility for and cost of the delivery of specified secondary and postsecondary educational functions and support services over a 3-year period for a cohort-based program that provides secondary school students with the opportunity to take postsecondary education courses and earn credits

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As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.
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Collaborative agreement.
"Collaborative agreement" means an agreement between a secondary school, a career and technical education program and one or more public postsecondary educational institutions in the State to form a collaborative partnership that articulates a credit transfer agreement between the publicly supported educational institutions and that specifies each institution's responsibility for and cost of the delivery of specified secondary and postsecondary educational functions and support services over a 3-year period for a cohort-based program that provides secondary school students with the opportunity to take postsecondary education courses and earn credits toward an associate degree while participating in a career and technical education program that integrates secondary education and postsecondary education courses.
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Collaborative board.
"Collaborative board" means the governing body composed of representatives of the publicly supported educational institutions participating in the collaborative partnership and the department. The collaborative board has direct oversight over all collaborative agreements.
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Collaborative partnership.
"Collaborative partnership" means a dual enrollment career and technical education collaborative partnership formed pursuant to this chapter to provide a cohort-based learning pathway for career and technical education students that provides those students with the opportunity to take postsecondary education courses and earn credits toward an associate degree while participating in a career and technical education program that integrates secondary education and postsecondary education courses.
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Dual enrollment career and technical education program.
"Dual enrollment career and technical education program" means a nonduplicative learning pathway for a specific career and technical education program that provides secondary school students with the opportunity to take postsecondary education courses and earn credits toward an associate degree while participating in a career and technical education program that:
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Eligible agencies for funding.
"Eligible agencies for funding" means career and technical education centers and regions as defined in chapter 313.
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Publicly supported educational institution.
"Publicly supported educational institution" means a publicly supported secondary school, a career and technical education program and a public postsecondary education institution in the State.