Maine § 20-A §7209 General administration and supervision

Maine Statutes

§ 20-A §7209 — General administration and supervision

Maine § 20-A §7209

Title 20-AEDUCATION

Part 4SPECIFIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS

Ch. 303CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 20-A, § 20-A §7209 (2026).

Text

1.Department of Education. The department shall serve as the lead agency for the statewide system pursuant to 20 United States Code, Section 1435, including the identification and coordination of all available resources within the State for services to eligible children from birth to under 3 years of age, and shall exercise general supervisory authority over child find as provided in 20 United States Code, Section 1412 (a) (3) and the provision of a free, appropriate public education to children at least 3 years of age and under 6 years of age.

2.State-level advisory committee.

3.State intermediate educational unit establishment; administrative functions. The commissioner shall establish and supervise the state intermediate educational unit. The state intermediate educational unit is es

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1.
Department of Education.
The department shall serve as the lead agency for the statewide system pursuant to 20 United States Code, Section 1435, including the identification and coordination of all available resources within the State for services to eligible children from birth to under 3 years of age, and shall exercise general supervisory authority over child find as provided in 20 United States Code, Section 1412 (a) (3) and the provision of a free, appropriate public education to children at least 3 years of age and under 6 years of age.
2.
State-level advisory committee.
3.
State intermediate educational unit establishment; administrative functions.
The commissioner shall establish and supervise the state intermediate educational unit. The state intermediate educational unit is established as a body corporate and politic and as a public instrumentality of the State for the purpose of conducting child find activities as provided in 20 United States Code, Section 1412 (a) (3) for children from birth to under 6 years of age and ensuring the provision of early intervention services for eligible children from birth to under 3 years of age and for eligible children until the start of the school year when they are 4 years of age if the extended Part C option is selected by the child's family. The state intermediate educational unit shall also ensure a free, appropriate public education for eligible children at least 3 years of age and under 6 years of age, where designated as the responsible agency by the commissioner. The state intermediate educational unit shall perform the following statewide coordination and administration functions:
3-A.
State intermediate educational unit; program functions.
The state intermediate educational unit established pursuant to subsection 3, through a network of regional sites, where designated by the commissioner, shall:
4.
Director of early childhood special education.
The commissioner or the commissioner's designee shall supervise a director of early childhood special education. The director has the following powers and duties:
5.
Regional site board of directors.
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Regional site board of directors; annual entitlement plan; site budget approval.
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Regional site; administration.
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Regional site; duties and obligations.

Legislative History

PL 2005, c. 662, §A30 (NEW). RR 2007, c. 1, §9 (COR). PL 2007, c. 307, §§1-7 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 450, Pt. A, §§1-6 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 530, §1 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 572, Pt. B, §§1-4 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 655, Pt. OO, §4 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 338, §1 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 284, Pt. AAAAAA, §§1, 2 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 284, Pt. SSS, §1 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 398, Pt. II, §1 (AMD). PL 2023, c. 643, Pt. W, §§12-16 (AMD). RR 2023, c. 2, Pt. A, §28 (COR).