Title 20-A, Title 20-A

1. Representation on school committees in districts that do not include kindergarten and grades one to 12; districts that include kindergarten and grades one to 12; starting date for term of office. Each member town's representation on the district's school committee, as determin…

1. General functions. A district school committee shall have the powers and duties with respect to the community school district as are conferred upon school boards under this Title, except those powers and duties which are expressly reserved for the district board of trustees. 2…

1. Preparation. A district school committee shall annually prepare a budget for the operational and capital expenditures of the community school district. 2. Articles. The district school committee shall prepare appropriate articles to authorize the budget expenditures and to det…

Notwithstanding any other law, community school district budgets developed after January 1, 2008 must conform to the format and referendum procedures for regional school units as set forth in sections 1485 and 1486. A community school district is deemed to be a regional school un…

1. Purposes of borrowing. The district board of trustees may borrow funds to pay for: A. Current operational expenditures of the community school district in an amount not to exceed the gross budget approved by the voters at the annual meeting. These borrowed funds must be repaid…

1. Community school district warrant. In accordance with the budget approved by the voters at the annual budget meeting and in substantially the same form as the warrant of the Treasurer of State for taxes, the district school committee shall issue its warrants to the assessors o…

The following provisions apply to sharing district costs. [PL 1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (NEW).] 1. Formula. A community school district shall share its costs among the member municipalities on the basis of: A. The number of resident pupils in each municipality; [PL 1981, c. 693, §§5, …

1. Outright or in trust. A community school district may accept and receive money or other property, outright or in trust, for any specified benevolent or educational purpose. A. When the district school committee receives written notice from a prospective donor or a representati…

Community school districts may establish a reserve fund as follows: [PL 1989, c. 132, §3 (NEW).] 1. Establishment. A community school district may establish a reserve fund for school construction projects, financing the acquisition or reconstruction of a specific or type of capit…

The residents of a participating municipality within a community school district may petition and vote to withdraw from the district in the same manner as a participating municipality within a regional school unit may petition to withdraw in accordance with section 1466.

If the provisions of this chapter conflict with the provisions of any private and special Act of the Legislature which created a community school district, then the provisions of the private and special Act shall control.