Title 20-A

A secondary school student may be eligible to receive state subsidy for postsecondary courses, as specified in section 4775, if the following requirements are satisfied: [PL 1997, c. 758, §2 (NEW).] 1. Availability. The eligible institution has space available for the secondary s…

A secondary school student who does not meet the requirements of section 4772, subsection 2 is eligible under this chapter if that student: [PL 1999, c. 495, §1 (NEW).] 1. Enrolled as junior. Is enrolled in grade 11 or higher in the student's school unit; 2. Recommendation. Has r…

A student is eligible to receive a state subsidy for postsecondary courses, as specified in section 4775, if the student is receiving home instruction in a program that meets the requirements of section 5001‑A, subsection 3, paragraph A, subparagraph (4) and the eligible institut…

School administrative units shall provide general information concerning postsecondary education options available to parents and students.

1. High school credit. A school administrative unit may grant academic credit toward a high school diploma to a student who successfully completes a course under this chapter. 2. Postsecondary credit. The eligible institution shall grant full credit to any student who successfull…

Beginning with the 2018-2019 school year, the department shall reimburse each eligible institution the cost of in-state tuition up to the maximum rate, calculated as follows: 50% of the average in-state tuition rate for the highest and lowest in-state tuition rates established by…

The following provisions shall apply to school days. [PL 1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (NEW).] 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 t…

The following provisions shall apply to school holidays. [PL 1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (NEW).] 1. Unconditional holidays. Public schools shall close on the following days: A. Patriot's Day, the 3rd Monday in April; [PL 1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (NEW).] B. Memorial Day, last Monday in May o…

Days marked by special observances shall be established as follows: [PL 1981, c. 693, §§ 5, 8 (NEW).] 1. January 1st. January 1st, if the school board votes to keep schools open; 2. Washington's Birthday. Washington's Birthday, the 3rd Monday in February, if the school board vote…

When a holiday or special observance falls on a Sunday, the following Monday shall be considered the holiday or day of special observance.

Other special observances shall be as follows. [PL 1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (NEW).] 1. Flag. It shall be the duty of instructors to impress upon the youth by suitable references and observances the significance of the flag, to teach them the cost, the object and principles of our gov…

Attendance at school shall be required of persons in the State as follows. [PL 1983, c. 806, §49 (NEW).] 1. Requirement. Persons 6 years of age or older and under 17 years of age shall attend a public day school during the time it is in regular session. 1-A. Attendance of persons…

1. School board's responsibility. School boards shall administer this chapter. 2. Policies. School boards shall adopt policies to carry out this chapter and shall file a copy with the commissioner. 3. Commissioner's responsibility. The commissioner shall guide school boards in ad…

Superintendents shall issue and revoke work permits for minor students as provided in Title 26, chapter 7.

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…

A school administrative unit shall conform to the following standards in making public school resources and services available to a student enrolled in an equivalent instruction program. For the purposes of this section, "student enrolled in an equivalent instruction program" mea…

1. Placement. A student who has been receiving home-school instruction and who seeks admission to the regular school program must be placed in a grade commensurate with the level of the student's academic achievement. Placement must be guided by the following. A. Grade level plac…

When the local public school unit does not provide academic instruction for specific grade levels, the following applies for students enrolled in an approved program of equivalent instruction. [PL 1995, c. 610, §1 (NEW).] 1. Class participation. The home-schooled student or the s…

Each school administrative unit shall develop and adopt a policy consistent with this subchapter. Establishment and administration of the local school unit policy is subject to the following. [PL 1995, c. 610, §1 (NEW).] 1. Policy. Local school unit policy must be submitted to an…

Appeals that question the local school unit's policy compliance with this subchapter must be made to the commissioner, whose decision is final and binding.

1. Goal. It is the goal of the State to achieve a graduation rate of 90% by the end of the 2015-2016 school year for each publicly supported secondary school. In addition to calculating the 4-year adjusted cohort graduation rate following the procedures outlined in 34 Code of Fed…

1. Truant. A student is truant if the student is subject to section 5001‑A and: A. [PL 2007, c. 304, §5 (RP).] B. Has completed grade 6 and has the equivalent of 10 full days of unexcused absences or 7 consecutive school days of unexcused absences during a school year; [PL 2019, …

The following provisions apply to attendance coordinators. [PL 1989, c. 415, §21 (NEW).] 1. Appointment. The following provisions apply to the appointment of attendance coordinators. A. A superintendent shall appoint an attendance coordinator or coordinators. [PL 2011, c. 614, §1…

1. Civil violation. If a parent has control of a student who is truant under section 5051‑A, subsection 1 and that parent is primarily responsible for that truancy, that parent commits a civil violation for which a fine of not more than $250 may be adjudged, all or part of which …

Any firm or corporation, or agent or manager of any firm or corporation, who hires or otherwise engages any student who is truant as defined in this subchapter without a release from the student's supervising superintendent of schools is subject to the penalty provided in Title 2…

As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, a "dropout" means any person who has withdrawn for any reason except death, or been expelled from school before graduation or completion of a program of studies and who has not enrolled in another educational ins…

The following provisions apply to the dropout prevention committee. [PL 1989, c. 415, §29 (RPR).] 1. Committee. Each superintendent, with school board approval, shall annually establish a separate dropout prevention committee for each individual school unit under the superintende…

1. Alternative education programs. If the superintendents approve, a school administrative unit may enroll a student in an alternative education program in another school administrative unit or in an approved private alternative education program. 2. Student count. A student prop…

The commissioner shall provide technical assistance regarding truancy, dropouts and reintegration and alternative education programs. To do this, the commissioner shall employ at least one consultant whose responsibility is to cover the area of truancy, dropouts and alternative e…

1. Commissioner. The commissioner shall appoint an advisory committee on truancy, dropouts and alternative education. 2. Duties of the advisory committee, as appointed by the commissioner. The advisory committee shall advise the commissioner on the development and implementation …

The commissioner shall establish rules to implement this subchapter by January 1987.

As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. [PL 2007, c. 451, §6 (NEW).] 1. Academic programming waiver. 1-A. Academic programming agreement. "Academic programming agreement" means an agreement between an in…

1. Education disruption due to interim program placement. The responsible school at the time a student is placed in an interim program shall: A. Within 5 school days of becoming aware of the placement: (1) Make available to the student individual educational materials such as cur…

If the student who experiences education disruption is between 16 years of age and 20 years of age, the school work recognition plan developed or updated following the education disruption must include a description of what the student must do in order to qualify to graduate with…

1. Course credit or waiver. If a student who is experiencing or has experienced education disruption attends more than one school after the student's 2nd year of high school and is unable to fulfill a diploma course requirement of the responsible school but has completed a simila…

1. Definitions. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms having the following meanings. A. "Absence" means an excused absence, unexcused absence or disciplinary absence, as those terms are defined by the state board by rule. [PL 2023, c…

The following provisions apply to enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools. [PL 1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (NEW).] 1. Eligibility to enroll; school year. A person meeting the minimum age requirements of subsection 2 or section 7001, subsection 1‑B, paragraph B, and who has…

1. Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, "parent" means the parent or guardian with legal custody. 2. General rule. A person is eligible to attend schools in the school administrative unit where the person's parent resides, where the person resides upon reaching the age …

The following provisions govern the right of elementary students to attend school in another school administrative unit other than the one in which they are resident. [PL 1981, c. 693, §§ 5, 8 (NEW).] 1. Units with an elementary school. An elementary student may attend an approve…

The following provisions govern the right of secondary students to attend school in another school administrative unit other than the one in which they are resident. [PL 1981, c. 693, §§ 5, 8 (NEW).] 1. Units with a secondary school. A secondary student may attend an approved pri…

The following exceptions apply in determining a student's right to attend a school in a school administrative unit other than the one in which the student has permanent residence. [PL 1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (NEW).] 1. State wards. A state ward shall be considered a resident of the …

The transportation of public school students shall be governed as follows. [PL 1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (NEW).] 1. Municipal school units. The superintendent of schools in a municipal school unit shall, with the approval of the school board, provide transportation for elementary scho…

The following shall apply to bids. [PL 1983, c. 175, §2 (NEW).] 1. Written bids. Bids shall be in writing, sealed with outside envelope or wrapper plainly marked "Bid, not to be opened until (with appropriate date inserted)," and mailed to or filed with the superintendent of the …

1. Elementary students. In place of transportation, the school board may authorize the boarding of a student. That board: A. Shall not exceed $40 per week; and [PL 1981, c. 693, §§ 5, 8 (NEW).] B. Shall be at a suitable place near an established school. [PL 1981, c. 693, §§ 5, 8 …

A school board may decide whether schools in its school administrative unit shall accept tuition students whose parents reside in another school administrative unit.

The commissioner shall, in accordance with procedures established in section 5401, subsection 6, reimburse a school administrative unit for approved tuition for students who reside on state-owned property.