| | | Emergency preamble. Whereas, Acts of the Legislature do not become | | effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as | | emergencies; and |
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| | | Whereas, this Act ensures that early intervention services and | | free appropriate public education services for eligible children | | with disabilities will continue to be made available; and |
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| | | Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create | | an emergency within the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and | | require the following legislation as immediately necessary for | | the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, | | therefore, |
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| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §7727, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1995, c. 662, §1, is | | further amended to read: |
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| | | 2. Plan. The department shall submit the State's plan for | | meeting the requirements of the federal Individuals with | | Disabilities Education Act, 20 United States Code, Section 1400 | et seq., to the Federal Government. The State's plan may not | require services that exceed minimum federal requirements. | | State's plan requires services that exceed minimum federal | | requirements, the department shall provide, to the joint standing | | committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over educational | | matters, the justification for the difference between the State's | | plan and the federal statute or regulation. |
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| | | Sec. 2. 20-A MRSA §7727, sub-§4, as amended by PL 1993, c. 625, §3, is | | further amended to read: |
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| | | 4. Contracts. The department may enter into contracts, leases | | and agreements and any other instruments and arrangements that | | are necessary, incidental or convenient to the performance of its | | duties and the execution of its powers under this chapter. |
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| | | The department shall contract with the board of directors of a | | private nonprofit corporation for no fewer than 3 years and | | approve an annual entitlement plan with the board of directors of | | a regional intermediate educational unit for the purpose of | | ensuring coordinated service delivery in each region of the | | State. The department shall make yearly grant awards to regional | | intermediate educational units in accordance with a funding | | formula developed by the department to ensure adequate yearly | | funding to the extent permitted by department funding and to | | provide incentives for cost containment. |
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| | Contracts with boards of directors of private nonprofit | corporations or plans | | units must ensure: |
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