Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §1002, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1981, c. 693, §§5 and 8, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:

1.__Definitions.__As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings:

A.__"Employee" means a person who receives monetary payment or benefits, no matter the amount paid or hours worked, for personal services performed for a school administrative unit; and

B.__"Volunteer" means a person who performs personal services for a school administrative unit without monetary payment or benefits of any kind or amount.

Sec. 2. 20-A MRSA §1002, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1981, c. 693, §§5 and 8, is amended to read:

2. Employment by school administrative unit, school union, academy. A member of a school board or spouse of a member may not be employed as a full-time an employee in a public school within the jurisdiction of the school board to which the member is elected or in a contract high school or academy located within a supervisory union in which the member is a representative on the union committee.

Sec. 3. 20-A MRSA §1002, sub-§2-A is enacted to read:

2-A.__Volunteer placement by school administrative unit, school union, academy.__A member of a school board or spouse of a member may not serve as a volunteer in a situation that places the volunteer under the direct supervision of the superintendent, principal, athletic director or other school staff supervisor in a public school within the jurisdiction of the school board to which the member is elected or in a contract high school or academy located within a supervisory union in which the member is a representative on the union committee.__Volunteer activities of a member of a school board or spouse of a member, other than in roles that are prohibited by this subsection, may be prescribed by policies developed and approved by the school board of the school administrative unit.

SUMMARY

This bill clarifies the definitions of employee and volunteer with respect to the activities of school board members and conflict of interest situations.