| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §1252, first ¶, as enacted by PL 1981, c. 693, §§5 | and 8, is amended to read: |
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| | The following are methods of representation. Notwithstanding | any other provision of this section and regardless of which | method of representation is chosen, a municipality that is part | of a school administrative district may not control more than 50% | of the vote of the board of directors of that school | administrative district when full membership and full attendance | of the board is taken into account. |
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| | Sec. 2. 20-A MRSA §1353, sub-§2, ¶C is enacted to read: |
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| C.__Referendum voting conducted pursuant to this section | must also be conducted in accordance with the requirements | established in Title 30-A, section 2528, subsection 5, | except that the duties of the municipal officers must be | performed by the board of directors. |
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| | This bill establishes a limit on any method of apportioning | voting strength among the municipalities represented on a board | of directors for a school administrative district so that a | municipality may not control more than 50% of the vote of a board | of directors. |
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| | This bill also applies the public hearing requirement that | pertains to municipal referenda to school administrative district | referenda as well. |
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