6. School board. Members of the School Board of the Governor Baxter School for the Deaf on the effective date of this Act serve as members of the School Board of the Governor Baxter School for the Deaf in its capacity as an independent agency until their terms expire. New members must be chosen pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 7406.

7. Transferred personnel. All transferred personnel that are in the state administrative services; the professional and technical services; the state supervisory services; the state operations, maintenance and support services; and the state institutional services bargaining units must be transferred to the same respective units within the Governor Baxter School for the Deaf.

All transferred personnel who are represented by a bargaining agent on the effective date of this Act continue to be represented by that bargaining agent. Following the effective date of this Act, a petition for decertification of a bargaining agent or for certification of a new bargaining agent for the newly created bargaining unit may be filed in accordance with the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 26, chapter 9-A and the rules of the Maine Labor Relations Board.

8. School board as successor employer. For the purposes of applying this Act and collective bargaining agreements governing employees of the Governor Baxter School for the Deaf, the School Board of the Governor Baxter School for the Deaf in its capacity as an independent agency is considered the successor employer to and assumes the obligations of the State.

9. Transition accomplished. The School Board of the Governor Baxter School for the Deaf shall appoint a superintendent on the effective date of this Act. The Governor Baxter School for the Deaf shall take the steps necessary to complete the transition and to function as an independent agency on and after July 1, 2002.

10. Transitional budget. For fiscal year 1999-00 and fiscal year 2000-01, the School Board of the Governor Baxter School for the Deaf may carry forward any unexpended funds in its program account and may expend up to $100,000 of these funds to assist with implementing basic school approval corrective action. The balance of these funds beyond the $100,000 may be used for any necessary expenses, as determined by the school