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17, may be located near the population centers of deaf and hard-of- | | hearing students within the State. |
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| | | Sec. 5. 20-A MRSA §7404, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 676, §5 and | | affected by §13, is amended to read: |
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| | | 1. Funding. Students from this State may attend the school | | free of tuition and room and board expense. Funding for these | | students is provided by legislative appropriation based on the | amount | | the individualized education programs of the students, as defined | | by department rule. Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection | | are major substantive rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, | | subchapter II-A. Funding must support maintenance of the center | | school and that portion of the island used by the center school, | | security, outreach services, adult education, access to the | | education network of Maine and operations of the center school, | | including the residential program, parent-infant program, | | preschool program and communication garden program. Funding must | | also support maintenance and operations of any satellite school. |
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| | | Sec. 6. 20-A MRSA §7405, sub-§§1 and 2, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 676, | | §5 and affected by §13, are amended to read: |
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| | | 1. Enrollment. The superintendent of the school | | administrative unit in which a deaf or hard-of-hearing student | | resides, with the consent of that student's parent or legal | | guardian and in accordance with the limitations in section 5051, | may enroll that student in the school | | programs or the satellite school programs. The sums necessary | for tuition and room and board of the student while attending the | school | | programs, as determined by the individualized education program | of the student, must be paid by the department |
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| | | 2. State and federal educational services requirements. The | school | | all standards for state public schools and must comply with all | | federal and state laws and department rules for the provision of | | educational services to children with disabilities. |
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| | | Sec. 7. 20-A MRSA §7406, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 676, §5, is | | amended to read: |
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| | | The School Board of the Governor Baxter School for the Deaf is | | established as the policy-making authority and the governing body | | of the school. |
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