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of any official business, except that 8 affirmative votes are | necessary to approve the budget. |
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| | | 5. Terms of voting members. The terms of the voting members | | of the school board are for 3 years, unless otherwise designated, | | and are staggered with 1/3 of the voting members appointed each | year. Of the initial appointees, one each as designated in | subsection 1, paragraphs A to D, must be appointed for a term of | 3 years; one each as designated in subsection 1, paragraphs A to | D, must be appointed for a term of 2 years; and one each as | designated in subsection 1, paragraphs A, B and E, must be | appointed for a term of one year. Members may be appointed for | | consecutive terms. |
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| | | 6. Terms of nonvoting members. The terms of the nonvoting | | student members, pursuant to subsection 1, paragraph F, must be | determined by the school board. The school board shall submit a | list of recommendations to the Governor to aid in making | appointments of nonvoting members. |
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| | | 7. Expenses. Voting members of the school board must be | | compensated according to the provisions of Title 5, chapter 379. |
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| | | 8. Appointments. The Governor shall appoint members to the | school board by September 1, 1996. |
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| | | Sec. 8. 20-A MRSA §7407, sub-§§3, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 676, §5 | | and affected by §13, is amended to read: |
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| | | 3. Administration. The school board shall oversee the | | administration of the center school and any satellite school, | | including the hiring of academic, residential, outreach and | | support staff of the center school. |
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| | | Sec. 9. 20-A MRSA §7407, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 676, §5 and | | affected by §13, is repealed. |
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| | | Sec. 10. 20-A MRSA §7407, sub-§4-A is enacted to read: |
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| | | 4-A.__Budget development.__The school board shall, with the | | aid of the superintendent and staff, prepare an annual budget for | | the operation of the school and exercise budgetary | | responsibility.__The school board shall allocate for expenditure | | by the school and programs under its jurisdiction all the | | resources available for the operation of the school and its | | programs.__Annually, not later than January 1, 2001, beginning | | with the fiscal year 2001-02, the school board shall present to | | the Governor for submission to the Legislature and review by the | | joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction | | over education matters the administrative operating budget of the |
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