LD 2690
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LR 4179
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school for the next fiscal year.__The administrative operating
budget must be presented as a line-item budget for each of the
programs under its jurisdiction.__A liability or obligation may not
be incurred under this chapter beyond the amount approve in the
administrative operating budget.__The school board may make
expenditures only in accordance with allocations approved by the
Legislature.__Any balance of an allocation or subdivision of an
allocation made by the Legislature for the school that at the time
is not required for the purpose named in the allocation or
subdivision may be transferred prior to the closing of the books
for the fiscal year to any other allocation or subdivision of any
allocation made by the Legislature for the use of the school for
the same fiscal year.__The transfer is subject to review by the
joint standing committee of Legislature having jurisdiction over
appropriations and financial affairs.__Financial statements
describing the transfer must be submitted by the school board to
the Office of Fiscal and Program Review 30 days before the transfer
is implemented.__In case of extraordinary emergency transfers, the
30-day prior submission requirement may be waived by vote of the
committee.__These financial statements must include information
specifying the accounts that are affected, the amounts to be
transferred, a description of the transfer and a detailed
explanation of the reason the transfer is needed.__The school board
shall also provide an annual justification for the finances and
operations of the programs under the jurisdiction of the school to
the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction
over appropriations and financial affairs and the joint standing
committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over education
matters.__The justification for the finances and operations of the
school must be presented as a line-item budget for each of the
programs under its jurisdiction.

 
Sec. 11. 20-A MRSA §7407, sub-§§6, 10, 16, 17 and 19, as enacted by PL 1995,
c. 676, §5 and affected by §13, are amended to read:

 
6. Collection of fees. The school board may charge service
and rental fees for use of facilities at of the school. Any
funds received for service and rental fees must be retained by
the school.

 
10. Island access. The school board shall consult regularly
annually with the Department of Conservation, Bureau of Parks and
Lands on public access and management of that portion of
Mackworth Island under the jurisdiction of that bureau.

 
16. Individualized education programs, standards and
measurements. The school board shall ensure that services
required to meet the individualized education program for each
student are provided by the school. The school board shall


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