| | Emergency preamble. Whereas, Acts of the Legislature do not become | effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as | emergencies; and |
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| | Whereas, resolution is needed prior to June 30, 2001 of the | issue of the membership of School Administrative District 6 for | purposes of both the provision of educational services for | students from the Town of Frye Island and clarification of the | valuation for school funding purposes; and |
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| | Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create | an emergency within the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and | require the following legislation as immediately necessary for | the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, | therefore, |
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. P&SL 1997, c. 41, Pt. A, §8 is amended to read: |
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| | 8. Educational needs. If the Town of Frye Island is | incorporated and separated from the Town of Standish, it remains | in the School Administrative District 6 or its successor and pays | its proportional share of costs, unless or until such time as it | withdraws from the school administrative district in accordance | with applicable state law. School transportation services must | be provided as follows: The Town of Frye Island is authorized to | require each resident with a child or children enrolled in School | Administrative District 6 to provide transportation from the | island to the mainland point of pickup at the resident's own | expense; transportation costs from the mainland point of pickup | to the school must be provided, as is customarily done, by the | school administrative district. |
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| | Sec. 2. P&SL 1997, c. 41, Pt. A, §9 is enacted to read: |
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| | 9.__Authorization required.__Notwithstanding any withdrawal | proceedings initiated or completed pursuant to the Maine Revised | Statutes, Title 20-A, section 1405 prior to the effective date of | this section, or any subsequent action taken by the Town of Frye | Island, the Town of Frye Island is a part of and may not withdraw | from School Administrative District 6 or its successor unless | such withdrawal is first authorized by further amendment to this | chapter. |
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| | Emergency clause. In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, | this Act takes effect when approved. |
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