| | | 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, this Act must take effect before the expiration of the | | 90-day period in order to permit contracts for transportation to | | be extended before the beginning of the next school year; 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. 20-A MRSA §5401, sub-§13, ķA, as enacted by PL 1981, c. 693, | | §§5 and 8, is amended to read: |
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| | | A. A contract may not exceed a period of 5 years, except | | that the commissioner may authorize a one-year extension of | | a 5-year contract when such an extension would be beneficial | | to a school administrative unit. |
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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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| | | This bill allows the Commissioner of Education to authorize a | | one-year extension of a 5-year contract for transportation of | | public school students when such an extension would be beneficial | | to a school administrative unit. |
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