B.__On the date a school management unit becomes operative under paragraph A, the school board of directors shall assume responsibility for the management and control of the public schools within the former school administrative units within the school management unit and these former school administrative units on that date have no further responsibility for the operation or control of the public schools within the district.

C.__Notwithstanding Title 20-A, section 15004 or any charter of a community school district or coterminous district, the balances remaining in the school accounts of the school administrative districts, municipalities, community school districts,__coterminous school districts or other school administrative units within the school management unit must be paid to the treasurer of the school management unit in equal monthly installments over the remainder of the fiscal year in which the district is formed.

D.__The contracts between the municipalities within the school management unit and all teachers automatically are assigned to the district as of the date the district becomes operative under paragraph A. The district shall assign teachers to their duties and make payments upon their contracts.

E.__The contracts between the superintendents and municipalities within the school management unit must be transferred to the school management unit.__The school board of directors of the school management unit shall determine the superintendents' duties within the district and pay that proportion of the salaries paid for by the former school administrative units in the district.

5.__Application of general law.__Schools operated by a legally established school management unit are the official schools of the participating municipalities. The provisions of general law relating to public education apply to these schools. State funds for public schools must be paid directly to the municipal service district for the benefit of the school management unit.

§2121.__Addition of municipality to municipal service

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