CHAPTER 271

S.P. 328 - L.D. 987

An Act To Establish Consistent Requirements for High School

Course Credits and Diploma Eligibility

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §5022, sub-§2, ¶¶C and D, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 610, §1, are amended to read:

C. Requests for transfer credit for equivalent instruction completed at nonapproved private schools, at private schools that elect not to meet requirements under section 2901 or through other equivalent instruction programs must be evaluated on the merits of the documentation provided. The principal and guidance staff shall conduct these evaluations on request by the student or the student's parent or guardian. The principal may direct that the student undergo a test or tests to assist in making a determination relative to the awarding of credit under this paragraph.

D. Awarding of a high school diploma by the local school is conditioned upon the student's demonstration of having satisfied all course credit or and other requirements established by the local school board. The local board of directors may establish resident credit requirements as a precondition for the awarding of a local school unit diploma.