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of this chapter because the child is living in | | circumstances described in this section. |
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| | | Sec. 3. 20-A MRSA §1, sub-§13-A, śC, as enacted by PL 1991, c. 608, §1, | | is repealed. |
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| | | Sec. 4. 20-A MRSA §5205, sub-§7, as enacted by PL 1991, c. 608, §3, is | | amended to read: |
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| | | 7. Homeless students. Pursuant to section 261, the | | commissioner may adopt rules to ensure that each homeless student | | has unrestricted access to the free public education afforded by | | section 2, subsection 1. The rules must implement the | requirements and policies of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless | Assistance Act, Public Law 100-77, Title VII, Subtitle B, as | amended by the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Amendments | Act of 1988, Public Law 100-268, Title VII, Section 702 | | Vento Homeless Education Assistance Improvement Act of 2001, 42 | | United States Code, Section 11431 et seq., and may be adopted as | | part of or in conjunction with the required state plan. The | | rules must include, but are not limited to, provisions for the | | resolution of disputes regarding the educational placement of | | homeless students according to the best interest of homeless | | students, provisions that homeless students receive services | | comparable to services offered to other students in the schools | | they attend, provisions to address transportation and health | | records as a barrier to school admission and other provisions | required by United States Code, Title 42, Section 11432, | Subsection e |
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| | | Sec. 5. 20-A MRSA §5809, as amended by PL 1999, c. 75, §4, is | | further amended to read: |
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| | | §5809. Students enrolled in applied technology educational |
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| | | Schools receiving tuition students who are enrolled in regular | | school day applied technology educational programs at applied | | technology centers, satellites or applied technology regions, | under chapter 313, may charge a tuition rate notexceed | | of the maximum tuition rate as computed under sections 5805 or | | 5806. The applied technology center, satellite or region may | | charge a tuition rate of up to 1/3 of the maximum tuition rate as | | computed under section 5805 or 5806 for the student. |
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| | | Sec. 6. 20-A MRSA §7001, sub-§2, śC, as amended by PL 1999, c. 721, §1 | | and affected by §4, is further amended to read: |
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| | | C. Requires special education because of one or more of the | | following: |
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