CHAPTER 128

S.P. 648 - L.D. 1716

Resolve, Regarding Participation in the Federal No Child

Left Behind Act of 2001

Sec. 1. Prohibition on use of state funds; exceptions. Resolved: That, in order to give priority to the implementation of Maine's system of learning results, and consistent with Title IX, Part E, Subpart 2, Section 9527 of the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, the Department of Education may not spend any state funds or incur any costs not paid for under the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 in order to comply with the provisions of the act, except for state funds necessary to act in accordance with sections 2, 3, 4 and 5 of this resolve; and be it further

Sec. 2. Administration of federal education funds. Resolved: That the Department of Education may administer such federal funds as may be made available to the State under Public Law 89-10, known as the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended by Public Law 107-110, known as the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. Those funds may be accepted and must be distributed and accounted for by the Department of Education in accordance with the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 and federal regulations issued under provisions of that act even if there is conflict between that act or those regulations and the statutes and rules of this State; and be it further