| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §2902-A is enacted to read: |
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| | | §2902-A.__Exemption from certain requirements for certain |
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| | | Notwithstanding section 2902 or any provision in this Title to | | the contrary, a school that is accredited by a national or | | international school accreditation organization that ascribes to | | an internationally recognized teaching philosophy may apply to | | the commissioner for an exemption from those requirements of this | | Title that conflict with the recognized and basic tenets of that | | teaching philosophy. |
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| | | The commissioner shall adopt rules to implement this section.__ | | Rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine technical | | rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A. |
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| | | Sec. 2. 22 MRSA §8405 is enacted to read: |
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| | | §8405.__Exemption from certain requirements for certain | | accredited |
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| | | Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter or chapter 1673 | | to the contrary, a nursery school that is accredited by a | | national or international school accreditation organization that | | ascribes to an internationally recognized teaching philosophy may | | apply to the commissioner for an exemption from those | | requirements of this chapter or chapter 1673 that conflict with | | the recognized and basic tenets of that teaching philosophy. |
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| | | The commissioner shall adopt rules to implement this section.__ | | Rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine technical | | rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A. |
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| | | This bill authorizes the Commissioner of Education and the | | Commissioner of Health and Human Services to grant exemptions to | | accredited schools that ascribe to internationally recognized | | teaching philosophies from requirements that conflict with the | | basic tenets of those philosophies. |
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