Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §1407, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1999, c. 206, §1, is further amended to read:

1. Vote; cost of election. An If the school board is presented with a successful petition pursuant to section 4102, subsection 4, paragraph A, an elementary school in a member municipality of a school administrative district may not be closed pursuant to section 4102, subsection 3 unless only if the voters in the member town vote on the following article in accordance with the procedure set forth in sections 1351 to 1354.

"Article : Shall the board of directors of School Administrative District No. be authorized to close ?

(name of school)

Yes No "

(The election must be conducted only within that member municipality, and the costs of the election are borne by the district.)

The election must be conducted only within that member municipality, and the costs of the election are borne by the district.

Sec. 2. 20-A MRSA §4102, sub-§4, as amended by PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §§53 and 106 and PL 1989, c. 6; c. 9, §2; and c. 104, Pt. C, §§8 and 10, is further amended to read:

4. Voter approval. Before a A school board may close a school building pursuant to subsection 3, voter approval shall be obtained as follows subject to the following.

A. Elementary schools in school administrative districts and community school districts may be closed without voter approval unless the school board is presented within 30 days of the school board's decision to close the school with a written petition signed by at least 10% of the number of voters in the municipality in which the school is located who voted at the last gubernatorial election.__If a successful petition is presented to the school board, then the school may only be closed if approved by the voters in accordance with section 1407 and section 1751, subsection 5.

B. Secondary schools in school administrative districts and community school districts and either elementary or secondary schools in other school administrative units may