The exemption under this subsection does not apply to any educational |
institution that represents to any student or prospective student that |
the major purpose of its program is to prepare the student for a vocation |
not closely related to the particular religious faith of the educational |
institution or to provide the student with a__general educational program |
substantially equivalent to the educational programs offered by schools |
or departments or branches of schools that are not exempt from this |
section.__Any educational institution receiving an exemption under this |
subsection must inform all applicants of its exempt status in writing and |
must prominently display the following statement on all written |
materials, including, but not limited to, any electronic materials, made |
available to potential applicants or to the general public: "Pursuant to |
the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 10708, subsection 4, this |
institution is not required to obtain authorization from either the State |
Board of Education or the Maine State Legislature in order to:__(1) use |
the name "junior college," "college" or "university," (2) offer courses |
or programs for academic credit or (3) confer degrees." |